经济学专业英语教学大纲纲要大纲.doc

1、经济学专业英语教学大纲大纲说明课程代码：3025050总学时：40学时总学分：2.5课程类别：必修预修要求：西方经济学一、课程性质、目的、任务 ：本课程兼顾英语语言的学习应用和经济专业知识两个方面，学生在锻炼英语应用能力的同时，又可学到经济学方面的知识。通过将英语与经济学方面的原理和基础知识相结合，培养学生具有较强的阅读能力、一定的会话及翻译能力，使他们能以英语为工具，顺利阅读本专业的英语材料、获取和交流本专业所需的信息、了解和熟悉经济学的最新发展与动态，并能在实践中加以运用。 二、课程教学的基本要求：教学形式以课堂讲解为主，结合单元练习培养和提高学生应用英语的能力，能熟练掌握经济学基本概念和

2、基本理论以及专业术语。加强学生的口头交流能力和书面表达能力，个人发言和 小组讨论相结合。除了完成课堂教学外，要求学生在课余进行广泛的相关内容的阅读。三、大纲的使用说明：1、推荐使用教材P hdyck和R ubhfeld合作编著的M iziueconom rs第6版，清华 大学出版社2、本课程建议学时为 40学时。根据计划课时的不同，授课内容可作适当调整。大纲正文C hapter 1 Pielin haries时间：4学时Key pointe: lin its;tede-oflfe; prices; m aikets; m odels; positive versusnoim ativre an

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15、nd pioductbn quotas3 .In portquotas and tariflfc4.The in pactof a tax or subsidyD iscussbn Q uestbns: The anasis ofpublic policies W hy is there public polices?AdditbnalText: Supporting the price ofwheatThe sugar quota Vocabubzy C om plete the statem ents accoxdhg to the text(§) Tianshtbn R ob

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18、es;public goodsC ontents:1 .Externalities2 .W ays of correcting m aiketfeRiie3 .ExtemaIides and pmperty resources4 .Public goodsD iscussbn Q uestbns: W ays of correcting m aiketfeiliie W hat is public goods?AdditbnalText: C raw fish fishing h LouishnaThe dem and forcfean airPiactice V ocabubiy(2) C om plete the statem ents accoxdhg to the text(3)Tianslatbn R ole pby W riling task本课程对学生自学的要求：要求学生达到或超过四级英语水平，具有经济学方面的基础知识。要求学生大量阅读经济学文章，逐渐具备较强的读、说、译能力。课时分配：本课程共有10个独立的章节组成。根据不同专业不同的计划课时以及学生 的专业情况和英语水平，授课内容可做适当调整。C hapterT in eC hapter 1 Prclin haries4C hap ter