《高級(jí)英語(yǔ)2》課程教學(xué)大綱

1、高級(jí)英語(yǔ)2課程教學(xué)大綱課程代碼10021069課程名稱高級(jí)英語(yǔ)2Advanced English 2課程性質(zhì)高級(jí)英語(yǔ)是英語(yǔ)專業(yè)本科教學(xué)中高年級(jí)學(xué)生的一門主干必修課程，是低年級(jí)基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)課程的延伸和發(fā)展。學(xué)分/學(xué)時(shí)4學(xué)分 / 64學(xué)時(shí)開課學(xué)期第六學(xué)期開課單位外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院適用專業(yè)英語(yǔ)開課班級(jí)英語(yǔ)161、162、163先修課程高級(jí)英語(yǔ)1教材及參考書張漢熙主編：高級(jí)英語(yǔ)（第一冊(cè)，修訂版），外語(yǔ)教學(xué)與研究出版社，2010年。吳克明、季天祥，高級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀，南京大學(xué)出版社，2010。黃源深等，英漢散文比較欣賞，高等教育出版社，2011。史正勇主編：高級(jí)英語(yǔ)導(dǎo)讀與欣賞，世圖音像電子出版社，2006年。姚蘭主編：高

2、級(jí)英語(yǔ)精讀精解，西南交通大學(xué)出版社，2004年。課程簡(jiǎn)介高級(jí)英語(yǔ)2是一門訓(xùn)練學(xué)生綜合英語(yǔ)技能尤其是閱讀理解、語(yǔ)法修辭與寫作能力的學(xué)科基礎(chǔ)課，也是英語(yǔ)專業(yè)學(xué)生的必修課。通過閱讀和分析內(nèi)容廣泛的材料，包括政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、社會(huì)、語(yǔ)言、文學(xué)、教育、哲學(xué)等多方面的名家作品，擴(kuò)大學(xué)生的知識(shí)面，進(jìn)一步加深學(xué)生對(duì)社會(huì)和人生的理解。能讀懂相當(dāng)于The Great Gatsby的文學(xué)原著，難度相當(dāng)于 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 的歷史傳記。同時(shí)，加強(qiáng)培養(yǎng)學(xué)生對(duì)名篇的分析和欣賞能力、邏輯思維與獨(dú)立思考能力，進(jìn)一步鞏固和提高學(xué)生英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言技能。考核方式平時(shí)成績(jī) 30%期末考試

3、70%實(shí)驗(yàn)教學(xué)無畢業(yè)生應(yīng)具有的知識(shí)、能力、素質(zhì)1、具有良好的思想道德品質(zhì)、較強(qiáng)的法制觀念、較高的文化素養(yǎng)、文學(xué)意識(shí)修養(yǎng)以及較強(qiáng)的跨文化交際意識(shí)，具備健康的體魄和健全的心理素質(zhì)。 2、較扎實(shí)地掌握現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)和基本理論，熟練掌握英語(yǔ)聽、說、讀、寫、譯的應(yīng)用能力；掌握一定的英語(yǔ)國(guó)家文學(xué)、文化、歷史、經(jīng)濟(jì)等方面的知識(shí)，并具備一定的國(guó)際視野，具有跨文化背景下進(jìn)行溝通和交流的實(shí)踐能力。 3、掌握國(guó)際商務(wù)基本理論、實(shí)務(wù)和相關(guān)法律法規(guī)知識(shí)，具備從事國(guó)際商務(wù)工作的基本能力。 4、基本掌握日語(yǔ)（二外）的基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)，具有初步的聽、說、讀、寫、譯的能力。 5、較熟練地運(yùn)用現(xiàn)代信息技術(shù)，掌握文獻(xiàn)檢索、資料查詢

4、及運(yùn)用現(xiàn)代信息技術(shù)獲得相關(guān)信息的基本方法。 6、具有自主學(xué)習(xí)、終身學(xué)習(xí)的意識(shí)、求實(shí)創(chuàng)新的精神以及較高的思辨能力；掌握科學(xué)的思維方法 研究方法，具有運(yùn)用所學(xué)專業(yè)知識(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)、分析、解決問題的能力。課程培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的知識(shí)、能力、素質(zhì)1、進(jìn)一步培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)綜合運(yùn)用能力及對(duì)文體、修辭及英美文學(xué)方面知識(shí)的閱讀欣賞能力；1、2、62、擴(kuò)大學(xué)生視野，熟悉與課文有關(guān)的自然科學(xué)、社會(huì)科學(xué)方面的基本知識(shí)以及有關(guān)作家、作品及相關(guān)時(shí)代背景的必要知識(shí)。1、23、通過每課的大量練習(xí)，包括閱讀理解、詞匯研究、文體分析、中英互譯和寫作練習(xí)，使學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)水平在質(zhì)量上進(jìn)一步提高。1、2、6教學(xué)內(nèi)容與學(xué)時(shí)分配Unit 9 Mark Tw

