《英语报刊阅读》课程教学大纲90.doc

英语报刊阅读课程教学大纲课程编码：30614003 学分：2 总学时：36说 明【课程性质】 英语报刊阅读是全日制英语专业本科高年级阶段的一门专业任意选修课，开设时间为第五学期。【教学目的】1. 通过为学生提供一定数量的英美报刊阅读，使学生了解国际重大时事，获得最新信息，增加国际知识，提高独立阅读的能力。 2. 通过课堂讲授，使学生了解世界主流英文报刊，了解英文报刊阅读常识，提高对信息分析、判断的能力。3通过课堂讲授与课后练习，提高学生阅读报刊文章并进行摘要写作的能力。【教学任务】此课程教学旨在使学生大致了解英美等英语国家报刊的基本特点，初步掌握阅读英语报刊的技能，学会运用各种工具书和各方面的知识，了解英语报刊的内容和实质，进而在提高学生语言能力的同时提高综合能力和知识水平。【教学内容】英语报刊阅读主要包括英语国家报刊简介、英语报刊中的术语、新闻的写作等报刊知识以及报刊文章选读，所选的文章主要来源于国内的21st Century 、China Daily 以及美国读者文摘、今日美国、时代周刊及新闻周刊等报刊以及部分互联网文章。选材注重思想性和代表性及学生的实际英语水平。 【教学原则和方法】教学原则：在英美报刊阅读课程当中，强调学生思维能力的培养，我们要有意识地思维能力的培养有机地融合在英语专业技能、英语专业知识和相关知识课程的教学中。要努力为学生创造发表个人见解的机会，对不同的意见和看法要采取鼓励和宽容的态度。 教学方法：以讲授为主，辅以学生查阅相关资料，探究式学习。【先修课程要求】可以在第一、二、三、四学期开设了基础英语，以及第二，三学期的英语阅读课的基础上开设此课程。【学时分配】序号内 容学 时 安 排小计理论课时实验课时习题课时上机课时1报刊阅读理论知识14142综合阅读及练习146203 总复习22总 计30636【教材与主要参考书】教 材：周学艺 美英报刊导读 北京大学出版社，2003年。参考书：21st CenturyChina Daily Readers Digest T imeNewsweekUSA Today吴潜龙 英美报刊文章阅读 上海外语教育出版社，2001年。大纲内容第一部分 报刊理论知识【教学目的和要求】教学目的：通过课堂讲授，使学生了解美国和英国的英文报刊的相关知识教学要求：掌握有关报刊阅读方面的知识【内容提要】第一节 美英报刊简介一、美国报纸二、美国期刊三、英国报刊四、美英通讯社五、报刊的政治倾向性第二节 新闻写作一、“新闻”的定义?二、标题（Headline）的重要性和类型三、标题的特点四、新闻导语五、电头（Dateline）六、新闻体裁七、特写（Feature）八、社论和社评（Editorial & Commentary ）九、常用的套语、委婉语、借喻词、和提喻词【教学重点与难点问题】教学重点：美英报刊名称；英文报刊中的术语; 新闻的概念以及其诸要素;新闻的标题的重要性以及其分类; 报刊标题的修辞手法;英语新闻中的导语；新闻体裁;新闻特写;社论及社评；美英主要通讯社。 教学难点：报刊标题的修辞手法；新闻特写与新闻的区别；社论；以及选读文章的背知识【复习思考题】1. What are the main newspapers and magazines in America and Britain 2. What is news and the elements of news？3. What are the major news agencies in America and Britain 4. What are three basic types of headlines commonly used in the newspaper?5. Explain the structure of “inverted pyramid”? 第二部分 报刊阅读【教学目的和要求】教学目的：通过大量阅读，学生了解国际重大事件，获得最新信息，增加国际知识，高独立阅读的能力。教学要求：接触不同新闻题材， 增大阅读量，提高分析问题的能力。 【内容提要】第一节 国际新闻报道第二节 国内新闻报道第三节 专题新闻报道第四节 社论、社评及专栏文章第五节 商业财经新闻报道第六节 社会文化新闻报道第七节 科技前沿新闻报道第八节 体育娱乐新闻报道【教学重点与难点问题】教学重点：选读文章中的词汇、背景及相关文化知识。教学难点：选读文章的政治、经济及文化背景知识。执笔人： 王云杰 审核：王晓光英语报刊阅读课程考核大纲【考核目的】 考核的目的是使学生通过学习，了解美英的政治，经济，外交，文化，教育和科技概况及当今世界大事，并识记有关这方面的词语以及报刊阅读的基本技巧。【课程学习的基础】 基础英语、英语阅读为本课程搭建一个词汇，文化，及基础知识的平台，使学生在这两门课程基础上能更容易学习英语报刊阅读。但是基础英语和英语阅读不作为考试的范围。 【考核的内容范围】英语报刊理论知识占20%，英语报刊阅读技巧占30%，英语报刊阅读能力占 50%。【考核方法】考核方法为：笔试，闭卷。期末试卷占60% 平时成绩占(出勤、作业、课堂表现)占40%。【对试题的要求】 考试题分两大部分： 报刊理论知识测试；报刊阅读能力测试。题型比例：主观试题的比例约50% ，客观试题的比例约50%。 难度等级：适中【考核的具体内容】第一部分 报刊理论知识知识点：1. 美英报刊 2. 报刊术语 3.新闻的要素 4.标题的种类及重要性 5标题特点6. 标题修辞 7.新闻导语 8.新闻体裁 9.新闻特写 10.世界主要通讯社11新闻常用套语 12.新闻中的委婉语13新闻中的借喻词 13新闻中的提喻词考核目标：1识记：（1）美国主要报纸名称（2）美国主要期刊名称 （3）英国主要报刊名称（4）标题类型（5）导语(6)电头（）特写 （8）社论 （9）社评 (10) 美英报刊常见委婉（11）美英报刊常见借喻词（12）美英报刊常见提喻词2理解：(1) 报刊术语 (2) 标题修辞 (3) 导语中的“倒金字塔结构”(4) 新闻与特写的区别(5) 社论 (6) 社评3运用：（1）报刊术语及新闻词汇（2）运用所学有报刊的理论知识进行实例分析第二部分 报刊阅读知识点：1.最新词汇 2. 文章内容 3. 相关知识考核目标：1识记：报刊阅读文章中所出现新词、短语、术语2理解：文章所要表达的思想内容。3运用：用科学、辩证的观点来理解文章所要表达的思想内容并能结合实际加以运用。