英语专业英美概况创新.ppt

Survey Of English-Speaking Countries The Aims of the Course Accumulation of necessary background knowledge of western culture, mainly of English-speaking countries. To shorten distance between different cultures To assist better communication To increase cross-cultural skills on jobs in future Teaching Strategy for the Course The course will be taught by a combination of teaching and discussion. The teaching will provide relevant knowledge including that of geographical historical background, politics, social customs, way of thinking, living style and so on while the discussion is mainly intended to help students to get familiar with those knowledge and to apply it. Expectation Arrive on time for class; take part in discussion in class; take notes by yourself; preview before class; review after class; read some references outside class. Assessment Students will be assessed on class participation, assignments and examination. References 《中西文化之鉴》 Davis, Linell. 外语教学与研究出版社，2004 《美国文学简史》 常耀信，南开大学出版社，2003 《语言与文化》 邓炎昌，刘潤清，外语教学与研究出版社，2003 《英语习俗与英美文化》 胡文仲等，外语教学与研究出版社，2001 《中英文化习俗比较》 胡文仲等，外语教学与研究出版社，2003 《英国文学简史》 刘炳善，河南人民出版社，1992 《欧洲文化入门》 王佐良等，外语教学与研究出版社，1997 《英美文化基础教程》朱永涛，外语教学与研究出版社，1995 Significance Culture Culture here does not mean sophisticated tastes in literature, music, art, etc. Following the definitions of sociologists and anthropologists, culture refers to the total pattern of beliefs, customs, institutions, objects, and techniques that characterize the life of a human community. Robertson, 1981, culture consists of all the shared products of human society. This means not only such material things as cities, organizations and schools, but also non-material things such as ideas, customs, family patterns, languages. Putting it simply, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society, “the ways of a people.” Language Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. Without lang