作品简介

本教材是在多年通识教育选修课教学实践的基础上,撷取了西方文化中影响较大、较为常识性的内容加以介绍,并通过对英文经典影片中以“希腊文化”“基督文化”“英国文化”“美国文化”为题材的电影进行赏析,从而向学生展开一部西方文化画卷,为学生的英语学习提供相关文化背景知识,最终在对比中西文化差异的基础上进一步提高学生的文化意识和素养。

本教材适用于非英语专业的素质拓展课程,也可作为英语文化爱好者的自学教材。

冯彦主编。

作品目录

  • 内容简介
  • 前言
  • Section One Greek Culture
  • 1 Brief Introduction
  • 1.1 Director and Stars
  • 1.2 Synopsis
  • 1.3 Movies on the Trojan War
  • 2 Language Points
  • 2.1 Words and Phrases
  • 2.2 Terms
  • 3 Cultural References
  • 3.1 Ancient Greece
  • 3.2 Greek Myths
  • 3.3 Homer's Epics
  • 3.4 Trojan War
  • 4 Exercises
  • 4.1 Multiple Choices
  • 4.2 Questions for Discussion
  • Section Two Christian Cultur
  • 1 Brief Introduction
  • 1.1 Director and Stars
  • 1.2 Synopsis
  • 2 Language Points
  • 2.1 Words and Phrases
  • 2.2 Terms
  • 3 Cultural References
  • 3.1 Christianity
  • 3.2 Jerusalem
  • 3.3 Three Religions in Jerusalem
  • 3.4 The Crusades
  • 3.5 Chivalry Spirit
  • 4 Exercises
  • 4.1 Multiple Choices
  • 4.2 Questions for Discussion
  • Section Three British Culture
  • 1 Brief Introduction
  • 1.1 Director and Stars
  • 1.2 Synopsis
  • 1.3 Movies on Elizabeth I
  • 2 Language Points
  • 2.1 Words and Phrases
  • 2.2 Terms
  • 3 Cultural References
  • 3.1 The British Houses
  • 3.2 Henry VIII
  • 3.3 Elizabeth I
  • 3.4 The Foreign Relations
  • 4 Exercises
  • 4.1 Multiple Choices
  • 4.2 Questions for Discussion
  • Section Four American Cultu
  • 1 Brief Introduction
  • 1.1 Directors and Stars
  • 1.2 Synopsis
  • 2 Language Points
  • 2.1 Words and Phrases
  • 2.2 Terms
  • 3 Cultural References
  • 3.1 Five Symbols of American Culture
  • 3.2 American History and Culture
  • 3.3 The American War of Independence
  • 3.4 The American Civil War
  • 4 Exercises
  • 4.1 Multiple Choices
  • 4.2 Questions for Discussion
  • References
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