5、ain-Mirror of America（10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）Understanding of the textNew words and expressionsWhat is hyperbole (exaggeration) and how to use it?The authors writing skillQuestions and PracticeWhy is Mark Twain one of Americas best-loved authors?Why did the author adopt Mark Twains as his pen name?Why did Twain be

6、came bitter late in life?Unit 10 The Trial That Rocked the World（10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）Understanding of the textNew words and expressions The language style of this text;The analysis of the characters;Rhetoric device: understatement.Questions and Practice How much do you know about the author from this article?Wh

7、at do you think of the struggles between fundamentalists and modernists? What did that show?Why was so much attention paid to this trial in an out-of-the-way small town in the U.S?Try to elaborate the views of Darrow and Malone and that of Bryans.What have you learned about the law and legal procedu

8、res in the U.S.? Do you think them sensible?Unit 11 But Whats a Dictionary For? （10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）Understanding of the textNew words and expressions Background information about Websters Third New International DictionaryThe rhetorical device-paradox.Questions and PracticeWhat critical views did the popular

9、press express on the publication of Webstes Third New International Dictionary?How much effort and money was spent on the making of this dictionary?Why are new dictionaries needed?Why is the definition of a “door” so complicated?What does the writer refute the criticisms of the popular press?Unit 12

10、 The Loons（10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）The new words and expressionsThe structure of the textThe explanations about some complicated sentences Rhetorical device-oxymoron.The explanations about some complicated sentencesThe explanations about some complicated sentences Questions and PracticeWhat would happen sometimes t

11、o old Jules or his son Lazarus on Saturday nights?Why did the doctor propose taking Piquette to Diamond Lake for the summer?Why did the narrators mother first object and then agree to take Piquette along?What was the cottage on the lake called? What was the scenery there like?Why did the narrator sa

12、y that all that summer Piquette remained as both a reproach and a mystery to her?Unit 14 Argentina Bay （10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）New words and expressions;The analysis of the characters;The language style of this text;Rhetoric device: antithesis.The background knowledge of the Argentia Bay;The Atlantic Chapter;Quest

13、ions and PracticeWhy was it considered a joke when the President said “Ive never heard My Country Tis of Thee” played better?Why did Henry think he went from peace to war when he passed from the Augusta to the Prince of Wales?What problems came up after Henry and other planners got down to work? Wha

14、t came first? Why did the planners give top priority to this plan?What was Britains immediate need? Why did the author consider this need pathetic?Unit 15 No Signposts in the Sea（10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）New words and expressions;The explanations about some complicated sentences; Rhetorical devices- climax and antic

15、limax.The explanations about some complicated sentences;Questions and PracticeWhat pleasure does Edmund Carr get by observing Laura without her knowing it? What compliment does he pay her?What effect does the moon and the cool water of the swimming pool have on him?What kind of coastline does he lik

16、eRevision（4學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）教學(xué)方法課程教學(xué)以課堂教學(xué)、課外作業(yè)、課程研究報(bào)告、在線教學(xué)等共同實(shí)施。課堂教學(xué)以學(xué)生為中心，采用啟發(fā)、討論、發(fā)現(xiàn)和研究等方式的教學(xué)方法，充分調(diào)動(dòng)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)的積極性，激發(fā)學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)主動(dòng)性。加強(qiáng)實(shí)踐環(huán)節(jié)，注重培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的創(chuàng)新精神和創(chuàng)造能力。充分利用數(shù)字化技術(shù)、網(wǎng)絡(luò)技術(shù)制作豐富多彩的教學(xué)和輔導(dǎo)材料，調(diào)動(dòng)學(xué)習(xí)積極性，提高教學(xué)效率。本課程注重教與學(xué)過程，課程結(jié)業(yè)成績(jī)推行對(duì)平時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)情況檢查單元測(cè)試成績(jī)、研究型作業(yè)完成情況，期末考試等綜合評(píng)價(jià)方法，體現(xiàn)了結(jié)業(yè)成績(jī)的多元化，充分調(diào)動(dòng)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)積極性和自覺性?？己顺煽?jī)比例平時(shí) 30%期末考試 70%期末考試形式及考試用時(shí)筆試或上機(jī)考

