英语阅读教学大纲.doc

《英语阅读1》教学大纲一、课程基本信息课程代码课程类别学科基础课程（必修课）中文名称《英语阅读1》 （英语零课时阅读）英文名称Zero-class Extensive Reading Course I适用专业英语专业开课单位外国语学院总学时36学 分2先修课程无后续课程《英语阅读2》二、课程性质、地位和任务本教学大纲是依据高等学校外语专业教学指导委员会2000年制定的“高等学校英语专业教学大纲”所确定的培养目标、课程设置、教学原则、教学要求，及学时分配等相关规定，结合本专业的师范特点和本课程的教学改革的特点而制定的《英语阅读1》课程是英语专业的必修课程，其后续课程为《英语阅读2》，即《零课时阅读》，开设于专业学习的一年级第一学期《英语阅读1》课程的任务在于进行学习者培训，培养学习者自主学习、合作学习和阅读的策略，为有效开展《英语阅读2》（《零课时阅读》）作好准备三、课程基本要求学生在教师的指导下，培养良好的阅读习惯，学会做读书笔记；了解阅读学习的策略，培养自主学习策略；掌握基本的阅读技能：predicting, skimming, scanning, guessing words, inference, 等等; 能读懂简单的应用文，快速获取所需信息；能以每分钟70-120个单词的速度阅读难度相当于21st Century的报刊和Thirty-Nine Steps (简写本)的阅读材料，理解中心大意，抓住主要情节；认识并熟悉一些文体风格，并能自觉的根据不同的阅读目的和阅读材料，选择相应的阅读技巧，对所阅读的材料进行预测、推理、归纳和分析，领会作品的真实含义；培养学生使用词典和网络资源的信息策略，逐步学会独立解决阅读中的一些语言难点和背景知识，以利于学生的终身阅读；通过阅读地道的英语原文，初步了解英语国家的一些历史、地理、文化和风土人情、认识中西文化差异，培养学生的跨文化交际意识和能力；建立学习小组，学会合作学习；帮助学生建构有效的认知、调控、交际、资源和文化意识策略，为其后期的学习以及终生阅读和学习奠定基础。

四、课程内容及学时分配Lecture 1: A brief introduction to Zero-class Extensive Reading Course (2 periods)Getting to know each other: The purpose of university and the way to succeed in university ▲A brief introduction to Zero-class Extensive Reading Course : Course descriptionExpectations of the course for the students and teachersLecture 2: Reading & Reading Comprehension (1 periods)The significance and definition of reading & reading comprehensionThe purpose of readingThe types of reading & reading comprehension ▲The models of reading ▲For different reading materials and purposes readers are expected to adopt different reading strategies and skills.Lecture 3: Previewing (3 periods)Previewing the textbook Reader’s Choice and learning the way to handle itGetting familiar with the parts of a book, newspaper or magazine▲Practicing previewing in articles and newspapersThe significance of previewing Lecture 4: Vocabulary skills (3 periods) Skills for guessing new words: Context clues ▲Word analysis▲ Skills for enlarging vocabularyLecture 5: Dictionary Use (3 periods) Previewing and scanning the dictionary at hand The information provided in OALD 6th▲ The types and selection of dictionary Helping Ss get familiar with OALD 6th Advocating efficient use of dictionary ▲Lecture 6: Sentence study (3 periods) Sentence patterns Understanding difficult sentences ▲Lecture 7: Paragraph reading (3 periods) The definition of paragraph The structure of paragraph The types of paragraph ▲ Topic & Main idea How to get the main idea of a paragraph ▲ Enjoying the poem “Fueled”Lecture 8: Skimming and scanning (2 periods) The definition of skimming & scanning The use of skimming and scanning The practice of skimming & scanningLecture 9: Story reading 1: The Midnight Visitor (sample of literal reading) (2 periods) Learning about the author Robert Arthur Understanding the text The Midnight Visitor ▲ Learning about “Mystery” and the skills of reading mystery stories Learning about the elements of a story▲ Ss’ role -playStory reading 2: The Chaser (Sample of Critical reading) (2 periods) Learning about the elements of the story Irony ▲ Pun ▲ “Be careful, or your wishes will come true” ▲Lecture 10: Essay reading: Can English be Dethroned？(3 periods) Getting the main idea and structure of the essay Understanding the text and its significance in English Learning Relating the reading material to Ss’ experience▲Lecture 11: Note-taking and reading journal (2 periods)The significance of taking notes and keeping a reading journalThe effective ways to take notes and keep reading journalsStudy other students’ response to literatureExperiment with a reading journalLecture 12: Small group work training (4 periods) The definition and significance of small group work The roles and their responsibilities in small group work “Fish bowl watching ”本阶段开展以学生为主体、教师为主导的课堂教学活动，注重培养学生的学习能力和学习自主性及独立性。

在教学中开展以任务为中心的形式多样的教学活动，采用启发式、讨论式、体验式、发现式和研究式的教学方法，充分调动学生学习的积极性，激发学生的学习动机，最大限度地让学生参与学习的全过程同时引导学生主动积极地利用现有图书资料和网络信息获取知识五、课程教材及主要参考资料教材：（美）S. Silberstein, B. K Dobson 和M.A. Clarke,《读者的选择》Reader’s Choice (4th Ed.). 北京：世界图书出版公司,2007年．参考资料1. Campbell, Colin. The Ironing Man (《烫衣先生》). 北京：外语教学与研究出版社& CUP, 2002 2. Walker, Carolyn. Deadly Harvest (《致命的收获》). 北京：外语教学与研究出版社& CUP, 20023. Wilson, Judith. Staying Together (《永不离分》). 北京：外语教学与研究出版社& CUP, 20024. Maurier, Daphne du. Rebecca (《蝴蝶梦》). 北京：世界图书出版公司,20065. Morgan，Sally. Genetic Modification of Food (《转基因食品》). 北京：中国青年出版社，20056. Wallerstein, Claire. Depression (《忧郁症》). 北京：中国青年出版社，20057. 21st Century每天坚持阅读10分钟的英文报纸；或者每周与小组同学合作阅读一份21世纪报8. 选读《国家地理》英文读本45本中的10本，导航书屋阅读六、课程考核方式及成绩评定《英语阅读1》的考核为形成性评估与终结性评估相结合。

学期成绩包括期末考试成绩和平时成绩两大部分期末考试为闭卷考试，成绩占总成绩的60％；平时成绩占40％成绩以百分制计算具体情况如下： 20% for participation and performance in class 20% for book journal60% for final test paper 七、其他说明“英语阅读1”为“英语阅读2”的准备阶段，此阶段主要帮助学生理解并接受自主阅。