英美概况
《英美概况》教学大纲
作者：冯郁审核：徐峰
课程名称：英美概况
英文名称：The Society and Culture of the UK and the US
课程类型：专业必修课
总学时数：32 讲课学时：32 实验学时：0
学分：2.0
适用专业：英语、商务英语
一、课程说明
《英美概况》是介绍英语国家社会与文化入门的一门课程。开设本课的目的在于使学生通过学习，了解英美国家的历史、地理、社会、经济、政治、教育等方面的情况及其文化传统，内容庞杂、信息量大。
培养学生正确分析有关英美等国问题的能力，并能以正确的眼光看待世界上所发生的问题，提高学生对文化差异的敏感性、宽容性和处理文化差异的灵活性，培养学生跨文化交际能力。把学生培养成为高素质的人才，同时又能爱祖国、热爱社会主义，致力为祖国的繁荣、发达而努力的人才，培养学生树立正确世界观。
同时，通过课文的学习和各种练习的实践，达到提高英语水平的目的。通过比较学习不同文化中具有特殊文化涵义的词语与表达式，可以促使学生掌握一些特殊词语的深层次意义，是对词汇的学习以及翻译水平的提高的有益补充；通过开展中外文化的比较，让学生切身感受到成功的交际仅有语言是远远不够的，文化方面的因素有时所起的作用远远大于语言本身，必将为英语学习者成功地参与国际商务活动，更有效地进行国际合作与交流打下坚实的文化基础。
二、教学要求及教学要点
第一章：美国简况（国家的组成、国土等）
第二章教学要求：通过教学使学生掌握美国地理简况：国家的基本组成，国土等。
以及美国国家形成的基本历史发展过程。
教学重点：美国国家形成过程中产生的几个重要的历史事件。
教学难点：分析并了解American Revolution产生的原因。
第二章：美国政治制度
教学要求：
通过教学使学生掌握美国政治制度的基本组成，产生于美国政治中的一些概念的定义和事件的发展，以及美国政治的发展趋势。
教学重点：掌握美国政治政党的组成，政治发展的特点。
教学难点：对美国三权分立的理解并掌握。
第三章：美国经济状况
教学要求：通过教学使学生掌握美国经济的概况，以及美国经济快速发展，成为世界第一的原因。
教学重点：掌握美国工业改革和农业发展历程。
教学难点：分析美国经济飞速发展的原因和经济相对衰退的原因。
第四章：美国文学、体育及教育体制
教学要求：
通过教学使学生掌握美国文化发展方面的基本情况，以及对美国文学发展史上一些的概念的定义；使学生掌握美国体育及教育体制的现状。
教学重点：
掌握从美国文学发展中出现的一些术语，以及体现出来的美国人民的特点。
教学难点：分析美国文化繁荣的原因
第五章：美国社会与大众传媒
教学要求：
通过教学使学生掌握美国社会各阶级、种族、对外关系以及大众传媒有一个简单的了解。
教学重点：美国社会的概况。
教学难点：结合当前世界形势体会美国对外关系发展的特点和趋势。
第六章：英国简况
教学要求：
通过教学让学生了解与文化有关的基本概念，文化的特征、范畴，文化与语言学习间的关系.
本课的要求、学习方法与用途，并对英国国家的组成、国土等有一个初步的掌握。
教学重点：英国的组成的初步介绍。
教学难点：对有关社会文化基本概念的掌握。
第七章：英国政府
教学要求：通过教学让学生掌握英国政府的组成以及各自行使的政治权力。
教学重点：英国政府议会君主制的特点，以及英国议会的发展历史。
教学难点：英国政治制度发展的历史。
第八章：英国政党
三、课程教材及主要参考资料
1. 肖惠云.《当代英国概况》.上海外语教育出版社,2003.
2. 王虹.《当代英国社会与文化》 .上海外语教育出版社, 200
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3. 王恩铭.《美国社会与文化》. 上海外语教育出版社,2005
四、其他说明
本课程为考查课程，考核采用结课论文的方式，平时成绩主要以课堂提问和课堂讨论表现情况为依据。
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英美国家概况总结
英国概况 英格兰面积最大 苏格兰，爱丁堡为首府 威尔士，加的夫，Cardiff为首府 北爱尔兰，贝尔法斯特Belfast为首府 伦敦，UK首都，皇家法庭royal courts of justice 及圣保罗大教堂st paul’s cathedral在这里。威斯敏斯特westminster，伦敦市的一个行政区，也叫西敏寺，这里有议会houses of parliament，包含大钟楼big ben，白厅whitehall即英国政府，白金汉宫buckingham palace即英国皇宫，还有st james’ hall 圣詹姆斯宫。 The great charter in 1215,1215年大宪章，亦称the great charter or Magna Charta,确保一些平民的政治权利与自由，保障教会不受国王的控制，改革了法律和司法，限制国王及王室官员的行为。 议会雏形，1265年，Simon de Montford 召集the Great Council在西敏寺开会，就是最早的议会，后来发展了House of Lords上议院，House of Commons下议院。 玫瑰战争和英国宗教改革： Richard 三世和Henry Tudor都铎（duduo）打了玫瑰战争，都铎胜利，终成五代都铎王朝。 亨利八世进行宗教改革，想切断英国教会与罗马教皇的关系，使英国教会独立起来。宗教改革的真正进行是在亨利八世的儿子爱德华时期，新教是Protestant，即基督教，改革叫做“The Reformation”。伊丽莎白一世时期，伊丽莎白为女王统治英国，她是基督教徒，大力推行新教，从此英国都是信奉新教。 文艺复兴运动The English Renaissance 文艺复兴是中世纪到现代的过渡时期，从1350-1650，有300年，从意大利发起，达芬奇等人为代表。在这段时期，罗马教会经历新教改革，人文主义兴起，海外探索（大航海时代？）。 英国内战The Civil Wars 是国王和议会间的战争，Norttingham King Charles和议会开战，国王军是Cavaliers(骑士)，议会军是Roundheads(圆颅党)，因为他们短发。查尔斯战败，克伦威尔Cromwell称王。英国内战又称清教徒革命，因为国王的反对者多是清教徒Puritan。清教徒是基督教新教中的一派。这场战争颠覆了英国的封建制度，甚至动摇了欧洲的封建制度，被认为是世界现代史的开端。 王朝复辟The Restoration 克伦威尔死后，儿子Richard 继位，但是统治失败，议会选择让上代国王流放法国的儿子King Charles 二世回归。 光荣革命The Glorious Revolution 奥兰治王室（William of Orange橘子？英国的名字真搞笑），用一场不流血的政变夺了王室的权，William and Mary 共同接受了Bill of Right(1689)权利法案，英国“光荣革命”后巩固资产阶级与封建贵族联合专政、确立君主立宪政体的宪法性文件之一。君主立宪由此开始。 辉格党和托利党（Whigs and Tories） 两党名称来自光荣革命，辉格党就是后来的Liberal party，托利党是Conservative party
英美概况选择题答案
1. The highest mountain in Britain is __B__. A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the Forth 2. The longest river in Britain is __C___. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the Thames 3. The largest lake in Britain is ___A__. A. the Lough Neage B. Windermere Water C. Coniston Water D. the Lake District 4. The first inhabitants in Britain were __C___. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons 5. British Recorded history began with __A___. A. Roman invasion B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion 6. In 829, __C___ actually became the overlord of all the English. A. John B. James I C. Egbert D. Henry I 7. Christmas Day __B__, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A. 1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060 8. In __B___, a small group of Puritans sailed from _____ in the Mayflower to be the first settlers in the North America. A. 1620, London B. 1620, Plymouth C. 1720, London D. 1720, Plymouth 9. With regard to its size, the USA is the __D___ country in the world. A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest 10. Among the following rivers, __C___ forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S. A. the Potomac B. the Columbia C. the Rio Grande River D. the Colorado 11. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by ___B__. A. James Madison B. Thomas Jefferson C. Alexander Hamilton D. GeorgeWashington 12. On July 4, 1776, ___B__ adopted the Declaration of Independence. A. the First Continental Congress B. the Second Continental Congress C. the Third Continental Congress D. the Constitutional Convention 13. President Jefferson bought __B___ from France and doubled the country’s territory. A. New Mexico B. the Louisiana Territory C. Kansas D. Ohio 14. The first known settlers of Britain were ___D____.
英美概况-希腊罗马神话教案
《英美概况》教案 The Greek and Roman Mythology Teaching Objectives: The students should get to know the stories in the Greek and Roman mythology Teaching Methods: Presentation, Question-answering Difficult/Focal Points: The Main Gods and Goddess in the mythology The heroes and their stories Teaching Procedure: Part I Greece& Rome Greece is a country in southeastern Europe. Situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, Greece has land borders with Albania阿尔巴尼亚, the Republic of Macedonia 马其顿and Bulgaria保加利亚to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea爱琴海lies to the east of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea 爱奥尼亚海to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea 地中海to the south. Modern Greece traces its roots to the civilisation of ancient Greece, generally considered the cradle of western civilization. As such, it is the birthplace of democracy,[7] Western philosophy,[8] the Olympic Games, Western literature and historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama,[9] including both tragedy and comedy. Ancient Greece is the civilization belonging to the period of Greek history lasting from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to 146 BC and the Roman conquest of Greece after the Battle of Corinth. At the center of this time period is Classical Greece, which flourished during the 5th to 4th centuries BC, at first under Athenian leadership successfully repelling the military threat of Persian invasion. The Athenian Golden Age ends with the defeat of Athens at the hands of Sparta in the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC. Classical Greek culture had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire, which carried a version of it to many parts of the Mediterranean region and Europe, for which reason Classical Greece is generally considered to be the seminal culture which provided the foundation of Western civilization Part II Survey of the mythic history The mythological "history of the world" may be divided into three or four broader periods: A.The myths of origin or age of gods ("births of gods"): myths about the origins of the world, the gods, and the human race. B.The age when gods and mortals mingled freely: stories of the early interactions between gods, demigods, and mortals. C.The age of heroes (heroic age), where divine activity was more limited. The last and greatest of the heroic legends is the story of the Trojan War and after. A. The myths of origin or age of gods ("births of gods"): myths about the origins of the world, the gods, and the human race. "Myths of origin" or "creation myths" represent an attempt to render the universe comprehensible in human terms and explain the origin of the world. ( First Dynasty ) He begins with Chaos, a yawning nothingness. Out of the void emerged Gaia Gaea(the Earth). (Second Dynasty) Without male assistance, Gaia gave birth to Oranos Uranus (the Sky) who then fertilized her. From that union were born first the Titans—six males: Coeusk, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, iapetus, and Oceanus; and six females: Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Theia, Themis,