《高级英语》课程教学大纲

《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：AdvancedEnglish课程类别：专业课学时：72X2=144学分：4X2=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。Featuredinawiderangeofmaterialswithstrongflavorofthetimesandvarioustypesofwriting—exposition,description,narrationandargumentation,AdvancedEnglishisacoursedesignedtotrainstudents’comprehensiveEnglishskills,especiallyinreadingcomprehension,grammar,rhetoricandwriting.Greatattentionispaidtostudents’developmentincomprehensionandappreciationofthearticleswithdifferenttypes,themesandstyles.Materialsareselectedlargelyfromsomefamouscontemporarymasters’workswithrespecttopolitics,economics,society,culture,literature,education,philosophy,etc.Students’scrupulousreadingandanalysisofthearticleshelptobroadentheirknowledge,deepentheirunderstandingoflifeandsociety,elevatetheiranalysisandlogicalthinkingandenhancetheirabilitycomprehensivelyinapplicationoftheEnglishlanguage.Forthosepurposes,plentyofrelevantexercisesareattachedtoeachlessonforreadingcomprehension,wordstudy,sentenceparaphrase,styleanalysis,writingandChinese-Englishcross-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，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、语言特点和修辞手法等。通过阅读和分析内容广泛的材料，点、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。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（教材：《现代大学英语》精读杨立民、梅仁毅主编外语教学与研究出版社20年0版4）LessonOneWhereDoWeGoFromHere?TeachingAimsandRequirementscarefullyreadthe“GuidetoReading”togetabasicunderstandingofthebackgroundofDr.MartinLutherKing’sspeechWhereDoWeGoFromHere?readthewordandexpressionsprovidedonPage11thatwillfacilitatereadingpreviewthespeechitselfwiththehelpofthenotesprovidedbetweenpage12to15learnhowtocomprehendworksofEnglishliteratureforthislesson,afamousspeechbyaLessonNineLessonNineLessonFourLessonFourfamouspersonlearnhowtousesomerhetoricaldevicessuchasmetaphor,simile,antitheses,andparallelstructureunderstandsomebiblicalallusionswiththehelpoftheoriginalversionlearntoparaphrasesomesentencesinthetextdosometranslationworkasisrequired.重点：restructuringthewholeofAmericansocietywithnonviolence难点：therhetoricaldevicesinthespeechLessonTwoTwoKindsTeachingAimsandRequirementscarefullyreadthe“GuidetoReading”togetabasicunderstandingofthebackgroundinformationofthestory:TwoKindsreadthewordandexpressionsprovidedon31thatwillfacilitatereadingpreviewthestorywiththehelpofthenotesprovidedon32learnhowtoreadandappreciateanEnglishshortstory:especiallythetheme,character,organizationofplotdevelopmentandthehero,sorheroine,sepiphany(顿悟)getsomebriefinformationaboutthedifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandAmericanculturegetsomeinformationabouttheauthor,AmyTan(谭恩美)explainsomemeaningfulsentencesandunderstandtheirimplications重点：thesharpconflictbetweentwogenerationsandtwocultures难点：theauthor'slanguageandtechniquesinwritingLessonThreeGoodsMove.PeopleMove.IdeasMove.AndCulturesChange.TeachingAimsandRequirementslearnhowtoreadandappreciateanEnglishessayinthewaytheargumentsarepresented.Whataresomeoftheimportantwordsthattheauthorusesindevelopingherargumentsgettoknowwhattheauthor,sattitudeistowardsglobalizationgettoknowhowtheauthordescribestheprocessfromthemovingofgoodstothechangingofculturesnotethechoiceofwordsintherhetoricaldeviceofcontrasttheauthoremploysandthemoodorattitudeexpressedthroughsuchchoiceofwordsnoticesomecharacteristicsofajournalisticwriting.