《英语报刊选读》课程教学大纲.doc

《英语报刊选读》课程教学大纲 课程编号课程类别：普通教育课程 授课对象：非英语专业全日制本科二年级学生 开课学期： 学 分：2学分 主讲教师：徐兴方, 费佳、周轶亚等 指定教材：自编 教学目的： 本课程的教学目的是：通过培养学生阅读英语报刊的基本功，进一步提高学生的英语阅读和写作能力。本课程阅读的英语报刊主要包括在英国、美国和澳大利亚等国出版的报纸和刊物。通过课程学习，学生将会了解一些主要英美报刊的特点、报刊英语风格等，从而提高学习英语的兴趣和积极性。课程目标的关键是通过阅读英语报刊，扩大学生有关政治、经济、军事、法律及文化等方面的词汇及知识面，建立自信心，为独立阅读各种英语材料打下良好的基础。 第一章 A brief introduction to American and British elite newspapers. 课时：2周，共4课时 教学内容 第一节 Newspapers in Britain 一、National and local papers Main points: In Britain there are 11 national daily newspapers and most people read one of them every day. There are two kinds of newspaper. One is large in size and has many detailed articles about national and international events. These newspapers are called the serious papers or the quality papers. The other kind, called the tabloids is smaller in size, have more pictures, often in colour, and shorter articles, often about less important events or about the private lives of well-known people. Although some people disapprove(反对) of the tabloids(小报), more people buy them than buy the serious newspaper. National papers generally give information about film, concerts and other events happening in London, In Scotland, many people read the Glasgow Herald or the Scotsman and there are Scottish Editions of the tabloids. 二、Politics Most national newspapers in Britain express a political opinion and people choose the newspaper that they read according to their own political beliefs. Most of the newspapers are right-wing. These are the Daily Telegraph(serious newspaper), the Daily express, Daily Mail, Daily Star, the Sun and Today(all tabloids). Of the other serious newspapers, The Times, the oldest newspaper in Britain, did not formerly have one strong political view but it is now more right-wing. The Guardian is slightly left-wing, the Independent is centre and the Financial(金融) with political issues, but reports on business and financial news. The Daily Mirror(tabloid) is left-wing. 三、Daily and Sunday