《美国英语与美国文化》课程教学大纲 一、课程基本信息 课程代码：16220602 课程名称：美国英语与美国文化 英文名称：American English and American Culture 课程类别：通识课选修课 受 时：32 学 分：2 话用对象·非英语专业 考核方式：考试 先修课程：三水非英语专业学生 二、课程简介 《美国英语与美国文化》专门针对广东财经大学非英语专业学生开设的大学英语 系列通识课程之一。该课程是以认识和解读美国文化为切入点，深化语言学习与文化 学习的内涵关联，提升学习语言的实效和在真实世界中的应用能力。在提高学生文化 意识的基础上，提高学生的跨文化交际能力和批判性思维能力，最终达到提高综合语 言应用能力。 该课程持续16周，每周2节课，共32学时。教学采取以学生为中心，教师讲授 为引导，学生阅读与主题讨论为辅助的模式：将面授与机助学习，课内讲授和课后自 主学习紧密结合起来。本课程的教学评估包括形成性评估和终结性评估。 American English and American Culture is an optional course for non-English majors as one of the liberal education courses.It takes the American culture as the breakthrough point and enhances the connotation between American English and American culture to help students improve their ability of language using in the real world.On the basis of improving students cultural awareness,students intercultural communicative competence and critical thinking ability should be improved so as to prepare for their further study. Furthermore,the ultimate purpose of this course is to urge them to become high-end bilingual talents with international views. The course lasts one semesters,32 periods in all.The teaching process consists of lectures by the teacher,in-class and out-of-class reading and discussing.The evaluation of this course includes formative assessment and summative assessment 三、课程性质与教学目的
1 《美国英语与美国文化》课程教学大纲 一、课程基本信息 课程代码：16220602 课程名称：美国英语与美国文化 英文名称：American English and American Culture 课程类别：通识课选修课 学 时：32 学 分：2 适用对象: 非英语专业 考核方式：考试 先修课程：三水非英语专业学生 二、课程简介 《美国英语与美国文化》专门针对广东财经大学非英语专业学生开设的大学英语 系列通识课程之一。该课程是以认识和解读美国文化为切入点，深化语言学习与文化 学习的内涵关联，提升学习语言的实效和在真实世界中的应用能力。在提高学生文化 意识的基础上，提高学生的跨文化交际能力和批判性思维能力，最终达到提高综合语 言应用能力。 该课程持续 16 周，每周 2 节课，共 32 学时。教学采取以学生为中心, 教师讲授 为引导，学生阅读与主题讨论为辅助的模式；将面授与机助学习，课内讲授和课后自 主学习紧密结合起来。本课程的教学评估包括形成性评估和终结性评估。 American English and American Culture is an optional course for non-English majors as one of the liberal education courses. It takes the American culture as the breakthrough point and enhances the connotation between American English and American culture to help students improve their ability of language using in the real world. On the basis of improving students' cultural awareness, students' intercultural communicative competence and critical thinking ability should be improved so as to prepare for their further study. Furthermore, the ultimate purpose of this course is to urge them to become high-end bilingual talents with international views. The course lasts one semesters, 32 periods in all. The teaching process consists of lectures by the teacher, in-class and out-of-class reading and discussing. The evaluation of this course includes formative assessment and summative assessment. 三、课程性质与教学目的
《美国英语与美国文化》是一门通识选修课，其主要目的是介绍美国的地理概貌、 政治制度、经济概况、文化传统、体育娱乐、宗教信仰及社会生活等方面的基本知识 有助于学生掌握美国的地理特征、重大历史事件和政治经济制度：了解美利坚民族的 思维方式、价值观念及生活方式：并将语言和文化很好地结合起来，更好地掌握和运 用英语语言，加深对语言和文化的理解，增强对文化差异的敏感性，提高批判性思维 能力，达到扩大知识面、巩固和提高英语水平之目的。同时，通过该课程学习，训练 同学们运用图书馆、互联网等查找资料的学术能力、熟练地运用英语表达所掌握的知 识的能力，并且大大提升同学们的学术英语阅读能力。 四、教学内容及要求 第一章United States:the Land and the People (一)目的与要求 In this unit students will: become more aware of American location and size.geographical features. natural resources,climate and seven state regions. learn about the history of the earlier settlers and immigrants to the U.S.: Recognize the main influences major immigrants have had on Americar English vocabulary; understand the images of America---Metaphors for America find out the major racial and ethnic groups. (二)教学内容 1.主要内容 1American location and size,geographical features,natural resources,and climate 2)Seven state regions. 3)History of the earlier settlers and immigrants to the U.S.; 4)The main influences immigrants have had on American English vocabulary: 5)The images of America----Metaphors for America; 6)Major racial and ethnic groups. 2.基本概念和知识点 1)American location,size,geographical features and climate 2)Seven state regions. A.New England: B.The Middle Atlantic: 2
