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1、英美文化教学大纲（英美文化）教学大纲课程名称：英美文化适用层次、专业：英语本科学时：64学分：4课程类型：选修课程性质：专业方向课先修课程：无要求一、课程的教学目的与任务本课程合适英语专业二、三年级学生。开设本课程的目的在于使学生通过学习，能够比拟全面地了解英美国家的各种基本情况和制度，学会与之相关的英语语汇和表达方式。本课程涵盖量较大，要让学生在较短的时间内完全了解英美两国的详细情况是无法做到的。因而，在进行本课程的教学时，应注意下面几点：1学生在课外多采集关于英美两国的资料，有助于充分理解各个部分的知识。2.老师除了进行课堂讲解外，还应多提供一些知识内容有关的资料。3.要求学生做好课前预习
2、和课后知识的稳固。二、课程讲授内容英国部分总学时:32学时；理论学时：32;实验学时：无Chapter1ABriefIntroductiontotheUnitedKingdom2学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)BritishhistoryofinvasionsandtheinfluenceofeachinvasiononEnglishculture;2)thegeneralcharacteristicsofeachpartoftheUK;3)somepoliticalproblemsinNort
3、hernIslandandthecausesfortheproblems2.基本要求：了解英国的历史大概情况和四个组成部分的地方特色。3.教学重点与难点:theeffectsofitsimperialpast;amemberoftheEuropeanUnion;asignificantroleofLondon;culturalandeconomicdominanceofEngland;invasionfromtheRomanEmpire;settlementoftheAnglo-Saxons;strongScottishidentity;BriefintroductiontoWales;eco
4、nomyofNorthernIreland;religiousconflictbetweentheIrishandtheBritish;IRAsviolenceinthe1970s;cooperationbetweentheBritishandIrishgovernments;theGoodFridayAgreement4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter2TheGovernmentoftheUnitedKingdom4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studen
5、tsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)somecharacteristicsoftheBritishconstitutionalmonarchy;2)historyandfunctionsofParliament;3)majorcharacteristicsandthemaincontentoftheBritishconstitution;4)theBirthofthePrimeMinisterandcabinet;5)theBritishgovernmenttoday2.基本要求：了解英国的政府制度。3.教学重点与难点:divinerightofkings;thecivilwa
6、r;MagnaCarta;theGreatCouncil;theBillofRightsof1689;theCabinet;thePrimeMinister;theConstitution;thepowerandthefunctionsoftheParliament;therolesofthemonarch;theHouseoftheLords;theHouseofCommons4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter3Politics,ClassandRace4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearni
7、ngthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)thegeneralelections;2)formationofthegovernment;3)thethreebigpartiesintheUK4)somerecentpoliticaltrends;5)howpeopleintheUKaredividedintodifferentclasses;6)thegeneralsituationofracialrelationsintheUK2.基本要求：了解英国的政治、阶级和种族。3.教学重点与难点：Importanceofgeneralelection
8、s;formationofthegovernment;voteofnoconfidence;procedurepfgeneralelections;TheConservativeparty;TheLaborparty;LiberalDemocrats;recentpoliticaltrendsintheUK;MargaretThatcher;TonyBlair;classsystemintheBritishsociety;uppermiddle-classandlowermiddle-class;thehereditaryaristocracy;Oxbridge;ethnicrelations
9、inBritain4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter4TheUKEconomy4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)themeaningof“absolutedeclineandrelativedeclineintheUKeconomy;2)theradicalreformprogramunderMrs.MargaretThatcher;3)thethreemainareasinnationalecon
10、omy;2.基本要求：了解英国的经济大概情况。3.教学重点与难点：absolutedeclineandrelativedeclineofBritisheconomy;theprivatizationinthe1980s;themainsectorsoftheUKeconomy;primaryindustries;secondaryindustries;serviceindustries;agriculture;energyproduction;theoffshoreoilindustry;themanufacturingindustry;theCityofLondon;theaerospace
11、industry4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter5BritishLiterature4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)somecharacteristicsoftheearlywritinginEnglishLiterature;2)somemainfeaturesofElizabethDrama;3)Shakespeare;4)characteristicsoftheRomanticwriter
12、sinthe19thcentury;5)characteristicsofthe20thcenturyliterature;2.基本要求：了解英国的文学大概情况。3.教学重点与难点：Beowulf;TheCanterburyTales;storiesaboutKongArthur;WilliamShakespeare;JohnMilton;Romanticpoetsofthe19thcentury;theBrontesisters;CharlesDickens;SirWalterScott;RobertLouisStevenson;Modernism;Postmodernism;JosephC
13、onrad;VirginiaWoolf;D.H.Lawrence;E.M.Foster4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter6BritishEducationSystem4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)thepurposeoftheBritisheducationsystem;2)therelationshipbetweeneducationandsocialclasssystem;3)themajo
14、rchangesthathavetakenplacesinceWorldWarII2.基本要求：了解英国的教育体制。3.教学重点与难点：thepurposeoftheBritisheducationsystem;therelationshipbetweeneducationandsocialclass;theinfluenceoftheChurchonschooling;the1944EducationAct;comprehensiveschools;grammarschools;theNationalCurriculum;publicschools;GCSE;GCEA;GNVQs;oldun
