书名: 英国社会与文化 出版社: 清华大学出版社 出版日期 2023 ISBN号: 9787302624899 《英国社会与文化》分为10章,重点介绍了英国的文学巨匠、历史事件、交际礼仪、新闻媒体、地理特点、文娱活动、政治制度、国民特征、教育体系、女性运动等经典的社会文化现象,选材考究、导向清晰、层次递进,横向介绍英国社会的方方面面,纵向追溯其发展历程和因果渊源。为满足多群体、多维度、多层面的不同需要,本教材兼容并蓄,具有较高的可读性、可教性和可参考性,方便教师开展形式多样的教学活动,有助于学习者拓宽国际视野,树立跨文化交际意识,增强英语综合运用能力、自主学习能力和批判性思维能力。 《英国社会与文化》既可作为英语专业本科教材,又可用于高校英语文化类选修课,也可供英国文化爱好者阅读参考;本教材还有配套慕课资源,教师可开展线上线下相结合的混合式教学实践。 方妍,女,安徽黄山人,博士。从事大学英语教学工作近20年,指导多名学生获得演讲、阅读和写作比赛的全国性奖项。发表学术论文多篇;参编了7本教材和著作,2012年专著《高等教育强国背景下政府与大学关系重构研究》由武汉大学出版社出版。曾参与国家社科基金重点课题和青年基金项目,2018年荣获武汉大学本科教学优秀业绩奖。 随着国家推进“一带一路”建设,社会对大学生英语能力和跨文化交际能力的要求越来越高。了解西方社会与文化、开拓国际视野、去除文化交流障碍已成为英语学习者的基本需求。鉴于此,《英国社会与文化》以任务教学法和产出导向法为理论指导,倡导研究型学习,旨在深度解读英国独特的文明画卷和文化符号。 《英国社会与文化》依托学习者密切关注的英国社会文化内容,在扩大阅读输入、提高文本难度的同时,侧重于口语和写作的输出,组织学习者进行语言交际活动,既训练了语言技能,也丰富了跨文化知识,可谓一箭双雕、事半功倍。此外,教材还将价值塑造、知识传授和能力培养融为一体,可有效拓宽学习的广度和深度。 Contents Chapter 1 Literature—Literary Giants and Their Masterpieces………………………1 Unit 1 Shakespeare, The Greatest Dramatist: Appreciation of His Comedies and Tragedies…………………………2 Text l Why Study Shakespeare?……………………………………3 Text ll On Shakespeare…………………………………………………9 Unit 2 Great Authors and Their Novels of the Victorian Period……………13 Text l Gender Roles in the 19th Century………………………………13 Text ll Charles Dickens Gift of Giving………………………………20 Unit 3 Notable Poets of Romanticism—Byron, Shelley and Keats…24 Text l Famous Last Words……………………………………………25 Text ll The Later Romantics: Shelley, Keats, and Byron……………30 Chapter2 History—Figures and Events of Significance …………………………………33 Unit 1King Arthur and William of Normandy: Early History of Britain and the French influence……………………34 Text 1 King Arthur………………………………………………35 Text ll The Emergence of the British State………………………41 Unit 2 King John and King Charles t ls King's Right Divine?44 Text l King John…45 Text ll Charles …………………………………………….50 Unit 3 Spanish Armada and the Two World Wars: The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets…………………………54 Text 1 Rivalry Between Britain and France………………………55 Text ll The Battle of Britain…………………………………………62 Chapter 3 Communication—Etiquette Here and There…………………………………………67 Unit 1English Weather-Speak: How to Talk About the Weather with the English……………………68 Text I ls the British Weather Unique in the World?…………………68 Text ll Rules of English Weather-Speak…73 Unit 2 Greetings and Goodbyes: How to Greet and Say Goodbye…………76 Text1 A Short Primer on British Social Etiquette…………………76 Text ll English Etiquette…………………………………………8 Unit 3 English Pubs—How to Engage in Non-verbal and Verbal Communication……………………………………………………84 Text l Seven Differences Between American and British Pubs……84 Text ll What is Britain Without the Pub?……………………….88 Chapter 4 British Media—Broadcasting,Newspapers and Television ………………93 Unit 1The Broadcasting History of BBC……94 Text l The Growth of Alternative Media……………………………95 Text ll Swashbuckling Sounds: The History of Pirate Radio Stations…99 Unit 2 Britain's Big Three: Quality or Popular Papers………………………104 Text I A History of the Broadsheet Newspaper…105 Text ll The Era of the Press Barons……110 Unit 3 Television: An Idiotic Thing?…4 Text l The Age of Show Business…………………………………115 Text ll The Medium Is the Message…………………………120 Chapter 5 A Country of Countries—Geography and Tourist Attractions…………………………125 Unit 1Geographical Divisions of United Kingdom …126 Text I The Differences Among the UK, Britain, Great Britain and England…………………………………126 Text ll People and Language………………………………………131 Unit 2 Historical Heritage and Landscape………………………………134 Text I Stonehenge-Era Pig Roasts United Ancient Britain, Scientists Say……………………………………………135 Text ll The White Cliffs of Dover—Things to See and Do…………139 Unit 3 A Tour to Major Cities: Landmarks and Spectaculars………………143 Text l
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