大学英语读写课教学大纲

1、大学英语（ College English）读写译教学大纲归属单位人文学院课程编号0640150开课学期第一至第四学期总学时数136学分16适用专业全体非英语专业本科生新视野大学英语读写教程（第二版），郑树棠主编，外语教学与首选教材研究出版社（2008 年 2 月）本课程与其他课程的联系：属于公共基础课中的必修课，具有较强的理论性和实践性，无前续课程，后续课程为各专业的专业英语。一、课程的性质大学英语 - 读写课程教学是高等教育的一个有机组成部分， 大学英语 - 读写课程是大学生的一门必修的基础课程。大学英语是以外语教学理论为指导，以英语语言知识与应用技能、跨文化交际和学习策略为

2、主要内容，并集多种教学模式和教学手段（课堂教学和网络课堂教学）为一体的教学体系。本课程属于全校公共基础课中的必修课，面向全校各专业学生。二、课程的地位、作用和任务大学英语的教学作用和任务是培养学生英语综合应用能力，使他们在今后工作和社会交往中能用英语有效地进行口头和书面的信息交流，同时增强其自主学习能力、提高综合文化素养，以适应我国经济发展和国际交流的需要。三、课程教学的基本要求我校大学阶段的英语读写教学要求分为两个层次，即一般要求和较高要求。一般要求是我校非英语专业普通班本科生应达到的基本要求。较高要求是我校非英语专业快班应争取达到的要求。根据我校实际情况和办学定位，我校大学阶段的英语读写教

3、学要求分为两个层次，即一般要求和较高要求。一般要求是我校非英语专业普通班本科生应达到的基本要求。较高要求是我校那些英语起点水平较高、学有余力的快班学生应该达到的要求。两个层次的英语能力要求如下：一般要求：1阅读理解能力：能基本读懂一般性题材的英文文章，阅读速度达到每分钟70 词。在快速阅读篇幅较长、难度略低的材料时，阅读速度达到每分钟100 词。能就阅读材料进行略读和寻读。能借助词典阅读本专业的英语教材和题材熟悉的英文报刊文章，掌握中心大意，理解主要事实和有关细节。能读懂工作、生活中常见的应用文体的材料。能在阅读中使用有效的阅读方法。2. 书面表达能力：能完成一般性写作任务，能描述个人经历、观

4、感、情感和发生的事件等，能写常见的应用文，能在半小时内就一般性话题或提纲写出不少于120 词的短文，内容基本完整，中心思想明确，用词恰当，语意连贯。能掌握基本的写作技能。3.翻译能力：能借助词典对题材熟悉的文章进行英汉互译，英汉译速为每小时约300 个英语单词，汉英译速为每小时约250 个汉字。译文基本准确，无重大的理解和语言表达错误。6. 推荐词汇量：掌握的词汇量应达到约 4795 个单词和 700 个词组（含中学应掌握的词汇），其中约 2000 个单词为积极词汇，即要求学生能够在认知的基础上在口头和书面表达两个方面熟练运用的词汇（见附 3: 大学英语参考词汇表）。1较高要求：1. 阅读理解

5、能力：能基本读懂英语国家大众性报刊杂志上一般性题材的文章，阅读速度为每分钟 7090 词。在快速阅读篇幅较长、难度适中的材料时，阅读速度达到每分钟120 词。能阅读所学专业的综述性文献，并能正确理解中心大意，抓住主要事实和有关细节。2. 书面表达能力：能基本上就一般性的主题表达个人观点，能写所学专业论文的英文摘要，能写所学专业的英语小论文， 能描述各种图表， 能在半小时内写出不少于 160 词的短文， 内容完整，观点明确，条理清楚，语句通顺。3. 翻译能力：能摘译所学专业的英语文献资料，能借助词典翻译英语国家大众性报刊上题材熟悉的文章，英汉译速为每小时约350 个英语单词，汉英译速为每小时约3

6、00 个汉字。译文通顺达意，理解和语言表达错误较少。能使用适当的翻译技巧。4. 推荐词汇量：掌握的词汇量应达到约6395 个单词和 1200 个词组（包括中学和一般要求应该掌握的词汇），其中约2200 个单词（包括一般要求应该掌握的积极词汇）为积极词汇（见附3:大学英语参考词汇表）。四、课程教学内容第一学期新视野大学英语读写教程IUnit One Text ALearning a Foreign LanguageThis passage tells how one student learned English using a computer.Key words and expression

