课程致力于帮助学生了解常见的英美文化知识,提高学生对英美文化的鉴赏能力;帮助学生运用中文表达、言说、译介英美文化;拓展学生国际文化视野,启迪文化思维,培养文化包容理念,以增强文化素养,提高跨文化交际能力,体会文化交流的乐趣。同时,本课程致力于帮助学生了解、掌握、运用常见英译汉翻译技能,使之具有翻译一般语言难度和常见英美文化题材的能力。
The main teaching contents of this course are the basic knowledge of English and American cultures and the advanced translation skills of E-C translation (Identifying sentence core parts; sorting out additional sentence elements; using dividing and combining techniques strategically; adjusting the order and rank of language elements flexibly; building cohesion and coherence; combining the use of literal and free translations). The course aims to help students understand the common knowledge of English and American cultures; to use Chinese to express, talk, and translate British and American cultures; to cultivate students' interests in British and American cultures and bilingual cultural exchanges; to expand students’ international horizons; and to enlighten cultural thinking and develop the awareness of cultural tolerance. This course will also help to enhance students' cultural literacy, improve their intercultural communication skills, and experience the joy of cultural exchanges. At the same time, it will help students to understand, master and apply common E-C translation skills, so that they will be able to translate materials of average language difficulty and common cultural topics.
语言部分包括课文大意、词汇学习、句型讲解、修辞手法和文本赏析等若干小节,旨在培养学习者英语综合应用能力及发现、提出与解决问题等自主学习能力;文化部分包括词句背景文化、文化拓展和中西对比文化等若干小节,旨在提升学习者文化意识和跨文化交际能力;情感价值观部分包括课文内涵道德、情感培养等若干小节,旨在帮助学习者塑造正确的人生观与价值观,增强思辨能力;学习技能方面包括阅读、写作、翻译等学习策略,旨在提高学生的策略意识及有效学习的能力。
课程特色
▪ 课程设计合理,多角度剖析课文内容,帮助学生从各个维度深化对课文的理解,扩宽思路;
▪ 课程内容丰富,既可以帮助学习者掌握语言基础知识,更注重培养学生的跨文化交际意识和自主学习能力及思维品质;
▪ 学习流程完整,学练测结合,除了视频学习,还包括课间弹题,单元小测,及期末测试,帮助学生在各环节检测知识的掌握程度。
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主讲专家
周晓玲 ,广西师范大学教授、外国语学院副院长,硕士生导师。多年来,周晓玲教授主抓大学英语教学工作,她是“全国大学英语教学改革示范点单位”的主要建设者、省级“大学英语精品课程”主讲人、省级“大学英语优秀教学团队”的主要成员,也是国家级“大学素质教育优秀通选课”的主讲成员。曾获广西师范大学校级“教学名师”、“教学能手”和“巾帼十佳”称号。周老师从事大学英语教学30余年,在外语教师心理学、学生学习心理学、智慧教学、翻转课堂以及课堂内涵建设方面建树颇丰。曾两次校级教学成果特等奖、三次主持省级教改重点课题,两次荣获省级教学成果二等奖、荣获“广西高校信息化教学论文竞赛”一等奖及“全国多媒体教学软件比赛”一等奖等。
课程目录
Unit 1 The Way to Success
1.1 A Tour of British Public School
1.2 Sandra Day O'Connor
1.3 Never, Ever Give Up!
1.4 Winston Churchill at the Darkest Hour
1.5 Words Related to Success
1.6 Parallelism
1.7 How to Write an Example Essay
1.8 Discussion
1.9 Unit TestUnit 2 Beat Your Fear
2.1 The Mediteraanean Sea and Life Saving Class in American School
2.2 How Fear Could Be Conquered Through Helping Others in Danger
2.3 Symptoms of Fear
2.4 English Adverbial Modifier
2.5 Reading Skills -- Making Inferences
2.6 How to Plot a Story
2.7 Be Free from the Grip of Fear
2.8 Discussion
2.9 Unit Test Unit 3 Life Stories
3.1 UNICEF and UNICEF Ambassador of Goodwill
3.2 Audrey Hepburn ― A True Angel in This World
3.3 How to Guess the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words
3.4 Different Ways to Express Changes
3.5 How to Distinguish Between Facts and Opinions
3.6 A Timeless Fashion
3.7 Inner Beauty
3.8 Discussion
3.9 Unit TestUnit 4 Let's Go
4.1 Words Related to Travel
4.2 Reading with Your Background Knowledge
4.3 Travel and Creativity
4.4 The Left Bank Café
4.5 Machu Picchu
4.6 Why Do We Travel
4.7 Develop A Cause-and-Effect...
4.8 Discussion
4.9 Unit TestUnit 5 When Work Is A Pleasure
5.1The Glamour of Words (1)
5.2 The Glamour of Words (2)
5.3 A World Without Bosses
5.4 When Work Takes Over Life
5.5 A Contrast Essay on Differences Between Workers and Laborers
5.6 Occupations in the Future
5.7 A Sketch of Medieval Aristocracy's Lifestyle
5.8 Discussion
4.9 Unit TestFinal Test