出版时间:2009-7 出版社:上海外语教育出版社 作者:王恩铭 编 页数:412
前言
我国英语专业本科教学与学科建设,伴随着我国改革开放的步伐,得到了长足的发展和提升。回顾这30多年英语专业教学改革和发展的历程,无论是英语专业教学大纲的制订、颁布、实施和修订,还是四、八级考试的开发与推行,以及多项英语教学改革项目的开拓,无不是围绕英语专业的学科建设和人才培养而进行的,正如《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》提出的英语专业的培养目标,即培养“具有扎实的英语语言基础和广博的文化知识并能熟练地运用英语在外事、教育、经贸、文化、科技、军事等部门从事翻译、教学、管理、研究等工作的复合型英语人才。”为促进英语专业本科建设的发展和教学质量的提高,外语专业教学指导委员会还实施了“新世纪教育质量改革T程”,包括推行“十五”、“十一五”国家级教材规划和外语专业国家精品课程评审,从各个教学环节加强对外语教学质量的宏观监控,从而确保为我国的经济建设输送大量的优秀人才。 跨人新世纪,英语专业的建设面临新的形势和任务:经济全球化、科技一体化、文化多元化、信息网络化的发展趋势加快,世界各国之间的竞争日趋激烈,这对我国英语专业本科教学理念和培养目标提出了新的挑战;大学英语教学改革如火如荼;数字化、网络化等多媒体教学辅助手段在外语教学中广泛应用和不断发展;英语专业本科教育的改革和学科建设也呈现出多样化的趋势,翻译专业、商务英语专业相继诞生——这些变化和发展无疑对英语专业的学科定位、人才培养以及教材建设提出了新的、更高的要求。 上海外语教育出版社(简称外教社)在新世纪之初约请了全国30余所著名高校百余位英语教育专家,对面向新世纪的英语专业本科生教材建设进行了深入、全面、广泛和具有前瞻性的研讨,成功地推出了理念新颖、特色明显、体系完备的“新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材”,并被列入“十五”国家级规划教材,以其前瞻性、先进性和创新性等特点受到全国众多使用院校的广泛好评。 面对快速发展的英语专业本科教育,如何保证专业的教学质量,培养具有国际视野和创新能力的英语专业人才,是国家、社会、高校教师共同关注的问题,也是教材编撰者和教材出版者关心和重视的问题。
内容概要
本书是“新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材”之一。 本书较客观地阐述了美国的建立及其社会的组成、各历史阶段的政治、文化、种族、宗教、家庭、娱乐、运动等情况,对这个年轻的国家作了较详细的介绍。 本书不仅是英语专业本科生必修课程的教材,也是对美国社会与文化感兴趣的读者特别值得推荐的读本。
书籍目录
Chapter 1 The American Land:A Panoramic ViewChapter 2 Human Resources:A Nation of ImmigrantsChapter 3 Human Resources:Ethnic Minorities in AmericaChapter 4 American Politics and GovernmentChapter 5 American EconomyChapter 6 American EducationChapter 7 Law and Judicial System in AmericaChatper 8 American Cultural ValuesChapter 9 Mass Media in AmericaChapter 10 Religio in AmericaChapter 11 American LaborChapter 12 American WomenChapter 13 American FamiliesChapter 14 Marriage and Divorce in AmericaChapter 15 Mass Leisure in AmericaChapter 16 American SportsTest Yourself:100 QuestionsBibliography
章节摘录
The love of place was the earliest pulling force that broughtimmigrants to the American shores. The settlers came fromcountries of their own where they had loved the familiar land, skies,rivers and hills. The American landscape in their eyes was strange,untidy and mysterious. The continent was wild, vast and grand with aluxuriance of plant and animal life that struck all the early explorers whobrought with them "the eye of discovery. " They liked the place anddecided to stay and live there. Out of their extraordinary experienceswith the new environment, they created a nation called the UnitedStates of America. It has been said that America is a nation with an abundance ofgeography but a shortage of history. There is some truth in thisstatement. After all, it took less than 400 years for the national territoryto expand from 865,000 square miles of the original 13 states, with apopulation of 3.9 million, to 3,549,000 square miles, with about303.8 million people living in todays 50-state U. S. A. In fact,Americans took over the bulk of their national domain within the lastcentury and a half. Even today, much of the United States remainsonly thinly populated and hardly tamed by civilization. Every nation is, in part, a country and, in part, a people. Thecountry of the United States is one of great opportunity and one ofconsiderable challenge as well. Opportunity consists of the favorableposition of America, its spaciousness, and the wealth of naturalresources. Challenge lies in overcoming the physical barriers of reliefand distance, and the hazards of flood, drought and frost. In theprocess of conquering the continent, Americans have reshaped the faceof their land, leaving behind them a record of glorious achievements aswell as dismal failures. Reversely, in their constant intimate encounterswith that massive land, Americans themselves have been shaped andreshaped by the entirely new environment, molding and forging theirnational character in a unique fashion.
编辑推荐
新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)旨在打造完整的英语专业学科体系,全面促进学生的语言技能、学科素养和创新能力的培养,必将为我国培养国际化、创新型、高素质的英语专业人才奠定坚实的基础! 权威性和先进性的体现:按照《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》提出的培养目标、课程设置、教学要求和教学原则精心设计,凝聚海内外英语专业教育界专家学者的智慧,反映英语专业教育、科研的最新成果。 前瞻性和创新性的结晶:基于广泛的市场调研、详尽的需求分析和严谨的科学判断,梳理现有教程,优化教材结构,更新教学方法和手段,强化学生综合能力的培养。 专业素质和人文素养的同步提升:专业技能、专业知识、相关专业知识的完美匹配,帮助学生打下扎实的语言基本功,增强其分析问题、解决问题的能力,提高专业素质和人文素养,使学生真正成为国际化、创新型、高素质的英语专业人才。
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