“英语国家概况”考核大纲

1、英语国家概况 考核大纲 单位：江苏师范大学外国语学院教师： 李 晗 “英语国家概况”课程考核大纲课程代号：课时数：36适用专业：研究生公共英语选修课一、本课程的性质、目的和任务1、 本课程的性质本课程为集英语国家背景知识和英语语言知识为一体的研究生公共英语选修课程。该课程在向学生传授语言知识的同时，更让学生了解了目的语国家的地理、社会、经济、政治、宗教等综合文化背景知识，为深化英语语言基础和提高交流能力打下坚实的基础。2、 本课程的目的开设本课程的目的是通过学习使学生了解英美发展简史和简单的英语背景知识，进而提高学生对英语语言的理解能力和文化素养，增强学生对英美文化的了解，培养学生的跨文化交际

2、能力以及对文化的敏感性、宽容性以及处理文化差异的灵活性以适应国际交流的需要，帮助学生开阔视野和知识面。3、本课程的任务通过本课程的学习学生应该了解掌握英美国家的自然地理、发展简史、社会文化、风俗习惯、政治体制等，通过了解这些英语背景知识，能对不同语言文化背景下的产生的交际差异有所区分和宽容，并能进行简单的跨文化交际处理二、本课程的考核内容和要求1、 考核内容Part One The United Kingdom Unit 1 The country I. British Isles and Britain II. Northern Ireland and IrelandIII. The Uni

3、ted Kingdom IV. British geography: other basic factsIV. Physical features of BritainV. British climate Unit 3 HistorySection One: Origin of the English NationI. The natives: Celts (called Britons later)II. Roman invasion: III. Anglo-Saxon Conquest:IV. Alfred the Great: V. Norman Conquest and Middle

4、English (1066) Section Two: The Great Charter and Beginning of ParliamentI. Henry II (Williams grandnephew)II. King John and the Great Charter III. The beginning of Parliament Section Three: Decline of Feudalism in EnglandI. The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) II. The Peasant Uprising (1381) III. The

5、Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) Section Four: The Tudor Monarchy and the Rising BourgeoisieI. The New Monarchy II. Enclosure and the Peasant Uprising III. Discovery of New Lands (omitted)IV. Renaissance in England (omitted) Section Five: Reformation in EnglandI. ReformationII. Bloody Mary: III. Elizab

6、eth I (1533-1603) Section Six: The English Bourgeois RevolutionI. James I II. Charles I (1625-1653)III. The English Bourgeois Revolution IV. Restoration V. Glorious Revolution Section Seven: The Industrial Revolution and the Chartist MovementI. The industrial revolution II. The Chartist Movement (18

7、36-1848) III. Queen Victoria and her time (1837-1901) Section Eight: The Rise and Fall of the British EmpireI. The formation of British Empire (omitted)II. Decline of the Empire III. The British Commonwealth IV. Britains membership (omitted) Unit 4 Government and PoliticsI. The British GovernmentII.

8、 Politics and law Unit 8 ReligionI. Religion HistoryII. Religions and Politics Unit 9 EducationI. Different levels of education institutionsII. Overseas studentsUnit 10 Way of LifeI. EducationII. Social Welfare (omitted)III. Religion (omitted) IV. Way of Life (omitted)V. The Press, Radio and Televis

9、ionVI. Festivals and customPart Two The United States of AmericaUnit 1 The CountryI. Lead-in II .The Geographical position of the United StatesIII. Physical descriptionIV. The US climate:V. The 8 geographical regions and their major featuresVI. The contrasts between Alaska and Hawaii VII10 typical r

10、isky areas in the USAUnit 2 HistorySection One: The Thirteen English-American ColoniesI. The first successful English colony: Jamestown in Virginia. II. The second colony: Plymouth in Massachusetts. Section Two: The War of IndependenceI. Conflicts leading to armed revolution II. Boston Massacre (177

11、0)III. Boston Tea Party (1773) IV. The first Continental Congress V. The first armed clash VI. The second Continental Congress VII. The Declaration of Independence VIII. Process of the WarSection Three: Appearance of the American Constitution and the Washington AdministrationI. The Constitutional Co

12、nvention II. Bill of Rights III. The first US President: George Washington. Section Four: During the First Half of the 19th Century - an Era of ExpansionI. Jefferson and his era II. Virginia Dynasty III. Andrew Jackson IV. The Mexican War (1846-48) Section Five: The Civil WarI. A survey of US slaver

13、yII. Abraham Lincoln III. The Civil War Section Six: After the Civil War - Development and Foreign AggressionI. After the Civil War Section Seven: During and after World War II. In the World War I II. After the War Section Eight: During and after the World War III. In the World War II II. After the

14、war (omitted) Unit 4 Political InstitutionsI.Lead-in II. the political mechanism of United StatesUnit 8 EducationI.Lead-in II. The importance attached to education; a matchless school system; the 4 functionsIIICharacteristics of the US education: IVElementary and secondary educationVHigher education

15、: VIThe adult education Unit 9 Religion in American LifeI. Religions in American LifeII. Church, State and PoliticsUnit 10 Private Life in AmericaI.Lead-in II. American social security systemIII. Headaches in American society IVMajor holidays and their significancePart Three CanadaUnit 1 The land an

16、d the people I.Lead-in II. The Canadian geographyIIIThe Canadian peopleIVThe Canadian government: type; constitutionVThe Canadian economy: natural resources; exports; major trading partnersVICanadas history, politics and culture: VIIThe Quebec Question:VIIIComparison and contrast between Canada and

17、the USAPart Four Australia Unit 1 The land and the people I. Australia: an overall introduction IIAustralian population policiesIIIArguments over republicanism in Australia;IVAustralia: a youthful state Part Five New ZealandUnit 1 The land and the people I. Lead-inII. An overall introduction III. Characteristics of New Zealand and New ZealandersIV.Comparison and contrast between Australia and New Zealand2、 考核的基本要求通过考核检查和了解学生熟悉英语国家的地理、历史、现状、文化、传统、习