《基础英语3》教学大纲
Basic English III
课程编码:08A11040 学分:4.0 课程类别:专业基础必修课
计划学时:64 其中讲课:64 实验或实践:0 上机:0
适用专业:英语
推荐教材:徐克容,《现代大学英语》精读3(第二版),外语教学与研究出版社,2012年。
参考书目:车云宁,《现代大学英语教材全解》3,东北师范大学出版社, 2012年。
课程的教学目的与任务
该课程在《基础英语2》的基础上,通过精读精讲风格各异的英美作家的文章,让学生了解丰富的语言现象,欣赏并学习作家独特的写作技巧;提高学生对英语的词汇、语法和习惯搭配等知识学习的系统性,使学生的词汇量接近6000,能读懂中等难度或中等偏上难度的原著。教师创设课堂语言环境锻炼学生的听说能力,利用课后配套练习提高学生的做题技巧,为学生顺利通过专业四级考试(TEM-4)做准备。自本册起,开始增加中英互译的比重,以提高学生对两种语言异同的认识,并为最终培养翻译技巧打下基础。学习的重点是高频语汇的用法、英语国家的文化风俗习惯和作者的写作风格等。
课程的基本要求
通过本课程学习,提高学生的综合语言能力,具体而言:
1、语音:发音正确;较好地掌握朗读和说话的节奏感;掌握语流中的语音变化规律、连读、爆破和语音同化等技巧。
2、语法:熟练掌握主语从句、同位语从句、倒装句和各种条件句。
3、词汇:认知词汇5,000—6,000个,熟练使用2,500—3,000个。
4、听力:听懂英语国家人士关于日常生活和社会生活的谈话;听懂VOA正常速度和BBC新闻节目的主要内容;15分钟内听写150词左右的普通短文,语速为每分钟120词,错误率不超过8%。
5、口语:能就日常生活话题与英语国家人士进行交谈,语言得体,表达比较流畅。
6、阅读:能阅读浅显材料以及Reader’s Digest,速度为每分钟120-160个单词;能够在5分钟内速读8,00词左右、中等难度的文章并掌握大意。
7、写作:能在30分钟内写出150--200个单词的短文,语言正确,能书写基本应用文。
8、翻译:能独立完成课程中的各项翻译练习,语言通顺。
9、工具书使用:能熟练使用《英汉大词典》、Oxford Advanced English Dictionary、Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English等工具书独立解决语言问题。
10、文化素养:了解英语语言国家的主要文化传统,具有一定的人文知识和科技知识,具有较强的创新能力。
各章节授课内容、教学方法及学时分配建议
第一章:Your College Years 建议学时:8
[教学目的与要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary:internalize, etc.;
3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by giving class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;
4. Understand the topic or the theme of the passage: problems with college students
5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text: definition, classification, etc
[教学重点与难点] Associating the listed problems with students’ daily life
[授 课 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation
Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Orientation: College and changes at college
一、Define college
二、Changes at college
第二节Warming-up Activities & & background information
一、Film clip
二、Glossary
三、Author
第三节Detailed Study of Text A :
一、 expressions, structures,
二、 paragraph development,
三、 Writing skills, etc.
第四节Exercises & extension: seasons of college life
一、 Dictation & Exercises
二、Seasons of college life
第二章:How Reading Changed My Life 建议学时:8
[教学目的与要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc;
2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary:concur, etc.
3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by giving class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;
4. Understand the topic or the theme of the passage: importance of reading
5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.
[教学重点与难点] Developing students’ interest in reading
[授 课 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation
Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Warming-up Activities & Cultural Background
一、 Warming-up Activities
二、 Cultural Background
第二节Glossary & Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures, etc.
一、 Glossary
二、 Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures,
第三节:Extension: Of Studies by Bacon
一、Paragraph development
二、Of Studies by Bacon
第四节: Quiz(or Dictation)& Exercises
一、Quiz
二、Exercises
第四章:Diogenes and Alexander 建议学时:8
[教学目的与要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary: inhabit, etc.