重点：Globalizationwillresultinaculturalmerging.难点：thewordsandtherhetoricaldeviceofcontrasttheauthoremploysProfessionsforWomenTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationoftheauthor,VirginiaWoolf,andherwritingstyle.Thecharacteristicofthelanguageinthisessay.Theorganizationofthewholespeech.Thetransitionbetweentheauthor’s1stand2ndprofessionalexperience.WhatmetaphorstheauthorusesindescribingherfirstprofessionalexperiencesasabookreviewerandhersecondprofessionalexperienceasanovelistThehistoryofwomen’sliberationfrompatriarchyandwomen’scurrentsocialstatusinsociety.重点：Womenstillencountermanyofthesameobstacles.难点：thetechniquestheauthoremploysinthetextLessonFiveLoveIsaFallacyTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthor,MaxShulmanandhiswritingstyleThecharacteristicsofthelanguageinthisinformalessayTheorganizationoftheessayThelargevarietyofwritingtechniquestheauthoremploysTheprofusefigurativelanguagetheauthoruses重点：Fallacycanbeinterpretedatdifferentlevels.难点：thelanguageoftheauthorLessonSevenInvisibleManChapter1(BattleRoyal)byRalphEllisonTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthor,RalphEllison,andthenovel,InvisibleManIntroductionofBookerT.WashingtonandhisAtlantaspeechin1895HistoryofBattleRoyalSymbolismandtwomainsymbolsinthetextOrganizationofthetextThemeofthestory重点：ThebattleroyalissymbolicoftheplaceorpositionofallAmericanblackpeopleinthewhite-dominatedsociety.难点：rhetoricaldevices:symbolismTheWaytoRainyMountainTeachingAimsandRequirements1)Thebackgroundinformationabouttheauthor,2)Introductiontotheauthor’sbookTheWayToRainyMountain3)Appreciatetheauthor’slyricalandpictorialdescriptionofthelandscape4)Organizationofthetext5)Themeofthestory重点：Ourculturalorethnicheritagemaydiffer,yetseekingone’srootsisacommonhumanexperience.难点：alyricalandpictorialdescriptionofthelandscape;complicatedfeelingsLessonTenBeforeandAfterSeptember11TeachingAimsandRequirements1)Thebackgroundinformationabouttheauthor2)Thebackgroundinformationabout“TheEventsofSeptember11”andthenationalparanoiaintheUnitedStates3)Organizationofthetext4)Themeoftheessay重点：Dissentingvoicescanbeheardandinordertowinthestruggleagainstterrorismabroaditisallthemorenecessarytostrengthen,nottoweakendemocracyathome.难点:thebackgroundofwhatthewritercallednationalparanoiaandtheinfluenceofSeptember11Event高级英语(教材：《现代大学英语》精读杨立民、梅仁毅主编外语教学与研究出版社20年0版4)LessonOneHowtoGetthePooroffOurConsciencebyJohnKennethGalbraithTeachingAimsandRequirements1)Thebackgroundinformationabouttheauthor,JohnKennethGalbraith,andtheessay,HowtoGetthePooroffOurConscience2)Introductiontotheauthor’swritingstyle:lucidityandpersuasivenessandhisskillfulemploymentofirony,fromhumorousironytobittersatire.3)Historyofthe“intellectualpreoccupation”:howtogetthepooroffconsciencefromtheBibletothepresentday4)TheoriesofsomehistoricalcelebritieslikeutilitarianismbyJeremyBentham,MalthusianismbyThomasRobertMalthus,SocialDarwinismbyHerbertSpencer5)Organizationofthetext6)Understandingandappreciatingtheessay重点：thegapbetweentherichandthepoor;themeaningofthetitle难点：theironicalandsarcastictoneofthetextLessonTwoTheWoodsWereTossingwithJewelsAChildhoodintheFloridaWilderness

