课程编号 | 4030102110 | 课程名称 | 《英美社会与文化》 | ||||
英文名称 | Society and Culture of Britain and America | 开设学期 | 第一学期 | ||||
适用专业 | 所有外语类专业 | 教学对象 | 本科生 | ||||
先修课程 | 无 | 开课周数 | 11 | 总学时 | 32 | 学分 | 2 |
理论课时 | 18 | 实践课时 | 14 | 作业次数 | 2 | ||
课程分类 | 大类必修课 |
课程简介:本课程是一门面向外语类大一新生及英语专业大二学生的专业基础课。本课程旨在通过系统介绍英国和美国的地理、历史、政治、法律、经济、教育、家庭生活、社会风俗和传统等文化知识,使学生透过社会表征充分了解英美两国文化核心。本课程是一门以英文为主、中文为辅授课的文化类通识基础课,旨在扩大学生知识面,提升对不同文化差异的敏感度,培养跨文化交际能力。同时,本课程还是一门实用性很强的文化知识课,采用真实地道的英语语料,主要取材于国外报刊杂志以及相关历史文献资料,参与课堂讨论与互动完成作业考评,帮助中国学生提高英语表达能力,进一步拓宽文化视野。
Course Description:This course is designed for all the undergraduate freshmen from foreign language majors and English-major sophomores. It focuses on aspects of the society and culture of the United Kingdom and the United States of America from the ancient period down to the present. It covers a wide range of topics in assisting us to reconsider the roles of Britain and America within the Western community or beyond. These topics include geography, language, history, government, legal system, economy, education, technology and popular culture of the two nations, as well as of the philosophical traditions that have shaped much of western thoughts, including that of the United Kingdom and the United States of America. An additional online course (SPOC) will emphasize knowledge acquisition through independent study and peer interaction.
课程特色:基于“学习者为中心”与“任务型教学”相结合的教学理念,采用“线上+线下”混合式教学模式,理论教学与案例实践相结合,大班授课与工作坊并行,文化知识与语言教学相辅相成,增加任课教师与学生之间、学生与学生之间的互动交流,从而促进对学生自主学习、团队协作以及跨文化交际能力的培养。
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe important issues in the history and culture of Britain and America;
2. Apply theoretical and historical knowledge with empirical examples;
3. Identify, summarize, compare, and contextualize information from a wide variety of sources;
4. Work in cooperative groups on key issues to do with the society and culture of Britain and America and to communicate findings to others;
5. Demonstrate the ability to develop a term project examining issues in the society and culture of Britain and America;
6. Compare a specific aspect of Chinese culture with the corresponding one of British and American cultures and identify the similarities or differences, as well as implications.
课堂出勤和表现 30%
网络平台学习 20%
两次大作业 20%(每次10%)
期末口头考核 30%
总成绩60-69分为合格,70-79分为中,80-89分为良,90分及以上为优
Chapter 1 Geography and Languages
1.1 Geography and major cities of the UK (Part I)
1.2 Geography and major cities of the UK (Part II)
1.3 Geography and major cities of the USA (Part I)
1.4 Geography and major cities of the USA (Part II)
1.5 Languages of the UK
1.6 Languages of the USA
【课外扩展学习】Geography, Languages, and Major Cities of Canada(请与美国部分作对比)
【课外扩展学习】History and Economy of Canada(与英美部分比较)
【课外专家讲座】澳大利亚的语言政策与跨文化交际(Guest Speaker: 澳大利亚国立大学东亚语言系系主任Dr. Duck-Young Lee)
【课外扩展学习】Australia: Land and People(与英国部分作对比)
【课外扩展学习】New Zealand: Geography, History & Points of Interest
单元练习1
Chapter 2 Glimpses of History, Politics and Government
2.1 UK political history
2.2 American Independence War and Civil War
2.3 American democracy and politics
【课外扩展学习】十分钟英语历史
【课外专家讲座】澳大利亚政治与政府体系(Guest Speaker: Lachlan Evans from Australian National University)
【课外扩展学习】动画解说新西兰简史
【课外扩展学习】新西兰现任总理Jacinda Ardern访谈录
【课外扩展阅读】米兰达宣言(Miranda Warning)
单元练习2.1
Quiz One
单元练习2.3
单元练习2.2
Chapter 3 Economy and Technology
3.1 Britain's economy
3.2 Economy of the USA
3.3 Science and technology in the USA
Quiz Two
Chapter 4 Education
4.1 Differences between British and American education
4.2 World-renowned universities of UK and USA (Part I)
4.3 World-renowned universities of UK and USA (Part II)
单元练习4
大作业1: Article Review
Chapter 5 Popular culture
5.1 American movies and Hollywood industry
5.2 British and American TV dramas (Part I)
5.3 British and American TV dramas (Part II)
5.4 Print media and social media
5.5 Popular music
Chapter 6 Social Life (Part I)
6.1 Customs and etiquette
6.2 Religion
6.3 Festivals and traditions in the UK
6.4 American holidays and celebrations
【课外扩展学习】Social and Cultural Life in Canada(与英美作对比)
【课外扩展学习】Australian Celebrations and Commemorations(与英美节日作对比)
Chapter 7 Social Life (Part II)
7.1 Sports
7.2 Leisure and entertainment
【课外扩展学习】Tourist attractions in UK & USA
【课外学习参考资料】上海通用学术英语参考词汇表(五星词汇表)
The prerequistes for taking this course include:
1. 推荐教材:(武汉理工大学“十三五”规划教材项目)
§ Introduction to Society and Culture of Britain and America(《英美社会与文化概论》)
作者:唐晓菲,Lachlan J. Evans(澳)
出版社:武汉理工大学出版社,2018年,第一版
§ Supplementary Booklet for Key Words and Phrases
作者:唐晓菲
出版社:武汉理工大学出版社,2019年
2. 参考资料:
§ Britain-Cultural Smart!(《英国:英文》)
作者:Paul Norbury(英)
编者:王守仁
注者:张瑛
出版社:高等教育出版社,2017年,第一版
§ USA-Cultural Smart!(《美国:英文》)
作者:Gina Teague(英),Alan Beechey(英)
编者:仲伟合
注者:杨荣广
出版社:高等教育出版社,2017年,第一版
§ 《英美国家社会与文化》
作者:董晓波
出版社:清华大学出版社,北京交通大学出版社,2014年,第一版
1. 课前准备与课后复习:要求课前与课后自主学习“爱课程”SPOC平台在线课程相关内容,强调在课前收集、归纳相关话题的信息;阅读指定参考资料及扩展资源;
2. 作业:要求学生在观看教学视频和阅读延伸文献基础上,经过调研分析,撰写书面报告;报告围绕一个具有批判性思维的问题展开,英文表述,要求拼写、语法正确,逻辑清晰;
3. 测验:依托“爱课程”SPOC平台进行,共四次节点测试;每次测验设计两章内容,要求学生在规定时间独立完成,正确率须达60%以上,以此检验对英美文化核心议题的掌握情况;
4. 期末汇报展示:要求学生就英美文化某一具体问题归纳总结,并与中国文化对应方面进行比较与分析,以小组形式对研究成果汇报展示;要求英文表述,拼写、语法正确,思路清晰,结构合理,内容充实、具有学术规范,体现独立思想与团队协作精神,并同时提交演讲讲义与辅助书面材料。