英语文学赏析
2008-8
重庆大学出版社
朱坤领
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我国的大学英语教学起步于20世纪80年代,经过20多年的发展,大学英语在教学水平、课程设置、教学方法、教学环境、师资队伍等各个方面都有了长足的进步和发展。但随着我国加入WTO和国民经济的快速发展,大学英语教学暴露出与时代要求不相称的一面。为适应现代社会对人才培养的实际需求,推动和指导大学英语教学改革,教育部于2003年颁布了《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》(以下简称《要求》),并于2007年结合对人才能力培养的新要求再次做了修订和调整,作为全国各高校组织非英语专业本科生英语教学的主要依据。 《要求》将大学阶段的英语教学分为一般要求、较高要求和更高要求三个层次,强调要贯彻分类指导、因材施教的原则,使英语教学朝着个性化的方向发展,要“将综合英语类、语言技能类、语言应用类、语言文化类和专业英语类等必修课程和选修课程有机结合,形成一个完整的大学英语课程体系,以确保不同层次的学生在英语应用能力方面得到充分的训练和提高”。这样,大力发展大学英语选修课就成了大学英语教学改革的重要课题。 大学英语选修课的开设不仅是《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》精神的体现,也是《教育部财政部关于实施高等学校本科教学质量与教学改革工程的意见》(以下简称《意见》)的内在要求。《意见》将“学生的实践能力和创新精神显著增强”作为教学改革的重要目标之一,而大学英语教学要在这方面有所作为的话,必须注重培养学生的跨文化交际能力、文化素养和在全球化、信息化的背景下获取知识的能力,这显然是传统的大学英语教学和课程设置所不能胜任的。 近年来,全国许多高校纷纷进行了开设大学英语选修课的尝试,并取得了可喜的成绩。但是,由于指导思想不明晰、教师知识结构单一和配套改革滞后等原因,在大学英语选修课的开设中出现了“因人设庙”,开课随意性强,开课种类单一,各门课程难易不均,课程测试不规范,学生对各门课程的兴趣差异过大等问题。大学英语选修课的开设迫切需要某种程度的规范与引导,需要更为科学地设置选修课程,确实达到《要求》和《意见》中提出的目标。
本教材力求培养学生对英语文学的理解和感悟能力,促使他们习得相关的文学知识;提高学生的语感、自主学习能力和英语综合应用能力;增进学生对英浯国家文化的了解。本教材的选材按照长篇小说、短篇小说、散文、戏剧和诗歌5个文类来选取难度适中的阅读材料。教材选取不同时代(侧重于现当代)、不同风格、并具有代表性的作家作品;选取经典的、内容健康的、语言规范优美的作品;选取长度适中的作品或作品节选;选取一些描写中国的作品和华裔作家的作品。本教材在每个文类之前,提供该文类的介绍性导读。每个单元由如下内容组成:(1)作者简介;(2)作品简介;(3)作品赏析;(4)练习题。
Section Ⅰ Novels IntroductiOn to the Novel Unit1 The Old Man and the Sea Unit2 Animal Farm Unit3 The Good Earth Unit4 The Golden Notebook Unit5 TheJOyLuckClub Section Ⅱ Short StorieS Introduction to the Short Story Unit6 The Mourners Unit7 Thc Law Of Life Unit8 The Company OfW01res Unit9 The Mark on the Wall Unitl0 The Magic BarrelSectionⅢ EssayS Introduction to the Essay Unit11 Middle Age,Old Age Unit12 Education and Discipline Unit13 Self-reliance Unit14 Civil Disobedience Section Ⅳ Drama Introduction to the Drama Unit15 Death Of a Salesman Section Ⅴ Poetry Introduction to the English Poetry Unit16 EnglishPoetry AppendiX Ⅰ chinese Translation Of the English PoetryAppendiX Ⅱ IndeX Of Literary TermsAppendiX Ⅲ Answer Key Bibligraphy
George Orwell (1903-1950), a famous British writer, was born in India. He grew up in Britain where prejudice and class distinction often haunted him. This childhood trauma nurtured his antipathy towards hierarchy and authoritarianism, which would become a major political subject in his writings later. In London Orwell lived together with the poor, sympathized with them, and wrote about them in some of his books: When serving with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he witnessed the imperialists' viciousness and the natives' misery, which became themes of some other books of his. In 1936, he was involved in the Spanish Civil War, fighting as a socialist against Fascism and totalitarianism. This experience was the major one in shaping his political writings: "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism. " World War II intensified his concerns over humanity: he found that human liberty was being threatened and feared that the concept of actuality and objectivity was fading from the world. Throughout his life, Orwell assumed it his responsibility to voice his sympathy for humanity and his hate against all forms of social evils. He wrote several novels and many essays and short stories. He was one of the three foremost 20th century political satirists, together with Adlous Huxley and Eugene Zamyatin. Trying to salvage the English language from corruption, he was also known for his simple but vigorous style. His masterpieces are Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1948). 1984 satirizes totalitarianism by setting the story in London which is ruled by "Big Brother", and Animal Farm is political literature in the disguise of a beast fable.
《大学英语选修课系列教材(语言文化类):英语文学赏析》以教育部《大学英语课程教学要求》为指导,吸纳各高校选修课开设的成功经验。 教材体系科学系统,四个大类体现大学英语学生的选修取向。坚持“实用、够用”原则,教材编写符合选修课课时要求和学生实际水平。 注重知识与技能语言与文化的结合,有利于培养学生的批判性思维能力和跨文化交际能力。 具有前瞻性。考虑了学生英语水平的逐渐提高对英语教学更高层次、更多样化的需求。
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还不错,适合想学英语的人
公选课教材来着的,不过嘛,质量不错……
老师的教材,很好的~
很喜欢它的封面设计,纸质也很不错!
内容简介简单清晰!
小说摘要能很好帮助读者了解作品,同时提高英语写作能力。
感觉很不错!
关于英语文学名著的一些导读,还是比较可以
这本书本人就没什么评价了,当当倒是比较给力!
上课用到的
当教材挺好