《英美文学选读》英国文学背景教案.docx

ThebackgroundoftheEnglishliterature

Teachingaims

1)TomakestudentsgettoknowtheclueofEnglishliteratureandmainworks

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofindependentlearningtogetusefulinformation

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthesignificanceofliterature

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)HowtohelpstudentsgraspthegeneralclueoftheBritishhistoryandBritishliteraryhistory

2)Howtohelpstudentsimprovetheabilityofunderstandingandindependentlearning

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussion

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

Warming-upquestions:

1)HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglishliterature?

2)Whydowelearnliterature?

Agoodwaytobroadenthesphereofknowledge;agoodwaytoenhanceone’sunderstandingofhistory,politics,cultureandtheminiatureofsociety......

Step2Generalintroduction

(Getstudentstoreadthepartfirstandgraspthecluebeforetheteachermakesageneralintroductionaccordingtothecourseware.)

ThisstepmainlydealswiththeclueofEnglishliterature.

Englishliteraturegotthroughsixhistoricalperiods,includingtheMiddleAges,theRenaissance,theNeoclassicism,theRomanticperiod,theVictorianAge,andtheModernTimes.

1.TheMiddleAges

EnglishliteraturebeganwhentheAnglo-SaxonsettledinEngland.ThestudyofEnglishliteratureusuallybeginswiththeAnglo-SaxonepicpoemBeowulf.TheGermaniclanguageandculturewasfirstbroughttoEnglandbytheAnglo-Saxons.In1066,theNormansconqueredEngland,theybroughttoEnglandafreshwaveofMediterraneancivilization,includingGreekculture,Romanlaw,andtheChristianreligion.TheculturalinfluencesofthesetwoconquestsprovidethesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.TheEnglishatthattimewascalledOldEnglish.Atthattime,SirGawainandtheGreenKnightwa