当代英美文学赏析1.ppt

当代英美文学赏析course introduction Why do we have this Course 高等学校英语专业教学大纲 一、 培养目标 高等学校英语专业培养具有扎实的英语语言基础和广博的文化知识并能熟练地运用英语在外事、教育、经贸、文化、科技、军事等部门从事翻译、教学、管理、研究等工作的复合型英语人才。 21 世纪是一个国际化的知识经济时代。我们所面临的挑战决定了 21 世纪我国高等学校英语专业人才的培养目标和规格：这些人才应具有扎实的基本功、宽广的知识面、一定的相关专业知识、较强的能力和较高的素质。也就是要在打好扎实的英语语言基本功和牢固掌握英语专业知识的前提下，拓宽人文学科知识和科技知识，掌握与毕业后所从事的工作有关的专业基础知识，注重培养获取知识的能力、独立思考的能力的创新的能力，提高思想道德素质、文化素质和心理素质。 二、英语专业知识课程 （1）文学课程：文学课程的目的在于培养学生阅读、欣赏、理解英语文学原著的能力，掌握文学批评的基本知识和方法。通过阅读和分析英美文学作品，促进学生语言基本功和人文素质的提高，增强学生对西方文学及文化的了解。授课的内容可包括：（a）文学导论；（b）英国文学概况；（c）美国文学概况；（d）文学批评。 What do we learn in this class Knowledge of contemporary English and American literature language skills (speaking, reading writing) Thinking ability (problem solving, critical, creative, independent…) What do we do in class Learn literary terms and literary knowledge Read the literary works (problem-solving) Summarize the paragraph meaning Analyze the literary works (the characters, the themes, the techniques, the styles…) Watch the relevant videos Finish tasks … What do I Suggest Read before class (for general idea, first impression, and topics) Participate (attentive active) Final Score Presence and performance 10% Final exam 90% More about the course What is literature ? “Imaginative or creative writing,esp. of recognized artistic value”. Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity. What is contemporary literature Contemporary literature is literature produced at this present point in time or literature produced since World War?II. Elements of fiction ( terms we frequently use in this course) Fiction—a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact The elements of fiction are: character, plot, setting, theme, and style. Of these five elements, character is the who, plot is the what, setting is the where and when, and style is the how of a story. 1. character Characters may be of several types: Pr