2 《美国英语与美国文化》是一门通识选修课，其主要目的是介绍美国的地理概貌、 政治制度、经济概况、文化传统、体育娱乐、宗教信仰及社会生活等方面的基本知识， 有助于学生掌握美国的地理特征、重大历史事件和政治经济制度；了解美利坚民族的 思维方式、价值观念及生活方式；并将语言和文化很好地结合起来，更好地掌握和运 用英语语言，加深对语言和文化的理解，增强对文化差异的敏感性，提高批判性思维 能力，达到扩大知识面、巩固和提高英语水平之目的。同时，通过该课程学习，训练 同学们运用图书馆、互联网等查找资料的学术能力、熟练地运用英语表达所掌握的知 识的能力，并且大大提升同学们的学术英语阅读能力。 四、教学内容及要求 第一章 United States：the Land and the People （一）目的与要求 In this unit students will: • become more aware of American location and size, geographical features, natural resources, climate and seven state regions; • learn about the history of the earlier settlers and immigrants to the U.S.; • Recognize the main influences major immigrants have had on American English vocabulary; • understand the images of America ----- Metaphors for America; • find out the major racial and ethnic groups. （二）教学内容 1．主要内容 1) American location and size, geographical features, natural resources, and climate; 2) Seven state regions; 3) History of the earlier settlers and immigrants to the U.S.; 4) The main influences immigrants have had on American English vocabulary； 5) The images of America ----- Metaphors for America; 6）Major racial and ethnic groups. 2. 基本概念和知识点 1) American location, size, geographical features and climate; 2) Seven state regions: A. New England； B. The Middle Atlantic；
C.The Northeast: D.The South; E.The Midwest F.The Southwest; G The West 3)History of the earlier settlers and immigrants to the U.S.: A.The first Americans:the Indians B.Earlier Immigrants i.The Discovery and Settlement ii.Enduring Settlements a.The first enduring settlement b.The second enduring settlement c.The third enduring settlement d.The fourth enduring settlement C.Immigration Waves 4)The main influences immigrants have had on American English vocabulary A.Words from Germany:noodle,pretzel,etc.; B.Words from Dutch:Santa Claus,boss,bedspread,dumb,ete. 5)The images of America- Metaphors for America A.ANation of Nations B.Melting Pot C.Salad Bowl 6)Major racial and ethnic groups: A.American Indians B.Anglo-Saxon Americans C Non-WASPWhites D.Blacks C.Hispanics 3.问题与应用（能力要求） 1)Why do younger generations prefer the image of Salad Bowel/Mosaic to the image of Melting Pot? 2)What do you think of the advantages and disadvantages of the fact that the U.S is made up of people from so many different cultural 3
3 C. The Northeast； D. The South; E. The Midwest; F. The Southwest; G. The West 3) History of the earlier settlers and immigrants to the U.S.: A. The first Americans: the Indians B. Earlier Immigrants i. The Discovery and Settlement ii. Enduring Settlements a. The first enduring settlement b. The second enduring settlement c. The third enduring settlement d. The fourth enduring settlement C. Immigration Waves 4 ） The main influences immigrants have had on American English vocabulary： A. Words from Germany: noodle, pretzel, etc.; B. Words from Dutch: Santa Claus, boss, bedspread, dumb, etc.; 5) The images of America ----- Metaphors for America: A. A Nation of Nations B. Melting Pot C. Salad Bowl 6) Major racial and ethnic groups: A. American Indians B. Anglo-Saxon Americans C. Non-WASP Whites D. Blacks C. Hispanics 3．问题与应用（能力要求） 1）Why do younger generations prefer the image of Salad Bowel/Mosaic to the image of Melting Pot? 2） What do you think of the advantages and disadvantages of the fact that the U.S is made up of people from so many different cultural
backgrounds? 3What were the main economie factors that led many early immigrants to go to America?What political and religious reasons caused people to emigrate from Europe toAmerica? (三)思考与实践 1)Try to sort out some reasons for the decline of European immigration and the rise of Asian and Latin Immigration to the US.Are those reasons closely related to economic elements? 2)As many immigrants left Europe to America to escape political or religious persecutions,this was bound to influence their ideas on the kind of society and government they wanted to have in America.What do you think those ideas were? (四)教学方法与手马 本章教学主要采用的方法和手段：课堂讲授、多媒体教学、团队合作、分 组讨论、课堂讨论。 第二章Basic American Values and Beliefs (一)目的与要求 In this unit students will become more aware of American national characteristics; understand basic American values and beliefs. (二)教学内容 2.主要内容 1)American national characteristics. 2)basic American values and beliefs 2.基本概念和知识点 1)American national characteristics. A.a People on the move B. Risk-takers and Experimenters C.Informality Truth vs Courtesy E.Criticizing Authority F.Americans Think from Small to Large G.American's attitude towardstime 2)Basic American values and beliefs
