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1、-高级英语课程教学大纲-第 14 页高级英语课程教学大纲一、课程基本信息 课程代码：080029；080030课程名称：高级英语 I; 高级英语 II英文名称：Advanced English课程类别：专业课 学 时：72 X 2 = 144学分：4 X 2 = 8适用对象: 英语（旅游管理方向）、英语（国际商务方向）专业高年级学生考核方式：笔试 先修课程：现代大学英语 精读（基础英语）1- 4册二、课程简介 高级英语课程题材广泛，时代气息浓厚，选材体裁多样，除说明文外，还有记叙文、叙述文和论说文，是一门训练学生综合英语技能尤其是阅读理解、语法修辞与写作能力的课程,注重培养学生对不同体裁不同题

2、材不同风格的文章的理解和欣赏能力。课程材料主要选自名家作品，内容涉及政治经济社会文化、文学教育哲学诸方面。通过精心阅读与分析，学生的知识面得以扩大，对社会和人生的理解得以加深，分析理解能力及逻辑思维能力得以升华，英语语言综合运用能力得以提高。为此，每课都配有大量的相关练习，包括阅读理解、词汇研究、句子释义，文体分析、中英互译和写作练习等。 Featured in a wide range of materials with strong flavor of the times and various types of writing exposition, description, narra

3、tion and argumentation, Advanced English is a course designed to train students comprehensive English skills, especially in reading comprehension, grammar, rhetoric and writing. Great attention is paid to students development in comprehension and appreciation of the articles with different types, th

4、emes and styles. Materials are selected largely from some famous contemporary masters works with respect to politics, economics, society, culture, literature, education, philosophy, etc. Students scrupulous reading and analysis of the articles help to broaden their knowledge, deepen their understand

5、ing of life and society, elevate their analysis and logical thinking and enhance their ability comprehensively in application of the English language. For those purposes, plenty of relevant exercises are attached to each lesson for reading comprehension, word study, sentence paraphrase, style analys

6、is, writing and Chinese-English cross-translation. 三、课程性质与教学目的 根据全国英语专业教学大纲规定，在基础阶段的英语教学完成以后，必须继续进行更高一级的英语阅读教学。高级英语是英语专业本科教学中的一门主干必修课，是低年级基础英语课程的延伸和发展。该课程的教学重点在于提高学生阅读理解和词汇运用能力，即能掌握和使用所学词汇，特别是同义词、近义词的区分和使用，正确理解文章的内容和主题思想，抓住文章的要点，分析文章的结构、语言技巧和修辞特点；提高学生语言表达能力，逻辑思维和判断评述能力，能用英语解释文章中的难句、要点；能用英语归纳文章的主题思想，

7、并能对文章的内容进行简单的分析、鉴赏、评论。 学生应该能用辞典和其他工具书独立解决语言和文化、背景知识方面的难点，增加文化知识，尤其是英语语言国家的背景知识和文化知识，更好地使语言和文化结合起来。 通过一学年（约144学时 ）的高级英语课程教学，学生应达到高等学校外语专业教学指导委员会修订的 高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲 所规定的要求：认知词汇达10，000以上，能正确而熟练地使用其中5，000多个及其最常用的搭配；能熟练掌握句子之间和段落之间的各种衔接手段，连贯地表达思想；能读懂一般英美报刊杂志上的文章、英语国家出版的有一定难度的历史传记和文学作品；能分析文章的思想观点、语篇结构、语言特点和

8、修辞手法等。通过阅读和分析内容广泛的材料，包括涉及政治经济社会语言文学教育哲学等方面的名家作品，扩大学生的知识面，加深对社会和人生的理解，培养对文章的分析和理解能力逻辑思维能力以及独立思考能力，巩固和提高语言综合运用能力。要求学生掌握课文的中心思想，了解篇章结构段落大意，熟悉各种常见的修辞手段以及课文的重点、难点。每课都配有大量的相关练习，包括阅读理解、词汇研究、文体分析、中英互译和写作练习等，使学生的英语水平在质量上有较大的提高。英语专业高年级阶段的主要教学任务是让学生继续打好语言基本功，学习英语专业知识和相关专业知识，进一步扩大知识面，增强对文化差异的敏感性，提高综合运用英语进行交际的能力

9、。 与其它高年级英语课程相比，高级英语课程课时最多，涵盖面最广；因此，该课程是保证实现教学目标的重要环节。四、教学内容及要求 （一）目的与要求高级英语 I （教材：现代大学英语 精读 5 杨立民、梅仁毅 主编 外语教学与研究出版社 2004年版）（一）目的与要求 Lesson One Where Do We Go From Here? Teaching Aims and Requirements 1) carefully read the “Guide to Reading” to get a basic understanding of the background of Dr. Marti

