Unit OneIntroduction& Unit 1The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries课程名称：英语国家社会与文化本课内容：The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries授课时间：90分钟教学目的:通过本节课的教学,使学生了解英语国家社会与文化课程的主要内容与要求,了解文化的概念；同时对英国有一个总体上的了解教学意义:帮助学生了解主要英语国家的社会与文化概貌,如地理、历史、政治、经济、社会生活和文化传统等方面的基本知识教学重点:文化的概念；英国基本情况教学难点:英国概况教学方式：以电子课件为主,辅以少量板书的课堂讲授教学内容: <详见下页1.什么是文化？2．英国 国土与人民英国的不同名称及其区域 3. 伦敦概况教学方法：采取教师教授为主,结合学生课堂讨论时间分配:What is culture? <10 分钟.>;What’s the relation between Culture and society? <10 分钟>;Why should we learn culture<10 分钟>;UK- a complicated country with a complicated name<40 分钟>A Brief Idea about London. <20 分钟>课堂板书:1. Culture-the foundation of communication2.The four parts of UK3. Main cities of EnglandLondon Birmingham-second largest city of England. Liverpool-second largest port of EnglandManchester- industrial and commercial centre.课后作业: Exercisesin Unit 1 Unit OnePart One 1.What is culture?Culture-the foundation of communicationCulture is very abstract and complicated. Concretely speaking, it refers to all the aspects of social life, such as, the values, the practices of a society and social conventions, education, politics, art or literature,language,ideas,etc.文化即是人们所思,所言<言语和非言语>,所为,所觉的总和.文化是无处不在的,具体说来,包括社会生活的一切方面,如:价值观念,生活行为方式,社会规范等,乃至艺术,政治,经济, 教育,修养,文学,语言,思想等.2. What’s the relation between Culture and society?1>Culture is a separate idea from society, although culture and society are interrelated and cannot exist without each other. 2>Culture is a system of values and norms . A society is a system of interrelationships which connect or bind individuals together.3. Why should we learn culture?1>Requirement of communication2> Language and culture are inseparable3>Culture acquisition is important for the study of literature.Part TwoUK- a complicated country with a complicated nameⅠStatus in the worldEffects of its Imperial Past--"an empire in which the sun never set"〔日不落帝国:1. one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, 2. Member of European Union and the Group of seven3.The make-up of the British population II. The effects of its imperial past* The days of empire ended after World War II1. The effects were mainly encountered in the close relationships which exist with the 50 or more colonies of that empire, and which maintain links through Commonwealth of Nations. But more important international relation is its membership in the European Union since 1973.2. The makeup of the British population--- immigration from India, Pakistan, or Caribbean <西印度群岛与中南美洲海域> countries in the 1950s and1960s. 1/20 are non-European ethnicity.III.The features of British society:1.a multiracial societyRacial, gender, class, regional and economic differences in the society a multi-racial society: most are Christians and because of immigration, many are Muslims; gender difference: male and female live different lives class difference: the class structure of UK society is relatively obvious economic and regional difference within each of the 4 countries: -- difference between highland and lowland Scots -- difference between north and south England 2. a society with class-structure3. a society with difference of region difference: highland and lowland Scots,north and south England,the capital and provinces.Part ThreeMain cities of England1. London2. Birmingham-second largest city of England. 3. Liverpool-second largest port of England4. Manchester- industrial and commercial centre.London--cultural,bussness,and financial centre1. One of the most famous cities of the world, London is England's capital and a favourite for tourists from all over the world who flockthere in their millions. It has a history stretching back almost 2000 years, A population of 7.5 million people, and some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. 2.LondonAttractions:Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. The Tower of London,TowerBridge, St Paul's Cathedral the River ThamesCountless fascinating museums, art galleries and famous theatres. The English Royal Family reside in London at BuckinghamPalace where you can see the famous 'Changing of the Guard' and much more. 3.A significant role of LondonWhen a man is tired of London, you are tired of life for there is in London all that life can afford. —Samuel JohnsonLondon is dominant in UK in all sorts of ways.1>It is the largest city in the country with about one seventh of the nation’s population.2>It is seat of government.3>It is the cultural centr。
