英语国家概况大纲

《英语国家概况》课程教学大纲

A Survey of the English-speaking Countries

课程负责人：宋力英执笔人：高丽娜编写日期：2012 年5 月

课程编号：06010210

课程类别：专业课课程性质：限选课

学时：34（理论34）学分：1.5

适用专业：英语

一、课程教学目标及学生能达到的能力

《英语国家概况》是一门集英语国家背景知识和英语语言知识为一体的英语专业必修课程，旨在向学生介绍主要英语国家的历史、社会和文化等背景知识，拓宽其知识面，帮助学生了解英、美国家的地理、历史、文化、社会生活与政治体系概貌，使学生从上述五个角度更加深刻地理解和掌握所学语言知识和技能，提高学生对文化差异的敏感性、宽容性和处理文化差异的灵活性，培养学生跨文化交际能力。

二、课程教学内容与基本要求

Chapter 1 Philosophy of Western Civilization

(一)教学目的和任务

Students should grasp the outline of western philosophy, understand different trends and memorize important figures and historical facts.

(二)教学基本要求

1. Grasp the outline of western philosophy and understand its core values.

2. Learn different trends and the representative philosophers.

3. Memorize important terms.

(三)教学重点和难点

重点：

1. The outline of western philosophy

2. Greek rationalism，Plato and Aristotle

3. Renaissance

4. Modern trends

难点：

1. Greek rationalism and its influence on western culture

2. Renaissance

3. Pragmatism

(四)教学建议与说明

1. Presenting students with the structure of western philosophy and philosophers by PPT.

2. Learning quotations of these philosophers and help students to understand their ideas.

3. Asking students to make a presentation.

(五)教学内容

§1-1 Introduction

§1-2 Greek Rationalism

§1-3 The Middle Ages

§1-4 The Renaissance

§1-5 Modern Philosophy

§1-6 Modern Philosophical Trends

§1-7 Summary

Chapter 2 Geography of the United Kingdom

(一)教学目的和任务

Students should grasp the general features of British geography, the key feature --- water and four political regions, and memorize important terms and figures.

(二)教学基本要求

1. Grasp the general features of British geography and four political regions.

2. Learn geographical history and the Commonwealth.

3. Memorize important terms.

(三)教学重点和难点

重点：

1. The general features of British geography

2. Four political regions

3. Water system

4. The Commonwealth

难点：

1. Topography of the UK

2. Geographical features of Scotland and England

3. The geographical history

(四)教学建议与说明

1. Presenting students with the topography and four political regions by PPT.

2. Helping students understand the features of British geography by a lot of pictures, even

videos.

3. Asking students to make a presentation.

(五)教学内容

§2-1 Introduction

§2-2 General Characteristics of the UK

§2-3 Water: the Key Geographical Features

§2-4 Geographical History

§2-5 Surface Features and Geography --- by Political Region

§2-6 Current Situation

§2-7 Commonwealth

Chapter 3 History of the United Kingdom

(一)教学目的和任务

Students should grasp the course of British history and the basic historical facts, and memorize important terms and key points.

(二)教学基本要求

1. Grasp the basic historical facts about British history.

2. Remember key figures and key points in British history.

3. Learn and remember the terms.

(三)教学重点和难点

重点：

1. The course of British history

2. Major historical events: the Civil War, the Reformation, the Glorious Revolution, the

Industrial Revolution, the First and the Second World Wars.

3. Important historical figures

4. The definition of important terms

难点：

1. The bourgeois revolution and the Reformation

2. The British Empire and its decline

3. The definition of important terms

(四)教学建议与说明

1. Presenting students with the course of British history and major historical events.

2. Understanding historical events by learning the life of the important historical figures.

3. Asking students to make a presentation.

(五)教学内容

§3-1 Prehistory to the Norman Conquest

§3-2 The Making of a Nation: From the Norman Conquest to the Renaissance

§3-3 The Tudors: Sea Power and Protestantism