【样题】I.Translate the following words into Chinese （每小题分，共1分）1.Washington Post2.Readers Digest3.Financial Times4.The Economist5.REUTERS6.Speaker7.Secretary of State8.Department of Justice9.District Court10.House of LordsII. Rewrite the following headlines if necessary (每小题2分，共10分) Rail Chaos Getting Worse No Survivors in Gulf Air Crash How America Sees the World Thailand, Malaysia Ink Sea Treaty Chinese Cooks: Masters at Turning a Turnip into a FlowerIII. Read the following news and then choose the right answer to each question (每小题2分，共20分)New Item 1A wide-ranging conference is due to begin in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa shortly, which will look at Somalias political future and review January cease-fire and disarmament agreement. The UN-sponsored meeting which is due to last for five days is being attended not only by the warring fractions and political representatives, but also by community leaders, intellectuals and womens groups. It comes amid growing international pressure to bring peace to Somalia. A BBC correspondent in Addis Ababa says if no workable agreement is reached, some UN representatives have speculated that the UN which has postponed its decision on a mandate to take over from the US forces may withdraw from the country.1. The aim of the conference is all of the following but _.A. to review a cease-fire agreement.B. to appeal to the world for aid.C. to review a disarmament agreement.D. to look at Somalias political future.2. The conference is proposed by _.A. the Ethiopian government.B. the United States.C. the United Nations.D. the warring factions.3. If no agreement can be reached, _.A. the US Forces will withdraw from the country.B. the US Forces will take over from the UN.C. the UN will postpone its decision.D. the UN forces will move away from the countryNews Item 2About 100 people are known to have died in what have been described as the worst storms ever to hit the eastern US this country. The hurricane force winds first struck the Gulf of Mexico, and have now spread across the Canadian border, continuing to bring record snowfalls, severe flooding, and causing millions of dollars of damage. All major airports have now reopened and airlines beginning to cope with the backlog of thousands of stranded passengers. The storms also paralyzed areas of Cuba where several people were killed and propety7 and crops destroyed. 4. Where did the storms first strike? A. The eastern US. B. The Gulf of Mexico C. The Canadian border D. Some area in Cuba 5. The storm have resulted in the following EXCEPT_ A. death and damage B. disruption of air services C. destruction of crops D. relocation of people New Item 3 US Senate has passed a landmark bill aimed at ending the countrys huge budget deficits within the next seven years. It would cut government spending by more than 900 000 million dollars. Health, education and hundreds of other programs will be hit. The bill was passed last week by the House of Representatives. And congressional leaders now have to work out a compromise. A BBC Washington correspondent says the stage is now set for a confrontation with the White House. President Clinton has threatened to veto the Republican plans. 