7、s:be well worth doing, positive, not only but also, far from, unlike, a couple of,intimidated, opportunity, access, virtual, commitment, discipline, minimum, embarrass, feel like giving up, reaped, benefits, trade for, insight, participate in, now that,reach out to, bridge the gapGrammar focus:a. A

8、clause, usually an adverbial clause, can be replace with a present participle phrase: Model: I eagerly answered all the questions I could, because I never worried much about makingmistakes.- I eagerly answered all the questions I could, never worrying much about makingmistakes.b.When a clause starte

9、d with“ Not only” is place at the beginning o f a sentence, the clauseshould be partially reversed.Model:Learning another language taught me the value of hard work, but it also gave me insights into another culture.- Not only did learning another language teach me the value of hard work, but it also

10、 gave me insights into another culture.Text BKeys to Successful Online LearningKey words and expressions:play a role, community, expand, be aware of, unique, ideal, visual barriers, hinder, reflect on, critical, perspective, arise, absolutely, explicit, comment, experience, reinforce, assimilate, al

11、low forUnit Two Text ADeep ConcernThis passage explores the generation gap through contrasts between how a daughter and her2parents experience the same situation.Key words and expressions:click, blast, along with, as, turn off, burst into, over and over, rhythm, definitely, horrible, message, reach

12、for, turn up, stand, offensive, turn down, hurry up, turn on,feel, wake up, bang, dry off, put on, as usual, a piece of , I m down, disgusting, annoyed, that much, bolt out, hear formGrammar focus:a. “ As” can introduce a time clause, which is happening at the same time as the main clause. Sandy san

13、g along with the words. At the dame time, she lay listening to her favorite radiostation.- Sandy sang along with the words as she lay listening to her favorite radio station.b.A time clause happening at the same time as the main clause can be replaced with“-ing ”.Model:She ate a piece of toast while

14、 she stood by the sink.- She ate a piece of toast while standing by the sink.Text BIs There a Generation Gap?Key words and expressions:in peace and quiet, upset, old-fashioned, tuneless, make my blood boil, appeal to, get rid of, distract, section, teenager, identity, defy, expel, permanent, radical

15、, identify, negative, influence, anyway, mature, rebel, go too far, drop out of, talk over, patience, anchorUnit Three Text AA Good Heart to Learn OnThis passage shows how even with persona; problems, all of us, if we use our courage, outimagining, and our giving nature canchoose to make others live

16、s better.Key words and expressions:learn on, keep my balance, adjust to, despite, make it, cling to, once, free of, amazed at subject to, nor, now that, by which to judge, the times, unable to do, in some way,have a time,content to do, in frustration, join, see to it that, complain , envious ofGramm

17、ar focus:a. “ Even though Model:” can be used to introduce a concessive clause:He borrowed my laptop computer, even though I told him not to.b. An adverbial clause can be replaced with a past participle phrase, when it shares the same subject with the main clause and it is in passive voice:Model:Onc

18、e it had been finished, the task seemed quite simple.- Once finished, the task seemed quite simple.Text BThe Right Son at the Right TimeKey words and expressions:downtown, rush, call for, station, set out, urge, now and then, hold to, inform of/about too to, with that, turn out, proveUnit Four Text

19、AHow to Make a Good ImpressionThis passage offers many suggestions about how to master good communication signs in an3English culture.Key words and expressions:make up one s mind, conscious, attitude, a chain of, range from, introduction to,interview, encounter, focus on, make a presentation, be com

20、mittedabsorbedto, sinimpress others with, fix your eyes on, drive everyone crazy, consistent, at one s bestaddress, communicate with, speaker, audience, not being, relax, enjoy, roar, take sth. seriously,Grammar focus:a. A clause shares the same subject with the main clause in active voice, can be r

21、eplaced with apresent participle phrase:Model:We show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes. At the same time, we cause a chain of actions.- We show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain ofactions.b. so that Model:You were very absorbed

22、in the moment. You lost all self-consciousness.- You were so absorbed in the moment that you lost all self-consciousness.Text BBody LanguageKey words and expressions:the minute, admit, at first sight, in relation to , keep a promise, assume,be acquainted with, it is/was that, overestimated, partiall

23、y, pick up, account for,reactions to, give insights into, project one s self, promote,feelat hcome,nvictions,be content with, a wealth ofUnit Five Text AThe Battle Against AIDSThis passage tells how to protect yourself, your family, your friends and neighbors from AIDS.Key words and expressions:diag

