出版時間:2010-10 出版社:對外經(jīng)貿(mào)大學(xué) 作者:董曉波 編 頁數(shù):282
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前言
隨著全球化時代的到來和改革開放的深入,國際間跨文化合作日益增多,同時,各行各業(yè),對具有扎實的外語知識技能和廣博的全球文化知識的人才的需求也日益迫切。2004年,國家教育部高等教育司公布的《大學(xué)英語課程教學(xué)要求》明確地把學(xué)生“文化意識”的培養(yǎng)列入到英語教學(xué)中,認為在英語教學(xué)中培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的文化意識與培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的語言意識、語言技能同等重要。語言教學(xué)不僅包括語言知識的教學(xué),而且包括文化知識的教學(xué)。只有充分了解目標語言國的歷史文化,學(xué)習(xí)者才能真正有效地掌握語言知識,提高語言能力,更加有效地將這門語言運用于實踐?!睹绹鴼v史文化概況(英文版)》將了解美國歷史文化知識與學(xué)習(xí)英語語言技能結(jié)合在一起,是為高等學(xué)校英語專業(yè)學(xué)生和非英語專業(yè)本科學(xué)生、研究生編選的融文化與歷史知識為一體的新型英語教材。本書遵循“以人為本”的理念,從中國學(xué)生實際出發(fā),從不同方面向中國學(xué)生介紹美國的歷史與文化現(xiàn)象。全書共分15個單元,既涵蓋了美國歷史上的重大事件,如:殖民與獨立、西進運動、內(nèi)戰(zhàn)、世界大戰(zhàn)、經(jīng)濟大蕭條等,又涉及美國文化的方方面面,宏觀方面涵蓋了領(lǐng)土與環(huán)境、法律、節(jié)慶日、黑人奴隸、宗教與信仰等,微觀方面則包含了文學(xué)、藝術(shù)、建筑、運動、音樂、電影、科技、城市等大量內(nèi)容,可謂是美國歷史文化的一部縮影。全書采用真實地道的語言材料,主要取材于國外報刊雜志以及相關(guān)歷史文獻資料,穿插圖表、照片等真實的視覺材料,表現(xiàn)手段活潑,效果生動直觀。無論對廣大學(xué)生還是對美國歷史文化感興趣的其他學(xué)習(xí)者來說,本書都是一本了解美國、積累歷史文化知識、開闊視野、啟發(fā)思路的良好讀物。通過本書的學(xué)習(xí)可以進一步增進中國學(xué)生對美國歷史文化的了解,并透過歷史的表象了解美國文化核心,拓寬文化視野,從而進一步提高跨文化交際的能力。本書可以作為英語專業(yè)知識基礎(chǔ)課——美國文化、美國歷史方向的專業(yè)課教材,也可以作為高等院校非英語專業(yè)本科學(xué)生和研究生公選課教材或課外泛讀教材,也可供歷史學(xué)專業(yè)美國史方向和對美國問題饒有興趣的學(xué)生及希望通過對美國歷史與文化的學(xué)習(xí)來提高英語技能的讀者使用。
內(nèi)容概要
“展望(Prospect)全國高等院校英語專業(yè)系列精品教材”由對外經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易大學(xué)出版社聯(lián)合多所我國重點本科大學(xué)推出。教材根據(jù)針對全國本科院校英語專業(yè)設(shè)計,內(nèi)容涵蓋英語專業(yè)必修和選修課教學(xué),包括基礎(chǔ)技能、語言學(xué)、文學(xué)、文化、商務(wù)等方面,囊括當(dāng)前我國高校英語專業(yè)所開設(shè)的大部分課程,并充分考慮到我國英語教育的地區(qū)差異和不同院校英語專業(yè)的特點,為英語教學(xué)提供更多的選擇?! ≌雇盗薪滩脑趦?nèi)容選材上反映了各個學(xué)科領(lǐng)域的最新研究成果,除了幫助學(xué)生打下扎實的語言基本功外,在編寫上更著力培養(yǎng)學(xué)生分析問題、解決問題的能力,并提高學(xué)生的思辨能力和人文、科學(xué)素養(yǎng),培養(yǎng)健康向上的人生觀,使學(xué)生真正成為我國新時代所需要的英語專門人才。 本系列教材的作者為中的學(xué)科帶頭人和一線優(yōu)秀教師,教材充分體現(xiàn)了當(dāng)今大學(xué)英語專業(yè)教育的發(fā)展方向和水平。具體書目包括《基礎(chǔ)英語教程1一4》、《基礎(chǔ)英語教程輔導(dǎo)用書1.4》《英語聽力1—2》、《英語口語1.2》、《英語視聽說》、《英語閱讀1.2》、《英漢/漢英口譯基礎(chǔ)教程》、《大學(xué)英漢翻譯教程(第三版)》、《大學(xué)漢英翻譯教程》、《英語寫作》、《學(xué)術(shù)類論文寫作手冊(第三版)》、《經(jīng)貿(mào)英語文章選讀》、《經(jīng)貿(mào)英語翻譯》、《經(jīng)貿(mào)英語口譯》、《商務(wù)英語寫作》、《跨文化交際》、《國際商務(wù)禮儀》、《英美國家概況》、《英國文學(xué)簡史》、《美國文學(xué)簡史》、《英美文學(xué)作品選讀》、《實用英語文體學(xué)教程》、《英語語言學(xué)教程》、《英美報刊高級閱讀教程》等?! 〗滩倪x配PPT課件(網(wǎng)站下載),并根據(jù)教材自身特點選配教學(xué)參考書或者MP3光盤,建設(shè)立體化教學(xué)資源。本系列教輔資料請登錄http:llwww.uibep.corn/下載。
書籍目錄
Unit 1 Colonization and Independence Text A British Colonization (1607-1776) Text B The Road to Independence (1763-1783) Supplementary Reading The Issue of RepresentationUnit 2 Territory and Environment Text A Introduction to Territory and Fnvironment of the United States Text B Fxtremes and Natural Disasters in U.S.A Supplementary Reading The Mississippi RiverUnit 3 Westward Expansion Text A Territorial Expansion Text B Life on the Frontier Supplementary Reading The Underground RailroadUnit 4 Civil War and Abraham Lincoln Text A American Civil War Text B Abraham Lincoln and His Speech Supplementary Reading O Captain! My Captain!Unit 5 Two World Wars Text A America During and After World War I Text B America During and After World War II Supplementary Reading Speech on Hitler's Invasion of the U.S.S.R. Unit 6 The Great Depression and the New Deal Text A Introduction to the Great Depression Text B Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address Supplementary Reading Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Fireside