经贸英文选读 课程教学大纲

1、经贸英文选读课程简介课程编号1240322014课程名称经贸英文选读课程性质选修学 时32学 分2学时分配授课：32 实验：0 上机：0 实践：0 实践（周）：0考核方式闭卷考试，平时成绩占30% ，期末成绩占70% 。开课学院经济学院更新时间 适用专业国际经济与贸易、经济学等专业先修课程宏观经济学 微观经济学 国际经济学、国际贸易 国际贸易实务课程内容：经贸文章选读是国际贸易、经济学等专业学生的必修课程。本课程的教学内容将选自英、美等国家主要媒体，包括：经济学家、金融时报、国际先驱论坛报、纽约时报、读者文摘、亚洲周刊等。文章的选题，力求广泛而精要，宏观、微观并重，反映世界经济贸易发展的主流趋

2、势，关注中国经贸发展的最前沿。选题中将特别关注：欧美经贸动向、WTO、国际贸易政策、中国对外贸易与商务活动、国际市场等。通过学习本课程，力图使学生学习掌握阅读和理解西方报刊经贸文章的写法和技巧、了解经贸动态、增加经贸知识甚至撰写经贸文章。 Brief Introduction Code1240322014TitleSelected Readings on the Economics and Trade in EnglishCourse natureOptional Semester Hours32Credits2Semester Hour StructureLecture：32 Experim

3、ent： 0 Computer Lab：0 Practice：0Practice (Week)：AssessmentClosed book examination, average results accounts for 30%, the final results accounts for 70%.Offered by Institute of EconomicsDate2012-9forInternational Economy and Trade; EconomicsPrerequisiteMacroeconomics; Microeconomics; International Ec

4、onomics; International Trade; Practice of International Trade Course Description: Selected Readings on the Economics and Trade in English is a compulsory course for students majored in International Economy and Trade and Economics.The content of this course will select from main media in countries s

5、uch as England and America, including: Economist, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune , The New York Times , Readers Digest , Asian Weekly and so on. The selected topic of the article tries to be widely and concise, macroscopic and microscopic, reflects the main tendency of the world econo

6、mics trade development, pays attention to the forward things about Chinese economics and trade development. The selected topic will pay specially attention to the trend in European and American economics and trade, WTO, the international trade policy, Chinese foreign trade and business, the internat

7、ional market and so on.The purpose of this course is to help students grasp the style and technique of western business articles in English, understand business development, improve business English and even write business articles in English.经贸英文选读课程教学大纲课程编号1240322014课程名称经贸英文选读课程性质选修学 时32学 分2学时分配授课

8、：32 实验： 上机：0 实践：0 实践（周）：0考核方式闭卷考试，平时成绩占30% ，期末成绩占70% 。开课学院经济学院更新时间2012年9月适用专业国际经济与贸易、经济学等专业先修课程宏观经济学 微观经济学 国际经济学、国际贸易 国际贸易实务一、教学内容Unit 1 The New structure of the World Economy-G20Text A: Group of G20Text B: The Pittsburgh Summit: Key AccomplishmentText C: Financial Reform and the G20: A hard climb教学

9、难点：understanding the difficulty in cooperation between members of G20 教学重点：the key accomplishments of G20 in Pittsburgh SummitUnit 2 American Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis Text A: Debt and Denial Text B: Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Nightmare of the “American Dream” for Black and Latino PeopleText C: Three

10、 trillion dollars later教学难点：the role of financial instruments in the Subprime Mortgage Crisis教学重点： the cause and effect of Subprime Mortgage CrisisUnit 3 Obamas Economic Recovery PlanText A: The U.S. Economic Stimulus PlanText B: Americans Vulnerable Half-speed RecoveryText C: Obama Unveils Green Jo

11、bs Plan after Economy Loses 85,000 jobs in December教学难点： all stimulus policies in promoting economy especially creating jobs教学重点： the difficulties of developing American economy Unit 4 Obamas Medical Plan Text A: U.S. Healthcare ReformText B: Whats wrong with Americas Health CareText C: Worlds Best

12、Medical Care? 教学难点：weakness of the Americas Health Care regime 教学重点：Americas Health Care regimeUnit 5 Investment Banking Text A: Morgan StantleyText B: Merrill LynchText C: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 教学难点： the reasons of collapse of some investment banks 教学重点：the operation of western investment b

13、anks Unit 6 EU: Finance and Economy Text A: The Chaos after Greeces RescueText B: Budget Cuts in the Euro Area Text C: The New Head of the Euro-zone SPV教学难点：the deep reasons of Euro-zone debt crisis教学重点： Euro-zone debt crisis and its rescue measure Unit 7 Trade Protectionism Text A: Obama Faces Toug

14、h Choice on China Tire Duty CaseText B: EU Retailers Oppose Duties on Cheap shoes Made in ChinaText C: U.S. Sets Preliminary Duties on China Steel Products 教学难点：the deep reasons of western countries hostile attitude to China in Trade 教学重点：Trade protectionism against China from American and EU Unit 8

15、 Oil Price Text A: Determining Fuel PricesText B: Do Oil Prices Really Have an Impact on Financial Market?Text C: Continued Surge Could Spark Something Worse than a Mild Recession 教学难点： the relationship between oil and economy 教学重点：the reasons of oil prices fluctuation and its effect 二、教学基本要求Unit 1

16、The New structure of the World Economy-G20教学要求：know the formation, activities and key accomplishments of G20, understand the difficulties in cooperation between G20 members while tackling the world economic problems, grasp the professional words and expressions in the articles, translate the key pas

17、sages into Chinese. Unit 2 American Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis 教学要求：understand the reasons of Subprime Mortgage Crisis in America, the effect of it on American and world economy, especially on the vulnerable people, grasp the professional words and expressions in the articles, translate the key passa

18、ges into Chinese.Unit 3 Obamas Economic Recovery Plan教学要求：understand the current condition of American economy, discuss the possible effect of Obamas recovery plan, grasp the professional words and expressions in the articles, translate the key passages into Chinese.Unit 4 Obamas Medical Plan 教学要求：d

19、iscuss the advantages and disadvantages of American healthcare system, understand the content of Obamas medical reform and its expected benefits, grasp the professional words and expressions in the articles, translate the key passages into Chinese.Unit 5 Investment Banking 教学要求：understand the main b

20、usiness of investment banks and the problems they had in recent years, grasp the professional words and expressions in the articles, translate the key passages into Chinese.Unit 6 EU: Finance and Economy 教学要求：know the formation, members, activities and key accomplishments of EU, as well as the gener

21、al situation of EU economy, understand the reasons of EU debt crisis, discuss the EU rescue plans, forecast its future development, grasp the professional words and expressions in the articles, translate the key passages into Chinese.Unit 7 Trade Protectionism 教学要求：know the reasons and measures of trade protectionism around the world, discuss the disadvantages of trade protectionism on the export and import countries, analyze the reasons of western countries discriminate against China, try to fi