byMarieSt.JohnTeachingAimsandRequirements1)Thebackgroundinformationabouttheessay2)Introductiontotheauthor’swritingstyleoftheshortstory3)Generalorganizationofashortstory4)Non-chronologicalnarrationofastoryanditsfunction5)Descriptionofsurroundingsoneisin6)Understandingandappreciatingtheessay7)Groupdiscussioninthestudyofthisstory8)LearntowriteashortstoryinEnglish重点：thewestwardmovementandthemessagetheauthorwantstogetacross难点：appreciatethetextthroughtheeyesofagirloffive;descriptionofpersonLessonThreeAtWarwiththePlanetAReflectiononEnvironmentalCrisis

byBarryCommonerTeachingAimsandRequirements1)Thebackgroundinformationabouttheauthor2)Introductiontotheauthor’swritingstyleoftheessay3)Organizationoftheessay4)Howtodevelopthethemewhenwritinganessay5)Appreciatingtheuseofrhetoricaldeviceofpun6)Howtodevelopthetopicsentenceinaparagraph7)LearntowriteanessayinEnglishconcerningenvironment重点：theimportanceofunderstandingtheinterplayofthetwoworldsandmakepeacewiththePlanet难点：definitionofthewordsonenvironment;therelationshipbetweentwoworldsLessonFourNettlesAWoman’sproblems:passions,confusions,anddilemmasByAliceMunroTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthorFirst-personnarrationanditsfunctionTheauthor’srealisticwritingtechniqueAblendofnaturalismandsymbolismindescriptionThenarrativestructureofthestoryPsychologicaldescriptionofacharacterDescriptionofemotionalrealityExplorethecomplexityandbeautyofeverydaylifeGroupdiscussioninthestudyofthisstory重点：first-personnarration;detaileddescriptionofemotionalreality难点：simpleplotprobingofcomplicatedfeelingsandsubtlemeaningsoflifeLessonSixDeathofaPigAnfamousessayontherelationshipbetweenanimalsandhumanbeingsbyE.B.WhiteTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthorIntroductiontotheauthor’sfree,smoothandhumorouswritingstyleDetaileddescriptionofsurroundingsanditsfunctionCarefulchoiceofwordsindescriptionRhetoricaldeviceofparallelism,imageryandallusionUnderstandingandappreciatingtheessayGroupdiscussioninthestudyofthisessay重点：themoodandthefeelingoftheauthorduringthesedays难点：theimpliedmeaningofthedeathofapig;carefulchoiceofwordsLessonEightARoseforEmilybyWilliamFaulknerTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthorIntroductionoftheauthor’swritingstyleoftheshortstoryStudytheauthor’swritingtechniques:vaguereferences,ambiguities,symbolism,jumbledtimesequences,etc.Anatmosphereneededforstory-tellingHowtoexploretheinnerworldofahumanbeing,ortheinnerstruggleinthehumanheartTrytounderstandandappreciatethecomplexstoryGroupdiscussioninthestudyofthisstory重点：theimpliedmeaningofthestory;theorderofnarration难点：theconflictsofthestory:differentlevels、theSouthandtheNorth;LessonNineTheBluestEye(Excerpts)byToniMorrisonTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthorIntroductiontotheauthor’sCulturalEthnicalContext(族裔文化语境)RealisticdetailsinnarrationAppreciatetheuseofrhetoricaldeviceofmetaphorUnderstandingandappreciatingtheessayGroupdiscussioninthestudyofthisstory重点：backgroundinformationabouttheauthorandthenovel难点：racialprejudice;therealisticdetailsandskillfulwritingLessonTenNotesontheEnglishCharacterbyE.M.ForsterTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthorIntroductionoftheauthor’swritingstyleTrytounderstandtheEnglishpeopleinordertolearntheEnglishlanguagewellUnderstandingandappreciatingtheessay重点：theEnglishCharacterinmiddle-classandupperclass,meritsandshortcomings难点：thebackgroundinformationaboutthelifeandworksoftheauthor;whichcausedtheconcentrationofthenotesLessonElevenBeauty

byScottRussellSandersTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthorAppreciatingtheauthor’swritingofpersonalessaysAppreciatingtheauthor’spoeticwritingstyle:homelyandimpressiveimages,carefullychosenwordsandconciselyandwell-measuredpresentationofideasAfurtherunderstandingofwhatbeautyis重点：thethemeofthetextandhowtheauthordefinesbeauty难点：writingstyleoftheauthorinthistext:poeticwriting,homelybutimpressiveimagesetc.周课时周课时别数2Lesson112Lesson12Lesson12教学内容WhereDoWeGoFromHere?warm-up&backgroundinformationTextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)TextAppreciationLesson1TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)2Lesson22Lesson22Lesson2warm-up&backgroundinformationTextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson2TextAppreciation422Lesson2Lesson3TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)GoodsMove.PeopleMove.IdeasMove.AndCulturesChange.52Lesson3warm-up&backgroundinformationTextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson3TextAppreciation62Lesson3TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)2Lesson4ProfessionsforWomen72Lesson4warm-up&backgroundinformationTextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson4TextAppreciation82Lesson4TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)

周别课时数教学内容29MayDayholiday2oLesson5LoveIsaFallacy2warm-up&backgroundinformation102Lesson5TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson5TextAppreciation112Lesson5TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)Lesson7InvisibleMan122Chapter1(BattleRoyal)2warm-up&backgroundinformation乙Lesson7TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson7TextAppreciation132Lesson7TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)2Lesson9TheWaytoRainyMountain乙warm-up&backgroundinformation142Lesson9TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson9TextAppreciation152Lesson9TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)2Lesson10BeforeandAfterSeptember1116乙warm-up&backgroundinformation2Lesson10TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson10TextAppreciation172Lesson10TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)218Review2高级英语周别课时数教学内容2Lesson1HowtoGetthePooroffOurConscience:

12Lesson1warm-up&backgroundinformationTextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson1TextAppreciation22Lesson1TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)32Lesson2TheWoodsWereTossingwithJewels:warm-up&backgroundinformation2Lesson2TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)42Lesson2TextAppreciation2Lesson2TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)Lesson3AtWarwiththePlanet:52warm-up&backgroundinformation2Lesson3TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)62Lesson3TextAppreciation2Lesson3TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)72Lesson4Nettles:warm-up&backgroundinformation2Lesson4TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)82Lesson4TextAppreciation2Lesson4TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)29MayDaylongholiday22Lesson6DeathofaPig:10warm-up&backgroundinformation2Lesson6TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson6TextAppreciation112Lesson6TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)2Lesson8ARoseforEmily:12warm-up&backgroundinformation2Lesson8TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)

2Lesson8TextAppreciation132Lesson8TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)2Lesson9TheBluestEye:warm-up&backgroundinformation142Lesson9TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson9TextAppreciation152Lesson9TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)2Lesson10NotesontheEnglishCharacter:16warm-up&backgroundinformation2Lesson10TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2Lesson10TextAppreciation172Lesson10TextAppreciation&Extension(reviewandexercise)2Lesson11Beauty:warm-up&backgroundinformation182Lesson11TextAppreciation(structure,generalidea¶phrase)2192Review（三）课后练习要把课堂教学与课外实践相结合，这是因为课外实践是课堂教学的延伸与发展，也是培养和提高学生能力的重要途径。在教师指导下，课外实践活动以课堂教学内容为基础，面向全体学生，有目的、有计划、有组织地进行，旨在培养学生的语言综合运用能力和创新能力，发展个性，培养合作精神。其形式可包括：演讲、辩论、戏剧表演、英语角等；在有条件的情况下，高级英语课程的课外练习要尽量运用网络形式，学生随时交，教师随时批改。（四）教学方法与手段高级英语课程应在教学的不同环节，启发学生进行不同的活动