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《美国文学史》课程教学规范版
《美国文学史》课程教学规范
一、课程教学基本情况
1、学时：
60
2、学分：
3
3、课程类型：
专业指定选修课
4.授课对象:
英语专业高年级学生
5.考核方式：
笔试
6.先修课程：
英国文学史
二、课程教学目标
《美国文学史》是英语专业的专业基础理论课。
该课程的目的是培养学生阅读、欣赏、理解美国英语文学原著的能力，掌握文学批评的基本知识和方法。
通过阅读和作品分析，提高学生的语言技能，增强学生对美国文化的了解，从而提高学生的人文素质。
三、课程教学环节的实施与管理细则
１、备课
备课是课程教学的首要环节，任课教师必须从教学过程的全局出发来备课，力争做到教材、学生和教学的有机统一。
首先教师应该了解学生的学习基础，从实际出发进行教学，做到因材施教。
任课教师还应认真钻研教学大纲、教材和参考资料，抓住”三基”，明确各章节基本要求、重点、难点，选择恰当的教学方法和手段，合理科学地安排教学内容。
然后在正式授课前，每次应结合前次授课情况及学生反馈情况，重新考虑并适当修改教案，以求更切实际。
教案要求经常更新，及时补充新的内容。
２、课堂教学
课堂教学是教学过程的重要环节，直接影响课程教学质量与效果。
由于学生们具有一定的主动性和自我选择性，要想让他们融入课堂教学，教师应该使课堂教学既具有一定的知识性，又具有一定的趣味性。
只有把知识性和趣味性有机结合起来，教师驾驭课堂的能力才能得到切实提高。
为此，课堂讲授应做到：
观点正确，概念清楚、论证严密、逻辑性强；注意教学方法的改进和多媒体教学手段的应用；注意启发学生思维、培养学生独立思考的能力、调动学生学习的积极性；语言表达清晰流畅，教学要点清楚明了；注意将美国文学方面的最新研究成果及时介绍给同学们；教学中能把美国文学史的学习与学生的成长有机结合，已达到教书育人的目的。
３、实践教学
教师应在充分讲授美国文学发展简史的基础上，引导学生阅读和分析相关作家的作品。
通过朗诵、角色扮演、课堂讨论和课前演讲陈述等一系列实践活动来提高学生的语言技能和文学素养。
４、作业
作业是检查学生对课程内容掌握程度的必要环节。
任课教师应切实掌握作业量，书面作业要少而精，且可以不局限于教材内的知识；批改作业要及时、认真，保证质量，每次批改量不得少于三分之一；学生平时作业成绩应占课程学习成绩30％。
对无故缺交作业超过总作业量的三分之一、经督促补做无效者，应取消其考试资格。
依据教学内容，本课程的课堂作业具体安排如下：
ChapterOneTheColonialPeriodandThePuritanLiterature
I.“ToMyDearandLovingHusband,”AnneBradstreet
1.In“ToMyDearandLovingHusband,”whatonethingcanmatchorrepaythespeaker’sloveforherhusband?
Wholeminesofgoldcanrepaythespeaker’sloveforherhusband.
TherichesoftheEastcanrepaythespeaker’sloveforherhusband.
Herhusband’sloveforhercanmatchthespeaker’sloveforhim.
2.Whatdoesthespeakermeanby“let’ssopersevere,/Thatwhenwelivenomore,wemayliveever”?
Let’sbetruetoourlove,andwewillbejoinedineternity.
Let’shavelotsofchildrentorememberusafterwedie.
Let’scontinuewritingpoetryforfuturegenerationstoread.
II.SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGod,JonathanEdwards
1.Accordingtotheopeningofthesermon,whatkeepssinnersfromfallingintoHell?
CareandprudencekeepssinnersfromfallingintoHell.
RighteousnesskeepssinnersfromfallingintoHell.
ThehandofGodkeepssinnersfromfallingintoHell.
2.Towhichofthecongregation’semotionsdoesEdwards’sdescriptionofHellmostappeal?
Itappealstofear.
