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《英语影视赏析》课程教学大纲 （2003年制订，2006年修订） 课程编号：100190 英 文 名：English Movie Appreciation 课程类别：专业选修课 前 置 课：基础英语 后 置 课：无 学　 分：2学分 课 时：34课时 主讲教师：李丽萍 褚玉襄 选定教材：Andrew Lynn，英语电影赏析，北京：外语教学与研究出版社，2005年。 课程概述： 本课程针对英语专业高年级学生开设主要目的是为了顺应我国当前政治经济形势发展的需要，满足大学生迫切需要通过电视、电影等媒体来直接了解世界各国的政治、经济、文化和社会发展动态的需要。通过涵养学生的影视艺术感觉，提高学生英语水平和影视艺术鉴赏的审美品位。 学习语言的过程很大程度上是文化习得的过程。 语言只有放置于一定的文化背景和语言环境的情况下才有其意义，学生才能够将语言认知能力转化为语言运用能力，达到学习语言的能力。 经典英语电影或片段、名人传记纪录片等内容难度相当于四六级或以上水平。 重要的知识点为资料中所涉及的文化知识，对其中出现的重点句子及其结构加以强化、操练，使学生可以将所听到所看到的知识运用到自己的学习和生活中，达到提高运用英语能力的目标。  Chapter 1 History and Genre 课时分配：2课时 教学要求: Introduce the history of early cinema, classical Hollywood cinema, and post-classical Hollywood cinema with regard to technological, industrial, and artistic developments. Introduce the concept of genre and, in particular, the categorization of genres and the functions of genre. 教学内容： Early Cinema, Classical Hollywood Cinema, Categorization of Genres 思考题： What are the advantages and disadvantages of approaching films through the concept of genre? Do you think genres are historically and culturally specific? Chapter 2 Character and Performance 课时分配：2课时 教学要求: Explain characterization in film from the perspectives of character functions and cast design, character archetypes, and motivation, conflict, and character growth. Explain performance in film by considering the specific qualities of cinematic performance(as opposed to its theatrical equivalent), the concept of the actor’s two bodies, the movement in acting known as Method acting and the phenomenon of the “star”. 教学内容： Character Functions and Cast Design , Cinematic Performance 思考题： What makes a film character interesting to you? What factors do you think should be taken into account when casting decisions are made? Chapter 3 Narrative 课时分配：2课时 教学要求: Define the basic terms used to analyze narratives---narrative, story, and plot. List and briefly describe the limited number of basic stories that form the basis for most narratives. 教学内容： T