西方文化入门教学大纲

《西方文化入门》课程教学大纲一、课程基本信息课程代码：课程名称：西方文化入门课程类别：选修课学时：36学分：2适用对象: 英语专业学生考核方式：考试二、课程简介通过全面、扼要地介绍和评介西方文化的主要内容，让学生接触和了解西方社会在文明的进程中在文化、思想、社会与政治制度、艺术、文学、科学、技术等各个方面所取得主要成就，这些文化成就所取得的成因和其内涵，以及这些成就何以对人类社会的进步产生深远的影响。

同时希望通过这门课程的学习，能够进一步激发学生对西方文化的兴趣，能够自觉更广泛、更深入去学习和探索西方文化，了解和借鉴其长处，为中华文明的崛起和发扬光大尽一己之力。

三、课程性质与教学目的1．课程性质西方文化入门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限选课。

2．课程目的本课程旨在向学生介绍所学语言国家的社会和文化等背景知识，拓宽其知识面，帮助学生了解主要英语国家的社会与文化概貌，如地理、历史、政治、经济、社会生活和文化传统等方面的基本知识，使其从文化和社会的角度更加深刻地理解和掌握所学语言知识和技能，为从事将来的工作打下较为坚实的基础。

四、教学内容及要求第一部分：英国第一章英国简介（一）目的与要求1．掌握英国的名称，地理位置及组成部分2．熟悉各组成部分的概况3．了解北爱和平问题（二）教学内容1．主要内容：英国名称，地理，组成部分（历史，人民等），爱尔兰和平问题2．基本概念和知识点：the UK, European Union, Commonwealth, England, Scotland, Wales, NorthernIreland, Celts, Roman invasion, Anglo-Saxons,Vikings, Norman Conquer, civil war, Restoration,Glorious Revolution, political problems inNorthern Ireland, economy, population and physicalfeatures of Northern Ireland, the Home Rule Bill,the Easter Rising of 1916, the Sinn Fein Party,religious conflicts between the Irish and theBritish, partition of Ireland in 1921, IRA’sviolence in the 1970s, Bloody Sunday, the GoodFriday Agreement, etc.3．问题与应用（能力要求）：能够熟知及解释以上概念和知识点。

第二章英国政府与政治（一）目的与要求1．掌握英国政府和议会的构成2．熟悉英国君主政体3. 掌握英国主要政党和大选（二）教学内容1．主要内容：英国政府，英国议会，英国君主制，英国政党，大选，英国阶级，英国民族2．基本概念和知识点：divine right of kings, the civil war, Magna Carta, the GreatCouncil, the Bill of Rights, the Cabinet, the PrimeMinister, the Constitution, the statue law, thecommon laws, conventions, the power and functionsof Parliament, the roles of the monarch, the Houseof Lords, Lords Spiritual, Lords Temporal, lifepeers, the House of Commons, importance of generalelections, procedure of general elections,formation of the government, vote of no confidence,procedure of general elections, the ConservativeParty, the Labor Party, Liberal Democrats, recentpolitical trends in the UK, Margaret Thatcher,Tony Blair, etc.3. 问题与应用（能力要求）：能够熟知解释以上概念和知识点。

第三章英国经济（一）目的与要求1．掌握主要英国经济产业2．了解英国经济的近代发展史（二）教学内容1．主要内容：英国经济现状，英国经济近代史2．基本概念和知识点：absolute decline and relative decline of British economy, theprivatization in the 1980s, the main sectors of theUK economy, primary industries, secondaryindustries, tertiary industries, agriculture,energy production, the offshore oil industry, themanufacturing industry, the City of London, theaerospace industry.3. 问题与应用（能力要求）：能够熟知以上概念和知识点。

第四章英国教育体系（一）目的与要求1．掌握英国教育体系构成2．熟悉教育体系各阶段的具体内容（二）教学内容1．主要内容：英国教育体系2．基本概念和知识点：the purpose of the British education system, the relationshipbetween education and social class, the influenceof the Church on schooling, the pursuit of equalityin education, the 1944 Education Act,comprehensive schools, grammar schools,vocational schools, the National Curriculum, GCSE,GCE-A, GNVQ, prep schools, public schools, highereducation, old universities, Oxford and Cambridge,the Open University3. 问题与应用（能力要求）：能够熟知以上概念和知识点。

第五章英国外交关系（一）目的与要求1．掌握英国当今外交关系2．熟悉英国外交简史（二）教学内容1．主要内容：英国当今外交状况，英国外交简史2．基本概念和知识点：active in setting up the United Nations, foreign policy influenced byits history and geopolitical traits, long-termphysical separation from the European continent,the involvement of the Foreign and CommonwealthOffice, the Treasury, the permanent member of theUN Security Council, member of the EU, member ofthe Commonwealth, special relationship with theUnited States, the presence of superpower bases inBritain, participation in NATO3. 问题与应用（能力要求）：能够熟知以上概念和知识点。

第六章英国住房、阶级和民族（一）目的与要求1. 熟悉英国住房状况2. 熟悉英国阶级状况3．了解英国的民族构成和概况（二）教学内容1．主要内容：英国当今住房状况、阶级状况和民族构成2．基本概念和知识点：owner-occupation, flats, terraced houses, semi-deetached areas,detached houses, class system in the Britishsociety, upper middle-class and lowermiddle-class, the hereditary aristocracy,Oxbridge, ethnic relations inBritain.3. 问题与应用（能力要求）：能够熟知以上概念和知识点。

第七章英国媒体、体育及节假日（一）目的与要求1．掌握英国主要媒体、体育及节假日名称2．了解英国主要媒体、体育及节假日由来、内容等（二）教学内容1．主要内容：英国主要媒体、体育及节假日2．基本概念和知识点：popularity andfunctions of the media, the quality press, theObserver, the Times, the Guardian, the Telegraph,the Financial Times, tabloids, television andradio, The British Broadcasting Corporation, TheIndependent Television Commission; football,“football hooligans”, FA, tennis, Wimbledon,cricket, golf, horse racing, the Grand National,the Royal Ascot, hunting; Christmas, threetraditions of Christmas, Boxing Day, Easter,Bonfire Night, the Battle of the Boyne, OrangeMarches, St Patrick’s Day, Hogmanay, Burns Night,Halloween, the Eisteddfod3. 问题与应用（能力要求）：能够熟知以上概念和知识点。

第二部分：美国第一章美国的建立（一）目的与要求1．掌握美国独立战争2．熟悉影响美国人民的各种宗教思想（二）教学内容1．主要内容：美国独立战争，独立前各殖民地的建立及其思想2．基本概念和知识点：discovery of America, Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, Puritanism,the Pilgrim Fathers, the influence of Puritanismon American culture, the establishment ofsettlements in America, Catholicism, the Quakers,causes and major leaders of the AmericanRevolution, the Stamp Act, the “Boston Tea Party,”the First Continental Congress, George Washington,Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,The Declaration of Independence, the Treaty ofParis3. 问题与应用（能力要求）：能够熟知以上概念和知识点。