英语国家文化课程教学大纲.doc

课程教学大纲 英语国家文化教学大纲 　　　 　　　 　　　课程编号 　适用专业 英语 　　　学时数 36 　学分数 2 　　　执笔人及编写日期 　　　审核人及审核日期 　　　系（部） 外语系 教研室 编印日期 一、课程性质和教学目的： 1.?课程性质　　该课程是英语语言文学专业知识必修课程，在英语专业年级开设。该课程主要介绍英语国家（英国、美国、澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大）的社会文化背景知识，如地理概况、政体、经济、历史、文学、风俗习惯、教育体制、社会生活、外事、媒体、文化生活、体育艺术等等。旨在帮助学生了解英语国家的社会文化概貌，?提高学生对文化差异的敏感性、宽容性和处理文化差异的灵活性，达到提高英语水平，增强跨文化交际能力的目的。同时，该课程还能提高学生的学习兴趣，扩大知识面，为其他专业课程的学习提供帮助。Teaching Contents: Introduction Teaching Aims: To prepare the students for the fall 2010 Western Culture class. Students Should Know: Grading policy, attendance policy, how marks will be calculated. Students Should Comprehend: The Western Culture class will be a multi-media exploration of Western, more specifically American, culture. The topics covered will be diverse, and the class formats will be interactive. Students Should Master: Grades will be comprised of: attendance, a mid-term exam, and a final presentation. The attendance policy is; 3 missed classes will result in a 0; frequent lateness will result in a 0. The Western Culture class is designed for participation by the students, and the students will be regularly asked to contribute. Class 2( 2 Hours ) Teaching Contents: Left Brain vs. Right Brain, Multiple Intelligences Teaching Aims: To introduce the “Left Brain/Right Brain” theory and Howard Gardner’s “Multiple Intelligences” theory. Students Should Know: The two theories and how they were developed, what it means to be “Left Brained” or “Right Brained,” to know and understand the different sorts of intelligences theorized by Gardner. Students Should Comprehend: Students Should Master: All people are intelligent, but in different ways. Each individual has intellectual strengths and weaknesses, and they play off of each other. In addition, a person’s strengths and/or weaknesses can and do change as time goes by. Class 3( 2 Hours ) Teaching Contents: American Education PPT Teaching Aims: To pr