10、n Luther Kings speech -Where Do We Go From Here?2) read the word and expressions provided on Page 11 that will facilitate reading 3) preview the speech itself with the help of the notes provided between page 12 to15 4) learn how to comprehend works of English literature -for this lesson, a famous sp

11、eech by a famous person 5) learn how to use some rhetorical devices such as metaphor, simile, antitheses, and parallel structure 6) understand some biblical allusions with the help of the original version 7) learn to paraphrase some sentences in the text 8) do some translation work as is required. 重

12、点：restructuring the whole of American society with nonviolence难点：the rhetorical devices in the speechLesson Two Two KindsTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) carefully read the “Guide to Reading” to get a basic understanding of the background information of the story: Two Kinds 2) read the word and exp

13、ressions provided on Page 30-31 that will facilitate reading 3) preview the story with the help of the notes provided on page 31-32 4) learn how to read and appreciate an English short story: especially the theme, character, organization of plot development and the heros or heroines epiphany(顿悟) 5)

14、get some brief information about the differences between Chinese culture and American culture 6) get some information about the author, Amy Tan (谭恩美) 7) explain some meaningful sentences and understand their implications 重点：the sharp conflict between two generations and two cultures难点：the authors la

15、nguage and techniques in writing Lesson Three Goods Move. People Move. Ideas Move. And Cultures Change.Teaching Aims and Requirements 1) learn how to read and appreciate an English essay in the way the arguments are presented. 2) What are some of the important words that the author uses in developin

16、g her arguments 3) get to know what the authors attitude is towards globalization 4) get to know how the author describes the process from the moving of goods to the changing of cultures 5) note the choice of words in the rhetorical device of contrast the author employs and the mood or attitude expr

17、essed through such choice of words 6) notice some characteristics of a journalistic writing.重点：Globalization will result in a cultural merging.难点：the words and the rhetorical device of contrast the author employs Lesson Four Professions for WomenTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background infor

18、mation of the author, Virginia Woolf, and her writing style. 2) The characteristic of the language in this essay. 3) The organization of the whole speech. 4) The transition between the authors 1st and 2nd professional experience. 5) What metaphors the author uses in describing her first professional

19、 experiences as a book reviewer and her second professional experience as a novelist 6) The history of womens liberation from patriarchy and womens current social status in society.重点：Women still encounter many of the same obstacles.难点：the techniques the author employs in the textLesson Five Love Is

20、 a FallacyTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background information about the author, Max Shulman and his writing style 2) The characteristics of the language in this informal essay 3) The organization of the essay 4) The large variety of writing techniques the author employs 5) The profuse figur

21、ative language the author uses 重点：Fallacy can be interpreted at different levels.难点：the language of the authorLesson Seven Invisible Man Chapter 1(Battle Royal) by Ralph EllisonTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background information about the author, Ralph Ellison, and the novel, Invisible Man

22、2) Introduction of Booker T. Washington and his Atlanta speech in 1895 3) History of Battle Royal 4) Symbolism and two main symbols in the text 5) Organization of the text 6) Theme of the story重点：The battle royal is symbolic of the place or position of all American black people in the white-dominate

23、d society.难点：rhetorical devices: symbolismLesson Nine The Way to Rainy MountainTeaching Aims and Requirements 1） The background information about the author, Ralph Ellison, and the novel, Invisible Man 2） Introduction to the authors book The Way To Rainy Mountainof Booker T. Washington and his Atlan

24、ta speech in 1895 3） AHistory of Battle Royal ppreciate the authors lyrical and pictorial description of the landscape 4） Symbolism and two main symbols in the text 5） Organization of the text 6） Theme of the story重点：Our cultural or ethnic heritage may differ, yet seeking ones roots is a common huma

25、n experience.难点：a lyrical and pictorial description of the landscape; complicated feelingsLesson Ten Before and After September 11Teaching Aims and Requirements The background information about the author, Ralph Ellison, and the novel, Invisible Man 1） The background information about “The Events of

26、 September 11” and the national paranoia in the United StatesIntroduction of Booker T. Washington and his Atlanta speech in 1895 2） History of Battle Royal 3） Symbolism and two main symbols in the text 4） Organization of the text 5） Theme of the storyessay重点：Dissenting voices can be heard and in ord

27、er to win the struggle against terrorism abroad it is all the more necessary to strengthen, not to weaken democracy at home.难点: the background of what the writer called national paranoia and the influence of September 11 Event高级英语 II （教材：现代大学英语 精读 6 杨立民、梅仁毅 主编 外语教学与研究出版社 2004年版）Lesson OneHow to Get

28、the Poor off Our Conscience by John Kenneth GalbraithTeaching Aims and Requirements 1） The background information about the author, John Kenneth Galbraith, and the essay, How to Get the Poor off Our Conscience 2） Introduction to the authors writing style: lucidity and persuasiveness and his skillful