Itappealstoanger.
Itappealstogrief.
3.AccordingtoEdwards,whatwillunrepentantsinnersexperience?
TheywillexperienceGod’smercy.
TheywillexperienceGod’swrath.
Theywillexperiencesalvation.
4.WhatkindofimagesdoesEdwardsusetoconveyhismessage?
Heusesimagesofmanmadethingsonly.
Heusesimagesofnaturalthingsonly.
Heusesfamiliar,concreteimages.
5.WhichwordbestdescribestheoverallimpressionofGodthatthesermonconveys?
Accordingtothesermon,Godisforgiving.
Accordingtothesermon,Godisomnipotent.
Accordingtothesermon,Godisvague.
ChapterTwoEnlightenmentinAmericanLiterature
I.TheDeclarationofIndependence,ThomasJefferson
1.AccordingtoTheDeclarationofIndependence,whenshouldagovernmentbeabolished?
Itshouldbeabolishedwhenitisamonarchy.
Itshouldbeabolishedwhenitdeniescitizenstherightstolife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.
Itshouldbeabolishedwhenittaxescitizenswithoutallowingthemtovoteforrepresentatives.
2.WhatisthechiefeffectofincludingthelistofgrievancesinTheDeclarationofIndependence?
Itmakestheargumentmorephilosophical.
Itmakestheargumentlessemotional.
Itmakestheargumentmorecredible.
3.WhichoftheseattitudesismostclearlyreflectedinTheDeclarationofIndependence?
Faithinreasonismostclearlyreflected.
Beliefinthedivinerightofkingstoruleismostclearlyreflected.
BeliefthatitisAmerica’sdestinytoexpandtothePacificOceanismostclearlyreflected.
4.WhatisthemainideaofthepassagefromTheCrisis?
Thecolonistsshouldendurehardshipandkeepfightingfortheirjustcause.
Thecolonistsshoulduseothermeanstowinliberty.
Aftervictory,thecolonistsshouldisolatethemselvesfromtherestoftheworld.
5.AccordingtothepassagefromTheCrisis,whenwillAmericansbehappy?
TheywillbehappywhentheyhaverepresentationinParliament.
Theywillbehappywhenthecruelwinterisover.
Theywillbehappywhentheyarefreeofforeignrule.
II.“SpeechintheConvention,”BenjaminFranklin
1.WhatdoesPatrickHenrybelieveisthereasonfortheBritishmilitarybuildupinAmerica?
HebelievesthattheBritishplantofighttheFrench.
HebelievesthattheBritishplantoprotectcolonistsfromNativeAmericans.
HebelievesthattheBritishplantoforcethecolonistsintosubmission.
2.WhydoesHenrybelievethatcompromisewiththeBritishisnotaworkablesolution?
Compromiseisasignofweakness.
TheBritishhaverespondedwithincreasedrepressiontopreviouseffortsatcompromise.
Thecolonistscannotagreeonwhichcompromisestomake.
3.WhatdoesHenrysuggesthasalreadyhappenednorthofVirginia?
TheBritishhaveputmostofthepopulationinchains.
Thewarofindependencehasalreadybegun.
TheBritishhavestationedguardsineverysinglebuilding.
4.WhatseemstobeFranklin’schiefpurposeinhisspeech?
HispurposeistoexpresshisfearsabouttheConstitution.
HispurposeistodescribethedetailsoftheConstitution.
HispurposeistopersuadeotherstoaccepttheConstitution.
5.WhydoesFranklinsuppresshiscriticismsoftheConstitution?
Heistootimidtodisagreewithothers.
HewouldratherleavetheConstitutiontoyoungerminds.
Hewantsthedelegatestopresentaunitedfront.
III.TheAutobiographyandPoorRichard’sAlmanack,BenjaminFranklin
1.Asdescribedinhisautobiography,whatoverallgoaldoesFranklinhopetoachievewithhisplan?
Hehopestoachievewealth.
Hehopestoachieveindependence.
Hehopestoachievemoralperfection.
