大学英语国家概况教案(总)

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1、英语国家概况教案2009－2010学年第2学期TeachingPlanofTheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish–speakingCountriesClass:080511/12，080531/32/33/34Coursematerial:TheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish–speakingCountriesAnIntroductionTeachingObjectives:TointroducethesocietyandcultureofmajorEnglish–speakingcountries:theUnitedStates,

2、Canada,theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,andNewZealandThemaintaskforthecourse:tohelpstudentstoknowthemajorEnglish–speakingcountries’thegeneralknowledgeaboutthePhysicalgeographyHistoryLanguage,customs,religionandactivitiesandsocialproblemsPoliticalsystemEducationArtsandliteratureEconom

3、yTeachingMethods:generalintroduction/briefaccount(offocalpoints/asurvey)bytheteacher;students’individualwork;pair-work;group-workin4-6students,analysisofdifficultpointsbytheteacher;showmaps;playvideoorfilmconcerningwiththecorrespondingcultureslinkwithwebsitesTimeAllotmentgeneralintroduction/briefacc

4、ount(offocalpoints/asurvey)bytheteacherinthefirststep;studentsreadthetextorextramaterialstodiscussthefocalpointsinthesecondstepplayvideoo/filmorlinkwebsitestoexplorethemorecultureinthethirdstepTheUnitedStatesofAmericaUnit4FocalPoints(Note:P=page,L-Par.=lastparagraph,F-Par.=firstparagraph)TheResultso

5、ftheWarofIndependence(p44L-par,p52F-paragraph)TheResultsoftheConstitutionalConventionThebackgroundofthemakingoftheU.S.Constitution(p53Par2,54Par1,2)Par2,s1,2)andthetwofearinwritingtheConstitution((p55par2,3,4)ThethreebranchesofthefederalgovernmentandtheirfunctionThereasonsforchecksandbalanceTheBillo

6、fRights(p58L-Par)PoliticalpartiesOverviewoftheUnitedStatesPoliticalSystemTheUSistheoldestcontinuousdemocracyintheworld.Itwasestablishedin1789,althoughnotallfeaturesofthesystemwereasdemocraticastheyarenow.KeyFacts·TheUSisaFederalsystem.Thismeansthatpowerisdividedbetweenacentral/nationalgovernmentandt

7、heStates.ThenationalgovernmentisreferredtoastheFederalGovernment.·Thereare50States.(Acompletelistishere.Thelistoforiginal13Statesishere.)·TheFederalGovernmenthasthreebranches/arms:oLegislativeBranchoE