17、試， 2小時(shí)命題范圍及考試要求Unit 9 Mark Twain-Mirror of America（10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）Language points1. the father of Huck finns idyllic cruise2. And Tom Sawyers endless summer of freedom and adventure3. And the most lasting part of it4. Railroads began drying up the demand for steamboat pilots5. The epidemic gold and silver

18、fever6. The instant riche of a mining strike7. His descriptions ring familiarly in modern world8. With a magnificent dash and daring9. When the projects a new surprise, the grave world smiles as usual10. Well, that is California all over11. An entry that would determine his course forever12. Strange

19、r filled C.s frog full of shot and he couldnt jump13. A milestone, of sorts, in a countrys development14. They were sorely surprisedRhetoric deviceHyperbole (Exaggeration)Emphases 1) New words and expressions: idyllic cruise; endless; lasting; epidemic; dash and daring; unholy verbal shot2) The auth

20、ors writing skill3) What is hyperbole (exaggeration) and how to use it?Unit 10 The Trial That Rocked the WorldLanguage points1. More than 100 reporters were on hand2. I arrived in Dayton as science master3. The modernists accepted the theory and advanced by Charles Darwin4. The new law was aimed squ

21、arely at Darwins theory of evolution5. The streets sprouted with rickety stands selling hot dogs6 The trial got under way7. It is the setting of man against man8. Bryan warmed to his work9. Malones voice grew in volume10. Resolutely he strode to the stand Rhetoric devicesUnderstatement.Emphases 1) N

22、ew words and expressions of the text;2) The language style of this text;3) The analysis of the characters;4) Rhetoric device: understatement.Unit 11 But Whats a Dictionary For? Language points1. Never has a scholarly work of this stature been attacked2. Life called it “non-word deluge”3. working on

23、the largest collection of citations ever assembled4. the science of descriptive linguistics, has come into being5. Modern linguistics gets its charter from Leonard Bloomfields 6. and dont dream of accepting established categories and procedures7. All languages are systems of human conventions8. From

24、 these propositions it follows that a dictionary is good9. and unprecedented movements of populations 10.to the purist of forty years ago, unbuttoned gibberish11.If the editorials were serious, the public12. a dictionary cannot always be absolute Rhetoric deviceParadox.Emphases 1) New words and expr

25、essions: citation, elevation, proposition, unbuttoned, auditor, man-in-the-street2) Background information about Websters Third New International Dictionary3) The rhetorical device-paradox.Unit 12 The Loons（10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）Language points1 a small square cabin chinked with mud2. a chaos of lean-tos3. The To

26、nnerres were halfbreeds4. Working at odd jobs or as section hands5. They lived on relief6 But she had failed several grades7 Had to get back to his practice8. How the coyote reared her young9. If you walk just around the point there10 Her hair was cut short and frizzily permedRhetoric deviceOxymoron

27、.Emphases 1) The new words and expressions: lean-to, halfbreeds, grades, reared, perm2) The structure of the text3) The explanations about some complicated sentences 4) Rhetorical device-oxymoron.Unit 14 Argentina Bay Language points1. sailors and officers went-about -amid pipings and loud-speader s

28、quawks.2. the President towered over everybody, stiff on braced legs3. the squeal of boatswains pipes broke up the dress parade Harry Hopkins4. on his bunk in a small cabin off the wardroom5. Churchills like a boy going on his first date.6. will they hold?7. He glanced around at the flawlessly appoi

29、nted barge.8. You might bear in mind what our friends will be after.9. Hipkins held out one wasted band.10. they hope such a warning will shore it up.11. the Russians have taken a shellacking so far12. then this conference is almost pointless.Rhetoric deviceAntithesis.Emphases1) New words and expres

30、sions: braced legs, dress parade, break up, appointed, be after;2) The analysis of the characters;3) The language style of this text;4) Rhetoric device: antithesis.Unit 15 No Signposts in the Sea（10學(xué)時(shí)/課內(nèi)）Language points1. to writing fashion articles instead of political leaders2. prefacing his remarks by 3. a little opinionated perhaps4. Or maybe Lauras unwitting influence has called it out5. Whose life was lived on a less practical plane6. A hard materialism was my creed7. I am gloriously and adolescently silly.8. the des