文档介绍：《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内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内容有关的资料。 3. 要求学生做好课前预习和课后知识的巩固。二、课程讲授内容英国部分(总学时:32 学时;理论学时: 32; 实验学时:无) Chapter 1A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom (2 学时) 1. 具体内容: 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内容有关的资料外, 要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。 Chapter 2 The Government of the United Kingdom (4 学时) 1. 具体内容: 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 ; 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 ; 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 mons 4. 说明: 利用多媒体教学, 除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外, 要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。