3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by giving class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;
4. Understand the topic or the theme of the passage: two utterly different ways of life
5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text: contrast, etc.
[教学重点与难点] Contrast of two lifestyles represented by the king and the Dog
[授 课 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation
Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Warming-up Activities & Cultural Background: On Dog
一、Warming-up Activities
二、Cultural Background: On Dog
第二节Glossary & Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures, paragraph development, etc.
一、Glossary
二、Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures, paragraph development, etc.
第三节Quiz(or Dictation)& Exercises
一、Quiz
二、Exercises
第四节Mid-term test
第五章:Silent Spring 建议学时:8
[教学目的与要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary:contaminate, etc.
3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by giving class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;
4.Understand the topic or the theme of the passage: chemical abuse
5.Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text: parallelism
[教学重点与难点] Getting aware of the importance of environmental protection
[授 课 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation
Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Warming-up Activities & Cultural Background
一、Film clips
二、Cultural Background
第二节Glossary on ecology and solutions to global warming and air pollution
一、Glossary on ecology
二、Solutions to global warming and air pollution
第三节Detailed Study of Text A : expressions, structures, paragraph developments, etc.
一、Expressions, structures
二、Paragraph developments
第四节Quiz(or Dictation)& Exercises
第六章:How do we Deal with the Drug Problem? 建议学时:8
[教学目的与要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary;
3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by giving class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;
4.Understand the topic and the theme of the passage: drug abuse and the solution
5.Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.
[教学重点与难点] Distinction of drug abuse and smoking/ drinking
[授 课 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation
Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Warming-up Activities & Cultural Background: Drugs
一、Related pictures and videos
二、Cultural Background: Drugs
第二节Glossary & Detailed Study of passage I
一、Glossary
二、Detailed Study of passage I
第三节Detailed Study of passage II & III
一、Detailed Study of passage II
二、Detailed Study of passage III
第四节Discussing similar problems like prostitution and gambling& Exercises
第九章:Globalization’s Dual Power 建议学时:6
[教学目的与要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary: erode etc.
3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by giving class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;
4. Understand the topic and the theme of the passage;
5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.
[教学重点与难点] The opportunities and challenges of Globalization
[授 课 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation
Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Warming-up Activities & Cultural Background:The opportunities and challenges of Globalization
一、Warming-up Activities
二、Cultural Background:The opportunities and challenges of Globalization
第二节 Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures, paragraph development, etc.
第三节 Quiz(or Dictation)& Exercises
一、Quiz
二、Exercises
第十二章:The Most Dangerous Game 建议学时:8
[教学目的与要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary:
3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by giving class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;
4.Understand the topic or the theme of the passage;
5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.
[教学重点与难点] The five rounds of the game
[授 课 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation
Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Warming-up Activities & Cultural Background & Glossary
一、Warming-up Activities: a song and a video clip
二、Cultural Background:hunting
三、Glossary
第二节 Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures, paragraph developments, etc.
第三节 The five rounds of the game
第四节Quiz(or Dictation)& Exercises
一、Quiz
二、Exercises
第十六章:Twelve Angry Men 建议学时:10
[教学目的与要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary: provoke, etc.
3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by giving class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;
4. Understand the topic or the theme of the passage:the jury system
5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.
[教学重点与难点] How the jury system works at court
[授 课 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation
Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Warming-up Activities & Cultural Background:the jury system
一、Warming-up Activities
二、Cultural Background:the jury system
第二节Glossary & Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures, paragraph developments, etc.
第三节Quiz(or Dictation)& Exercises
第四节Students act out part of the play
一、Movie:Twelve Angry Men
二、Students act out part of the play
第五节Overall Reviewof the book
【注1】每单元(章)所需时间6-8学时,每一节为2学时。
【注2】原教材共16单元,该课程组教师精选出以上8单元(因学期时间有限)。
【注3】根据实际情况,教师适当安排期中小测验(2学时),和期末总复习(2学时)
撰稿人:刘建立 审核人:宋庆伟