15、iversities;TheOpenUniversity4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter7BritishForeignRelations4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)howtheendofBritishimperialisminfluencedthepsychologyoftheBritishandthemakingofBritainsforeignpolicy;2)thefoundation
16、sofBritainsforeignpolicy;3)thespecialrelationshipwiththeUS;4)therelationshipwithEU2.基本要求：了解英国的外交大概情况。3.教学重点与难点:activeinsettinguptheUnitedNations;foreignpolicyinfluencedbyitshistoryandgeopoliticaltraits;long-termphysicalseparationfromtheEuropeancontinent;theinvolvementoftheForeignandCommonwealthOffic
17、e;theTreasury;thepermanentmemberoftheUNSecurityCouncil;thememberoftheEU;thememberoftheCommonwealth;thespecialrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates;thepresenceofsuperpowerbasesinBritain;itsparticipationinNATO4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter8TheBritishMedia4学时1.详细内容：Afterle
18、arningthisunit,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)thefunctionandstatusofBritishmedia;2)somecharacteristicsofBritishnewspaperculture;3)theclassificationofnewspaper4)themajornewspapersintheUK5)therelationshipbetweentheBritishpressandpoliticsandbusiness6)somelimitsonnewspaper7)operationofBBC2.基本要求：了解英国的媒体
19、大概情况。3.教学重点与难点：popularityandfunctionsofthemedia;thequalitypress;TheObserver;TheTimes;TheGuardian;TheTelegraph;TheFinancialTimes;tabloids;televisionandradio;BBC;TheIndependentTelevisionCommission4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter9Sports,HolidaysandFestivalsinBritain2学时
20、1.详细内容：Afterlearningthisunit,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)themajorsportsinBritain;2)peoplesattitudetowardssports;3)whathasinfluencedBritishsports;4)themainChristianfestivals;5)howBritishpeoplecelebrateChristmasandEaster;6)Queensbirthday;7)importantregionalfestivalsineachpartoftheUK2.基本要求：了解英国人喜欢和
21、擅于的运动以及英国重要的节庆日。3.教学重点与难点:football;FA;tennis;Wimbledon;cricket;golf;horseracing;theGrandNational;theRoyalAscot;Christmas;threetraditionsofChristmas;BoxingDay;Easter;BonfireNight;theBattleoftheBoyne;OrangeMarches;St.PatricksDay;Hogmanay;RobertBurns;Halloween;theEisteddfod4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资
22、料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。美国部分总学时:32学时；理论学时：32;实验学时：无Chapter10AmericanBeginnings2学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)theearliest4coloniesinAmericaandearlyhistoryofthese4colonies;2)theinfluenceofPuritanismonAmericanculture;3)theheritageofthesettlementofVirginia;4)Lor
23、dBaltimoreandhisfeudalplan;5)WilliamPennandhisHolyExperimentandtheheritageoftheHolyExperimentinAmericanculture;6)themajorcausesoftheAmericanRevolution;7)DeclarationofIndependence2.基本要求：了解美国的早期历史。3.教学重点与难点：DiscoveryofAmerica;Puritanism;thePilgrimFathers;theinfluenceofPuritanismonAmericanculture;cause
24、sandmajorleadersoftheAmericanRevolution;TheDeclarationofIndependence4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter11ThePoliticalSystemintheUnitedStates4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthisunit,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)thethreebranchesoftheUSgovernment;2)howthethreebranchesaresuppose
25、dtocheckandbalanceeachother;3)thetwopoliticalpartiesintheUSandthedifferencesbetweenthem2.基本要求：了解美国的政治制度。3.教学重点与难点：theArticlesofConfederation;themakingoftheUSConstitution;thethreebranchesofthefederalgovernment;checksandbalances;theBillofRights;politicalparties4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采
26、集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter12AmericanEconomyandTechnology4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)industrialrevolutioninAmericanhistory;2)therootsofaffluence;3)successandproblemsofAmericanagriculture;4)howtechnologyinfluencespeopleslifestyle;5)theimportanceofresearchteams2.基本
27、要求：了解美国的经济和技术发展。3.教学重点与难点：SamuelSlater;EliWhitney;IndustrialRevolutioninAmerica;corporation;serviceindustries;stock;therootsofAmericasaffluence;agribusiness;migrantworkers;thesuccessandproblemsofAmericanagriculture;theStevensandtransportation;thePonyExpressSystem;AlexanderGrahamBell;ThomasAlvaEdison
28、;HenryFord;theAgeofVisualInformation;computerscience;rocketry;nuclearenergy4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter13ReligionintheUS4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)majorreligionsinAmerica2)thestatusofeachmajorreligion3)someofthefeaturesofA