24、nosed with, in the late 1970s, infect, expect, constitute, alarm, in place of, emerge, combat, suffer from, publications, valuable, rate, illustrate, relate, risk, redefine, status, plague, emphasize, regardless of, represent, solution to, guard against, threaten, barrier, distract from,gnsi up, fee

25、l comfortableGrammar focus:a. attributive clause:Model:To solve this problem, ask people in the community who can draw well to create low-literacy AIDS education publications.b. despite Model:Despite such alarming numbers, the federal and state governments have always been slow inimplementing progra

26、ms to stop the spread of AIDS.Text BThe Last Dive at the OlympicsKey words and expressions:commence, thrust, apart, embarrassment, intense, bleed, haste, approach, trial, significant, spill, natural parents, adoption, explore, call me names, mug, have a shot at prior to, take first place, assist, in

27、tensely, triumph, find out, return, vaporized, for fear, compete, make it, scared, confident, leap, quit4Unit sixText AThe TrashmanThis text tells us “ As long as you work hard and love each other , you will live a good life and be happy. ”Key words and expressions:Considerable,album,colleague,surro

28、und,sympathize,respond,assert,restrainanniversary, accidentally, mission , messenger, share with, define as, mistake for, fill one sbring up, save fromGrammar focus:a. Clauses of concession are introduced by although, though, even though, even if, no matter, however and sometimes by whoever.b. Certa

29、in verbs ,such as insist, are followed by should + infinitive constructions. When the infinitive is be, the should is sometimes omitted .Text BThe Company ManKey words and expressions:haul, continuously, register, spontaneously, monster, garbage, yell, originally, employment, contrary, frankly, phil

30、osopher, plumber, economist, make the rounds, go with, boast about, stay away from, be in for, hold water, call forUnit SevenText AFace to Face with GunsNow, modern communication repeatedly shows and reports the wrong use of guns in frequent news and entertainment stories. Education in general has f

31、ailed to control this mind changing communication. What do you think of the problem.Key words and expressions:cautious, exception, unshaven, shrub, pad, pistol, contrive, toss, instinctively, sideways, enlarge,polish, unexpectedly, victim, mercy, span, eternity, foundation, presently, face to face w

32、ith, pullinto, attach to, have mercy on someone, get to ones feet, look through, be out of control, eat(away) atGrammar focus:a. The have + object + past participle construction can be used to express more neatly sentences of the type Iemployed someone to do something for me. b. About the expression

33、 “rather than ”Text BShould I Have a Gun?Key words and expressions:handle, advocate, odd, ignorance, crime statistics, previously, violence, affect, capable of, confront, intentionally, dominate, female, reveal, automatically, guilt, bet, be immune to, believe in, at the sight ofUnit EightText ABirt

34、h of Bright IdeasIn this unit, you will meet many examples of imaginative thinking which show that famous people do not succeed without this essential quality.Key words and expressions:satisfactory, flash, particularly, mystery, reasonable, psychologist, intensify, genius, dramatic, fling, recognize

35、, orchestral, surge, enthusiasm, representative, element, sleep on sb., a gift from the gods, depend on, write down, be occupied with, seek for, as though, take shape, put into, at work, search for, fill sb. with sth.Grammar focus:c.Relative pronoun whom can be used in defining relative clauses. And

36、whom also can be theobject of a preposition. The preposition is normally placed beforewhom.d.Learn about the + comparative the+ comparative5Text BWays of Increasing CreativityKey words and expressions:applaud, decade, enquiry, convince, capacity, impulse, potential, reservoir, concrete, carriage,sca

37、rcely, fortunately,evaluate, productive,inventor,claim,pendulum,principle,enhance,fascinate, right away, act upon, come one s way, fall asleep, take advantage of, at once, set sth. Inmotion, back and forth, tap dancingUnit NineText ACollege Success Made EasyWhat an exciting time to be alive! A new c

38、entury lies before us like an artist s sketch book withhardly a mark in it. What will we do with these blank pages? What will our footprints show 100years from now? How will we handle our unique opportunity to make our world a better place?We will create our future based on what we do today.“ Look w

39、ell therefore to this day,” as thefamous Sanskrit poem advises.Key words and expressions:Futurist, publish, impose, fate, volunteer, arithmetic, predict, performance, interactive, alternative, toll, connection, household, security, facility, database, globe, purchase, widespread, percentage, career,

