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、课程的教学目标与任务

本课程适合英语专业二、三年级学生。开设本课程的目的在于使学生通过学习，能够比较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完全了解英美两国的具体情况是无法做到的。因此，在进行本课程的教学时，应注意以下几点：

1．学生在课外多收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. 教师除了进行课堂讲解外，还应多提供一些知识容有关的资料。

3.要求学生做好课前预习和课后知识的巩固。

二、课程讲授容

英国部分（总学时:32学时；理论学时：32;实验学时：无）

Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom（2学时）

1.具体容：

After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of

1) British history of invasions and the influence of each invasion on English culture;

2) the general characteristics of each part of the UK;

3)some political problems in Northern Island and the causes for the problems

2. 基本要求：

了解英国的历史概况和四个组成部分的地方特色。

3. 教学重点与难点:

the effects of its imperial past; a member of the European Union; a significant role of London; cultural and economic dominance of England; invasion from the Roman Empire; settlement of the Anglo-Saxons; strong Scottish identity; Brief introduction to

Wales; economy of Northern Ireland; religious conflict between the Irish and the British; IRA’s violence in the 1970s; cooperation between the British and Irish governments; the Good Friday Agreement

4.说明：

利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章容。

Chapter 2 The Government of the United Kingdom（4学时）

1.具体容：

After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of

1) some characteristics of the British constitutional monarchy;

2) history and functions of Parliament;

3) major characteristics and the main content of the British constitution;

4) the Birth of the Prime Minister and cabinet;

5) the British government today

2.基本要求：

了解英国的政府制度。

3.教学重点与难点:

divine right of kings; the civil war; Magna Carta; the Great Council; the Bill of Rights of 1689; the Cabinet; the Prime Minister; the Constitution; the power and the functions of the Parliament; the roles of the monarch; the House of the Lords; the House of Commons

4.说明：

利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章容。

Chapter 3 Politics, Class and Race（4学时）

1.具体容：

After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of

1) the general elections;

2)formation of the government;

3) the three big parties in the UK

4) some recent political trends;

5)how people in the UK are divided into different classes;

6) the general situation of racial relations in the UK

2. 基本要求：

了解英国的政治、阶级和种族。

3. 教学重点与难点：

Importance of general elections; formation of the government; vote of no confidence; procedure pf general elections; The Conservative party; The Labor party; Liberal Democrats; recent political trends in the UK; Margaret Thatcher; Tony Blair; class system in the British society; upper middle-class and lower middle-class; the hereditary aristocracy; Oxbridge; ethnic relations in Britain

4. 说明：

利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章容。

Chapter 4 The UK Economy（4学时）

1.具体容：

After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of

1) the meaning of “absolute decline and relative decline” in the UK economy;

2) the radical reform program under Mrs. Margaret Thatcher;

3) the three main areas in national economy;

2.基本要求：

了解英国的经济概况。

3.教学重点与难点：

absolute decline and relative decline of British economy; the privatization in the 1980s; the main sectors of the UK economy; primary industries; secondary industries; service industries; agriculture; energy production; the offshore oil industry; the manufacturing industry; the City of London; the aerospace industry

4.说明：

利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章容。