“博雅”学科英语系列教程属于大学英语高阶课程教材,供非英语专业学生使用。一般情况下,学生在完成三个学期的基础英语课程学习后,在第四学期开始该教程的学习。1.该教程属于通识英语类教材。通识英语(ELE,即English for Liberal Education)以英语语言为载体,以人类文明、科学、文化发展为主题,有内容、有深度,以拓展学生的知识视野、提升学生的人文素养和批判性思维能力为目的。是一种特殊形式的“专门用途英语”。2.人文素养的提升和思维能力训练是教程编写的指导思路。“人文素养”决定了教程主题虽然与学科相关,但具体内容并非为深奥的专业知识,而是更近似于本学科的科普类教材。“思维能力训练”则要求练习设计摆脱传统语言教材模式,强调对课文内容的反思和知识的运用。3.英语语言能力的提升也是教程的重要教学目标。在该教程中,学科知识的学习和课后练习均通过英语语言实现。从英语教学的角度看,语言知识的输入采用基于内容的教学方法(content-based instruction, CBI),语言技能的提高则以输出任务为驱动(output-driven)。因此,英语语言能力在学习完成后必然得到很大程度的提升。 本分册《西方文明:思想、文化与人物》编写的主旨是让学生了解西方文明的起源、基本思想、文化传统和代表人物,帮助学生建立文明共存、尊重其他文明、珍惜自身文明传统的开放思维方式,引导学生对“我们为什么要学习西方文明”、“中国文明在世界文明中的位置”等话题进行探索,从而达到拓展知识视野、感受人文情怀、提升思辨能力的目的。
PART 1 A Panorama: West Is West 1
LECTURE 1
An Introduction to Western Civilization 2
Texts:
The Idea of Western Civilization 3
Defining Civilizations 12
LECTURE 2
Society and Civilization 16
Texts:
The West in Western Civilization 17
Civilizations as Societies 27
LECTURE 3
The Prospect of Civilization 30
Texts:
The Clash of Civilizations? 31
The End of History? 40
RESOURCES & LINKS 44
PART 2 Great Minds 45
LECTURE 4
Sources of Western Civilization 46
Texts:
A Biography of Socrates 47
The Life of Jesus Christ 56
LECTURE 5
The Greats and Their Times 60
Texts:
The Life and Thoughts of Saint Augustine 61
Leonardo da Vinci: His Life and His Time 71
LECTURE 6
Change the Mind, Change the World 74
Texts:
The Life and Thoughts of John Locke 75
Simone Beauvoir: A Biography 85
RESOURCES & LINKS 89
PART 3 Insights 91
LECTURE 7
The Dawn of the Modern Era: Renaissance and Reformation 92
Texts:
Personality of a Renaissance Man 93
The European Reformation 101
LECTURE 8
Age of Enlightenment and Revolution 104
Texts:
What Is Enlightenment? 105
The Coming of the French Revolution 115
LECTURE 9
Democracy and Globalization 118
Texts:
Democracy in America 119
Understanding Globalization 128
RESOURCES & LINKS 131
PART 4 Academic Study and Communication 133
LECTURE 10
Why Study the History of Civilizations 134
Texts:
Why Study History? 135
The Uses of History 146
LECTURE 11
Writing Research Papers 150
Texts:
On Writing a Research Essay 151
Making the Case: Sample Essay 158
LECTURE 12
Academic Communication 162
Texts:
Two International Symposiums for Civilization
Studies 163
Journals of Civilization Study 174
RESOURCES & LINKS 178