4 backgrounds? 3） What were the main economic factors that led many early immigrants to go to America? What political and religious reasons caused people to emigrate from Europe to America? （三）思考与实践 1) Try to sort out some reasons for the decline of European immigration and the rise of Asian and Latin Immigration to the US. Are those reasons closely related to economic elements? 2) As many immigrants left Europe to America to escape political or religious persecutions, this was bound to influence their ideas on the kind of society and government they wanted to have in America. What do you think those ideas were? （四）教学方法与手段 本章教学主要采用的方法和手段: 课堂讲授、多媒体教学、团队合作、分 组讨论、课堂讨论。 第二章 Basic American Values and Beliefs （一）目的与要求 In this unit students will: • become more aware of American national characteristics; • understand basic American values and beliefs. （二）教学内容 2．主要内容 1) American national characteristics; 2) basic American values and beliefs. 2. 基本概念和知识点 1) American national characteristics; A. A People on the Move B. Risk-takers and Experimenters C. Informality D. Truth vs Courtesy E. Criticizing Authority F. Americans Think from Small to Large G. American’s attitude towards time 2) Basic American values and beliefs;
A.Individual Freedom and Self-Reliance B.Equality of Opportunity and Competition C.Material Wealth and Hard Work 3)What influences American national characteristics,basic American values and beliefs bring to American English? A.Expressions about time:Time is money B.Expressions about change: C.Expressions about self 3.问题与应用（能力要求） Why material worship? (三)思考与实践 Name and explain some of the most important American characteristics that you think we Chinese lack but which are or should be very important to us. (四)教学方法与手段 本章教学主要采用的方法和手段：课堂讲授、多媒体教学、团队合作、分 组讨论、课堂讨论 第三章American Political and Government System (一)目的与要求 In this unit students will know more about American Constitution: familiarize American Federal Goverment; become more aware of American Bipartisan Politics; understand American Presidential Elections (二)教学内容 1.主要内容 1)American Constitution: 2)American Federal Government: 3)American Bipartisan Politics; 4)American Presidential Elections. 2基本概今和知识点 1)American Constitution: A.Key Concepts in the Constitution B.Provisions for Amendment 5
5 A. Individual Freedom and Self-Reliance B. Equality of Opportunity and Competition C. Material Wealth and Hard Work 3) What influences American national characteristics, basic American values and beliefs bring to American English？ A. Expressions about time: Time is money; B. Expressions about change; C. Expressions about self. 3． 问题与应用（能力要求） Why material worship? （三）思考与实践 Name and explain some of the most important American characteristics that you think we Chinese lack but which are or should be very important to us. （四）教学方法与手段 本章教学主要采用的方法和手段: 课堂讲授、多媒体教学、团队合作、分 组讨论、课堂讨论。 第三章 American Political and Government System （一）目的与要求 In this unit students will: • know more about American Constitution; • familiarize American Federal Government; • become more aware of American Bipartisan Politics; • understand American Presidential Elections. （二）教学内容 1．主要内容 1) American Constitution; 2) American Federal Government; 3) American Bipartisan Politics; 4) American Presidential Elections. 2. 基本概念和知识点 1) American Constitution: A. Key Concepts in the Constitution B. Provisions for Amendment