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《主要英语国家国情》课程教学大纲 课程编号： 一、课程说明 1. 课程类别 学科专业类课程 2. 适应课程性质程 （2）理解各组成部分的概况及之间差异 （3）运用相关知识分析北爱和平问题 教学重点及难点： （1）英国名称，地理，组成部分（历史，人民等） （2）爱尔兰和平问题 基本内容： the UK, European Union, Commonwealth, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Celts, Roman invasion, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Norman Conquer, civil war, Restoration, Glorious Revolution, political problems in Northern Ireland, economy, population and physical features of Northern Ireland, the Home Rule Bill, the Easter Rising of 1916, the Sinn Fein Party, religious conflicts between the Irish and the British, partition of Ireland in 1921, IRA’s violence in the 1970s, Bloody Sunday, the Good Friday Agreement, etc. 思考题： （1）British history has been a history of invasion. How did each of the invasions influence English culture? (2) Are there any differences between England, Scotland and Wales in terms of cultural tradition? (3) Why is Northern Ireland, according to the author, so significant in the United Kingdom? What is the political problem there? 第二章 英国政府 计划学时：2 基本要求：??? ?（1）掌握英国政府和议会的构成 ??????（2）理解英国君主政体 （3）运用所学知识解答英国君主和首相在政府中所起的作用。 教学重点及难点： （1）君主和议会 （2）英国政府的构成 基本内容： divine right of kings, the civil war, Magna Carta, the Great Council, the Bill of Rights, the Cabinet, the Prime Minister, the Constitution, the statue law, the common laws, conventions, the power and functions of Parliament, the roles of the monarch, the House of Lords, Lords Spiritual, Lords Temporal, life peers, the House of Commons, ?etc. 思考题： (1) Discuss the major characteristics and the main content of the British constitution. (2) What functions does parliament have? What role does the queen and the prime minister play in British government? 英国政治、阶级和民族 计划学时2 基本要求: （1）掌握英国主要政党和大选 ? （2）理解英国阶级状况 ? （3）运用英国的民族构成和概况分析种族问题 教学重点及难点： ??英国政党，大选，英国阶级，英国民族 基本内容： importance of general elections, procedure of general elections, formation of the government, vote of no confidence, procedure of general elections, the Conservative Party, the Labor Party, Liberal