6. The Senate bill aims to _within the next seven years. A. end the countrys huge public debts. B. cut government spending on health C. end the large budget deficit D. cut some educational programs 7. Congressional leaders have to work out a compromise because _. A. a similar bill has been passed B. the President might oppose the plan C. the Senate bill was passed by 57 to 42 D. the White House is facing opposition. News Item 4 France has carried out the first of a planned series of nuclear tests in the south Pacific despite strong international opposition. The French Defense Ministry said the device exploded at an underground site beneath Mururoa Atoll yield less than 20 kilotons. Australian scientists described it as fairly small compared with previous tests. Theres been swift reaction from several countries. New Zealand and Chile have recalled their ambassadors to Paris in protest. Australia condemned the test and the US expressed its regret. Before the nuclear device was exploded, the French President Jacques Chirac said his country might carry out fewer than the eight tests originally planned. 8. Australia reacted toward the French test by _. A. recalling her ambassador to Paris B. describing the test as insignificant C. expressing her regret D. expressing disapproval News Item 5 The space shuttle Discovery made a rare night landing at the Kennedy Space Center early on Thursday. The night landing, the 11th in the Centers 94 shuttle mission, ended a 10 day mission to outfit the orbiting International Space Station. Although the spacecraft created a sonic boon that could be heard along much of Floridas eastern seaboard, witness on the ground could not seen the orbiter until it was directly over the runway lights. Scattered showers off the Florida coat had threatened to postpone the shuttles return, but forecasters give the green light when they decided no rain would fall within 48 kilometers of the space center. 9. The space shuttle Discovery completed a _ mission upon its return to Kennedy Space Center. A. 11-day B. 94-day C. 10-day D. 49-day 10. When the spacecraft was going to land _. A. it produced a lot of noise B. there were scattered showers C. people could see it high in the sky D. people could neither see not hear it IV. Answer the following questions briefly （第1、2 小题各3分，第3小题4分 共10分）1. Dateline: _2. Lead_ 3. Wire Services: _V. The following questions are connected to your reading course studies. Select two of them, and write down in English your own opinions, using 100-120 words each. ( 每个题目各25分，共50分)1. Write down what you think of both the problems and the benefits that can be brought to the native community, by the immigration of people of alien race, colour, and religion.2. What do you consider to be the advantages of motor car possession, and also the social and environmental problems connected with its use?3. What do you know of the problems that can arise in marriage, and how they can best be managed?4. Give the reasons for and examples of both cosmetics and reconstructive surgery, and also your opinions of their personal and social value. 5. 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