29、mericareligion2.基本要求：了解美国的宗教特点。3.教学重点与难点：Americanhistoryandreligiousliberty;theUSConstitutionandreligion;ProtestantsanddifferentProtestantgroupsintheUS.;CatholicsintheUS;Jewsandtheirreligiousfaith;religiousdiversityintheUS;characteristicsofAmericanreligiousbeliefs4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生
30、在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter14AmericanLiterature4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)themainthemeinAmericanliterature;2)importantwritersofinAmericanhistory;3)theModernMovementinpoetry;4)the“LostGeneration;5)the“BeatGeneration2.基本要求：了解美国的文学大概情况。3.教学重点与难点：WahingtonIrvin
31、gandJamesFenimoreCooper;Transcendentalists;NathanielHawthorneandHermanMelville;WaltWhitman;MarkTwain;EmilyDickinson;thenaturalists,T.S.Eliot;the“LostGeneration;WilliamFaulkner;theHarlemRenaissance;EugeneONeill;African-Americanwriters;womenwriters4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解
32、本章内容。Chapter15EducationintheUS4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)thegoalofAmericaneducation;2)howAmericaneducationbegantodevelop;3)importantcharacteristicsofAmericaneducation;4)levelsofschooling2.基本要求：了解美国的教育制度。3.教学重点与难点：differenteducationlawsfordifferentstates;severa
33、llevelsofschooling;curriculaforstudents;compulsoryeducationforallchildren;equaleducationopportunitiesforminoritygroups;strongdemandforhighereducation;thecomplexsystemofhighereducation;varietiesofcollegesanduniversities;trendsindegreeprograms;theServicemensReadjustmentAct;AffirmativeActionPrograms;no
34、n-traditionalstudents.4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter16SocialMovementsandSocialProblemsintheUS4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)themajorsocialmovementsofthe1960s;2)thehistoricalbackgroundofthesocialmovements;3)thelegaciesofthesocial
35、movementsofthe1960sandtheireffectsoncontemporaryUSsociety;4)majorsocialproblemsintheUS2.基本要求：了解美国20世纪60年代的社会运动以及美国的主要社会问题。3.教学重点与难点:Greensboro“Sit-In;theCivilRightsMovement;MartinLutherKing,Jr.;theAnti-WarMovement;FreeSpeechMovement;CounterCulture;WomensLiberationMovement;racialproblems;inequalityin
36、Americansociety;discriminationagainstblacks;theblack“undercalss;povertyasasocialproblem;drugabuse;socialcostsofdrugabuse;crime;theprofileofatypicalcriminal;racialprejudiceinthehighrateofarrests;white-collarcrime;theabuseofpowerbygovernment;theabuseofpowerbycorporations4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外
37、，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter17Post-WWIIAmericanForeignPolicy4学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)howtheColdWarbeganandwhatroletheUSplayedinthis;2)theUScontainmentpolicy;3)somegreatchangesoftheworldinthelate1980sandtheearly1990sandthenewstrategytheUSformedaftertha
38、t;4)thepreemptionintheBushDoctrine;5)howtheworldrespondedtotheSept.11terroristattack2.基本要求：了解美国二战后的外交政策。3.教学重点与难点:thebeginningoftheColdWar;ArmsRacebetweentheUnitedSatesandtheSovietUnion;theTrumanDoctrine;thecontainmentpolicy;theCubanMissileCrisisin1962;theKoreanWarandrelationsbetweentheUSandPRC;enga
39、gementandexpansion;unilateralism;theSept.11terroristattack;waronIraq4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。Chapter18SportsandScenicSpotsinAmerica&EarlyAmericanJazz2学时1.详细内容：Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof1)influenceofsportsonAmericanculture;2)mostpopularsp
40、ortsintheUS;3)theroleoftelevisioninsportscompetition;4)causesforthepopularityofjazz;5)inwhatwayJazzmusicreflectsAmericanculture2.基本要求：了解美国主要体育运动形式和美国的早期爵士乐。3.教学重点与难点:theAmericanFootball;baseball;JackieRobinson;theWorldSeries;basketball;JamesNaismith;NBA;theGrandCanyin;YellowstoneNationalPark;Disneyl
41、and;theNationalMonument;theEverglades;Niagara;jazzmusic;NewOrleansjazz;LouisArmstrong;ragtimemusic;CountBasie;BoogieWoogie4.讲明：利用多媒体教学，除了老师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多采集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。三、教学安排与方式总学时共计64学时，讲课64学时；习题课4学时，讨论课4学时。四、考核方式笔试闭卷，各教学环节占总学分的比例平常测验和作业占30%期末考试70五、课程教材与主要参考资料1、教材（英美文化基础教程），朱永涛，中华书局出版社，2004年2月2、参考资料（英美文化博览），李常磊，世界图书出版公司，2001年1月（英美文化之旅），白树勤，中国商务出版社，2004年6月（英美文化辞典）(精)，胡文仲编，外语教学与研究出版，1995年10月执笔人：审核人：2007年6月10日