英语报刊阅读导论创新.pptVIP

Selected Readings from English Journals  英语报刊阅读 Course Description By providing original English articles published in various kinds of newspapers and magazines, the course is to help the learners be familiar with the cultural background in English-speaking countries. This course also acquaints students with different styles and characteristics of the English articles. As a result, students are able to analyze the ideas, structures and language techniques of the articles dealing with finance, economics, and world politics. Questions What is news? Which newspapers or magazines in English are you reading? Could you list out some of the major news agencies worldwide? Many definitions have been given to “news”, among which there is a well-known saying: “It is not news when a dog bites a man, but absolutely news when you find a man bites a dog.” Anything that is newsworthy should be news, and the values behind newsworthiness are: Importance of an event Timeliness of an event Prominence of the people or things concerning an event The uniqueness of an event Human interest of an event Some Most Popular Newspapers and Magazines (USA) Newspapers: The New York Times 纽约时报 The Washington Post 华盛顿邮报 Los Angles Times 洛杉矶时报 USA Today 今日美国 The Wall Street Journal 华尔街日报 The Boston Globe 波士顿环球报 Some Most Popular English Newspapers and Magazines (USA) Magazines: Time 时代周刊 Newsweek 新闻周刊 U.S. News World Report 美国新闻及世界报道 Business Week 商业周刊 Reader’s Digest 读者文摘 Fortune 财富 Some Most Popular Newspapers and Magazines (Britain) The Times 泰晤士报 The Sun 太阳报 Financial Times 金融时报 The Guardian 卫报 The Daily Telegraph 英国每日电讯 The Economist 经济学家 Daily Mirror 每日镜报 The main English Newspapers published in China China Daily 中国日报 21st Century 21世纪英文报 Shanghai Star 上海英文星报 Beijing Review 北京周报 South China Morning Post 南华早报 Famous News Agencies AP (Associated Press美联社) UPI (United Press International合众国际社) Reuters (Reuter’s News Age