中国地方文化英语导读PPT.ppt

Festival Ethnic Minority Date Activities March Fair (三月街 ) Bai, Yi, Hui, Zang, etc 15th to 21st day of the third lunar month a pageant for trading merchandise, reciting the lections and offering sacrifice to Kwan-yin Nadam Fair (那达慕 ) Mongolian July or August wrestling, horseracing, and archery Kaizhai Festival (开斋节 ) Hui, Uygur, Kazak, etc. The beginning of the tenth month on the Islamic calendar visiting mosques to pray toward Mekka (麦加)and the graves of ancestors Corban Festival (古尔邦节 ) Hui, Uygur, Kazak, etc. The tenth day of the twelfth month on the Islamic calendar Cleaning the house, visiting mosques and livestock-slaughtering Language The Han-Zang family: the Zhuang, the Zang, the Buyi, the Tai and the Dong etc. the Artai family (阿尔泰语系 ): the Uygur (维吾尔族), the Kazakh, and the Mongolia etc. the South Asian family: the Wa, the Brown and the Deang the Indian European family: the Tadzhik ([tɑ:d?ik]塔吉克的)and the Russian Cultural arts cross-stitch work (十字花绣、十字挑花 ) embroidery (刺绣) brocade weaving (锦织) wax printing (蜡染) ornament making (饰品制作) music and dance Highlights of Chinese Civilization and Local Culture 中国地方文化英语导读 第一章 中国文化通览（General Survey） 1、教学内容： 了解本课程在提高大学英语学习者英语综合能力、加强中西文化交流方面的重要性；熟悉中国文化和中华文明对世界文明的贡献。 讲授内容： (1). 中国独特的地理环境与中国文化的关系 (2). 中华民族的人口分布与不同宗教信仰以及风俗习惯的特征 (3). 少数民族的语言文字起源和文化渊源 (4). 中国民族政策的内容及原则 2、教学要点： 重点掌握地理环境对人类和社会文明所产生的至关重要的影响。中国幅员辽阔，是一个统一的多民族国家，这孕育了不同的民族信仰、风俗习惯。 结合观看英文版记录片《美丽中国》相关视频剪辑，思考并阐述中国特有的地理特征与中国文化多样性之间的关系。 4 great ancient civilizations: 1.Egyptian (based on Niles river civilization) 2. Mesopotamia ([.mes?up?teimj?.-mi?]) (based on Tigris [taigris] and Euphrates [ju:freiti:z] civilization) 3. Indian (based on Indus Valley civilization) 4. China (based on Yellow River civilization Changjiang civilization) Geographical Locations Myanmar/ Burma [mj?nmɑ:(r)] , Kyrgyzstan The First in the World the roof of the world – the Qingzang Plateau the highest peak -- Mount Qomolangma the thir