29、 employment of irony, from humorous irony to bitter satire.3） History of the “intellectual preoccupation”: how to get the poor off conscience - from the Bible to the present day 4） Theories of some historical celebrities like utilitarianism by Jeremy Bentham, Malthusianism by Thomas Robert Malthus,

30、Social Darwinism by Herbert Spencer5） Organization of the text6） Understanding and appreciating the essay 重点：the gap between the rich and the poor; the meaning of the title难点：the ironical and sarcastic tone of the textLesson TwoThe Woods Were Tossing with Jewels A Childhood in the Florida Wilderness

31、by Marie St. John Teaching Aims and Requirements 1） The background information about the essay2） Introduction to the authors writing style of the short story 3） General organization of a short story 4） Non-chronological narration of a story and its function5） Description of surroundings one is in 6）

32、 Understanding and appreciating the essay 7） Group discussion in the study of this story8） Learn to write a short story in English重点：the westward movement and the message the author wants to get across难点：appreciate the text through the eyes of a girl of five; description of personLesson ThreeAt War

33、with the PlanetA Reflection on Environmental Crisisby Barry Commoner Teaching Aims and Requirements 1） The background information about the author2） Introduction to the authors writing style of the essay 3） Organization of the essay4） How to develop the theme when writing an essay5） Appreciating the

34、 use of rhetorical device of pun 6） How to develop the topic sentence in a paragraph 7） Learn to write an essay in English concerning environment重点：the importance of understanding the interplay of the two worlds and make peace with the Planet难点：definition of the words on environment; the relationshi

35、p between two worldsLesson FourNettlesA Womans problems: passions, confusions, and dilemmasBy Alice MunroTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background information about the author2) First-person narration and its function3) The authors realistic writing technique 4) A blend of naturalism and symb

36、olism in description5) The narrative structure of the story6) Psychological description of a character 7) Description of emotional reality8) Explore the complexity and beauty of everyday life9) Group discussion in the study of this story重点：first-person narration; detailed description of emotional re

37、ality难点：simple plot probing of complicated feelings and subtle meanings of lifeLesson SixDeath of a PigAn famous essay on the relationship between animals and human beingsby E. B. WhiteTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background information about the author2) Introduction to the authors free, s

38、mooth and humorous writing style3) Detailed description of surroundings and its function 4) Careful choice of words in description5) Rhetorical device of parallelism, imagery and allusion6) Understanding and appreciating the essay 7) Group discussion in the study of this essay重点：the mood and the fee

39、ling of the author during these days难点：the implied meaning of the death of a pig; careful choice of wordsLesson EightA Rose for Emilyby William FaulknerTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background information about the author2) Introduction of the authors writing style of the short story 3) Stud

40、y the authors writing techniques: vague references, ambiguities, symbolism, jumbled time sequences, etc.4) An atmosphere needed for story-telling5) How to explore the inner world of a human being, or the inner struggle in the human heart6) Try to understand and appreciate the complex story7) Group d

41、iscussion in the study of this story重点：the implied meaning of the story; the order of narration难点：the conflicts of the story: different levels、the South and the North; Lesson NineThe Bluest Eye (Excerpts) by Toni MorrisonTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background information about the author 2

42、) Introduction to the authors Cultural Ethnical Context (族裔文化语境)3) Realistic details in narration4) Appreciate the use of rhetorical device of metaphor 5) Understanding and appreciating the essay 6) Group discussion in the study of this story重点：background information about the author and the novel 难

43、点：racial prejudice; the realistic details and skillful writingLesson TenNotes on the English Characterby E. M. ForsterTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background information about the author2) Introduction of the authors writing style 3) Try to understand the English people in order to learn th

44、e English language well4) Understanding and appreciating the essay 重点：the English Character in middle-class and upper class, merits and shortcomings难点：the background information about the life and works of the author; which caused the concentration of the notesLesson ElevenBeautyby Scott Russell San

45、dersTeaching Aims and Requirements 1) The background information about the author2) Appreciating the authors writing of personal essays 3) Appreciating the authors poetic writing style: homely and impressive images, carefully chosen words and concisely and well-measured presentation of ideas 4) A fu

46、rther understanding of what beauty is 重点：the theme of the text and how the author defines beauty难点：writing style of the author in this text: poetic writing, homely but impressive images etc. （二）教学内容高级英语 I周 别课时数教 学 内 容 1234567822Lesson 1 Where Do We Go From Here?warm-up & background informationLesson

47、 1 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase)22Lesson 1 Text AppreciationLesson 1 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise)22Lesson 2 Two Kindswarm-up & background informationLesson 2 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase)22Lesson 2 Text AppreciationLesson 2 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise)22Lesson 3 Good