Chat"The Banking Crisis"Unit 7 Laws and Rules Text A The Law of the United States Text B Declaration of Independence Supplementary Reading Constitution of the United States of AmericaUnit 8 Sports and Figures Text A The National Basketball Association Text B Michael Jeffrey Jordan Supplementary Reading Sports in the United StatesUnit 9 Art, Literature, and Architecture Text A Visual Arts and Architecture of U.S.A. Text B Mark Twain Supplementary Reading Pearl S. BuckUnit 10 Music, Dance and Film Text A Michael Joseph Jackson: A Super Star Text B The Oscars Supplementary Reading "Take Me Home, Country Roads"Unit 11 Science and Technology Text A Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Text B Endeavour Supplementary Reading Unmanned Military Space Planes Usher in New Weaponry EraUnit 12 Holidays and .Celebrations Text A Thanksgiving Day Text B Independence Day Supplementary Reading Christmas DayUnit 13 Famous Cities and Sightseeing Text A Washington, D.C. Text B New York City Supplementary Reading Crossing Brooklyn FerryUnit 14 American Black Text A African Americans Text B Martin Luther King, Jr. Supplementary Reading Barack ObamaUnit 15 Religions and Faith Text A Puritans in the North America Text B Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter Supplementary Reading The Revelation of the Scarlet etterReferences
章節(jié)摘錄
插圖:In the field of world policy, I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbor: the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others; the neighbor who respects his obligations and respects the sanctity of his agreements in and with a world of neighbors.If I read the temper of our people correctly, we now realize, as we have never realized before, our interdependence on each other; that we can not merely take, but we must give as well; that if we are to go forward, we must move as a trained and loyal army willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline, because without such discipline no progress can be made, no leadership becomes effective.We are, I know, ready and willing to submit our lives and our property to such discipline, because it makes possible a leadership which aims at the larger good. This, I propose to offer, pledging that the larger purposes will bind upon us, bind upon us all as a sacred obligation with a With this pledge taken, I assume unhesitatingly the leadership of this great army of our people dedicated to a disciplined attack upon our common problems.Action in this image, action to this end is feasible under the form of government which we have inherited from our ancestors. Our Constitution is so simple, so practical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement without loss of essential form. That is why our constitutional system has proved itself the most superbly enduring political mechanism the modern world has ever seen.It has met every stress of vast expansion of territory, of foreign wars, of bitter internal strife, of world relations. And it is to be hoped that the normal balance of executive and legislative authority may be wholly equal, wholly adequate to meet the unprecedented task before us. But it may be that an unprecedented demand and need for undelayed action may call for temporary departure from that normal balance of public procedure.
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《美國歷史文化概況(英文版)》是全國高等院校英語專業(yè)系列精品教材之一。
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