40、 profit, ban, siege, prescribe, impose on, pay for, bill for, start up, on average, at risk, change from, under siegeGrammar focus:a. If + should can be used in conditional sentences to indicate that the action, though possible, is not very likely. And should can be placed first and the if omitted.b

41、.Learn about the structure of “ make it +adj. for somebody to do something”Text BA Major Question of MajorsKey words and expressions:expert, pose, data, surveys, tend, factor, alcohol, pollute, planet, decline, grain, disaster, efficient, utilize, fossil, alter, outstanding, available, recycle, chem

42、ical, highway, ease, breakthrough, surgery, cancer, indifference, accomplish, at an alarming rate, wash away, involve in,Unit tenText ABeing Honest and Opencurrently, morals are very confusing, even not wanted by many people. Televisions and films have helped change present standards of right and wr

43、ong behavior. Usually, feelings dictate decisions: if something feels good, do it. And acquiring money blinds people so much, they donot even recognize that morals no longer exist. However, careful, continual use of responsible moral standards such as those discussed in this unit can benefit our com

44、mon good.Key words and expressions:conscience, clarify, inevitable, progressive, concede, ensure, integrity, component, genuine, convenience, assure, demonstratesell out, demand of, stand for, account for, consist of, at hand, middle point, in short supply, the bottom line, do fine, give (the)credit

45、, engage in, wind the dayGrammar focus:a.Pay more attention to the clause directed by“ where ” and“ what ” .b. There are many idiomatic expressions in this unit, whose meanings should be defined by contexts, which makes passages more difficult to understand.Text BWebsite Resources: The Best Aid for

46、CheatingKey words and expressions:strategy, ultimate, expense, contemporary, structure, readily, property, appropriate, semester, incline, perceive, issuedo the trick, get/have access to, be inclined to, figure out, hail as, for free, hand over, sort of, make the most of, a little bit, get off6第二学期新

47、视野大学英语读写教程IIUnit OneSection ATime - Conscious AmericansTo ask students to know that understanding a culture of different countries is always the other's responsibilities.Key words and expressions:budget, restless, leisurely, acute, assess, surroundings, elbow, fulfill, replace, compete, obtain,

48、Conduct, result in, nothing but, account for, sand in the hour glass, in a rush, under pressure, go with, work at, save for, at hand, in person, due to, be worthy ofGrammar focus:The usage of conjunction word " whereas", " much less".Section B Culture ShockReading Skills: Reading

49、 for the Main Idea in a ParagraphUnit TwoSectionALearning the Olympic Standard for LoveTo ask students to know the importance of the environmental protection throughout the worldKey words and expressions:Awareness, undertake, abundant, ambitious, diversity, contaminated; concern with, regardless, sp

50、ring up, take measures to, as a result of, aim at, agree to, set up, lead to, cash crop, birth control.Grammar focus:The usage of " remain to '", " together with ".SectionBThe Standard for Olympic ExcellenceReading Skills: Finding out Word MeaningsUnit ThreeSection AMarriage

51、Across NationsTo ask students to understand how to deal with the problems that two different races bring to a marriage.Key words and expressions:Tolerance, counsel, mutual, confirm, overlook, cancel, hesitate, subsequent, comprise, prejudice, proceed; ups and downs, work out, for a time, meet with,

52、all along, have nothing to do with, at one's worst, learn of take care of.Grammar focus:The usage of " never too.to".Section B Rich Meeting His Future Mother- in LawReading Skills: Recognizing Differences Between Facts and OpinionsUnit FourSection ATest of True LoveTo ask students to k

53、now that things are not always as easy as they look.Key words and expressions:Domestic, fluent, descend, accustom, authority, await, abroad, command, departure, grant, adapt At first glance, as long as, live through, dream of, plan on, depend on, hit the target, in the event of,Take on, lack of, tak

54、e along, to ( one's ) capacity, leave behind, from then on, in turnGrammar focus:"it " is used as the formal subject; " as long as".7SectionBLove under the NazisReading Skills: Reading for the Key Idea in a SentenceUnit FiveSection AWeeping for My Smoking DaughterTo ask stude

55、nts to think about how to improve communications in many negative parent-child relationships.Key words and expressions:Harden, largely, slim, weaken, poisonous, swallow, bunch, drag; close at hand, pick up, be grate for, couple with, lean on, direct at, starve of, struggle to do,.Grammar focus:The usage of " for "and the " so. That".Section B Stop Spoiling Your ChildrenReading Skills: Understanding Figurative LanguageUnit SixSection AAs His Name is, So is He!To ask