2.WhatreasondoesFranklingiveforincludingsilenceamonghislistofvirtues?
Welearnmorewhenwearelistening,nottalking.
Amomentofsilenceshowsrespectforthosewhocamebeforeus.
Thelistisfortheyoung,whoshouldbeseenbutnotheard.
3.WithwhichvirtuedoesFranklinhavethemostdifficulty?
Hehasdifficultywithsilence.
Hehasdifficultywithorder.
Hehasdifficultywithcleanliness.
4.IntheexcerptfromPoorRichard’sAlmanack,whatis“thebestpossession”?
Thebestpossessionisthyshop.
Thebestpossessionisatruefriend.
Thebestpossessionisagoodexample.
5.WhatdoesFranklinprobablymeanby“Writeinjuriesindust”?
Don’tgetmad,geteven.
Don’tholdagrudge.
Neverforgetaslightoraninsult.
ChapterThreeAmericanRomanticismandLiteratureoftheAmericanRenaissance
I.“RipVanWinkle,”WashingtonIrving
1.Whereandwhendoesthestorytakeplace?
2.WhatkindofpersonisDameVanWinkle?
3.WhatistheattitudeofthepeopleinthevillagetowardRip?
4.WhathappenstoRiponedayinthemountains?
5.WhenRipwakesupaftersleepingfor20years,whatdoeshesee?
Whatdothesecluestellhimabout?
II.Thanatopsis,WilliamCullenBryant
1.Whatdoesthetitleof“Thanatopsis”indicatethatthepoemwillbeabout?
Itindicatesthatthepoemwillbeaboutthepoet’sviewofnature.
Itindicatesthatthepoemwillbeaboutthepoet’sviewofpoetry.
Itindicatesthatthepoemwillbeaboutthepoet’sviewofdeath.
2.Whichoftheseviewsofnaturedoes“Thanatopsis”moststronglyconvey?
Natureisasourceofspiritualcomforttohumanbeings.
Natureisanindifferent,violentforcethatthreatenshumanbeings.
Naturemustbepreservedforfuturegenerations.
III.TheLastoftheMohicans,JamesCooper
1.What’sthesettingofTheLastoftheMohicans?
2.WhoisHawkeye?
Whatkindofpersonishe?
3.What’sthewritingstyleofthenovel?
Explainitwithexamples.
IV.“Nature”and“Self-Reliance,”RalphWaldoEmerson
1.WhatTranscendentalistviewofnaturedoesthepassagefrom“Nature”highlight?
Natureisadangerousforce.
Thereisunitybetweenthehumanspiritandthenaturalworld.
Natureisindifferenttohumanconcerns.
2.WhatdoesEmersonmeanwhenhesaysthatinthewoods“amancastsoffhisyears”?
Peopleactimmaturewhentheyescapesociety.
Peoplefeelachildlikewonderinthepresenceofnature.
Hikinginthewoodsdemandsgreatphysicalexertion.
3.Withwhatsortof“self-reliance”isEmersonprimarilyconcerned?
Heisconcernedwithpersonalsurvivalagainsttheelements.
Heisconcernedwithworkinghardtosucceedinbusinessoracareer.
Heisconcernedwithindividualismandindependenceofthought.
V.WaldenHenryDavidThoreau
1.AccordingtoWalden,whydoesThoreaugotoliveinthewoods?
Hegoestoconfrontthebasicsoflife.
Hegoestogetawayfromhisjob.
Hegoestoconductascientificstudy.
2.AccordingtoWalden,whydoesThoreauleavethewoods?
Lifethereistoodifficult.
Lifethereistooisolated.
Heisafraidhehasfallenintoaroutine.
3.WhichofthesevaluesdoesWaldenmostpromote?
Hepromotesindividualityandconformity.
Hepromotesself-relianceandnonconformity.
Hepromotesfriendshipandtrust.
VI.TheFalloftheHouseofUsherand“TheRaven,”EdgarAllanPoe
1.HowisthephysicalappearanceofthehouseofUsherrelatedtoRoderickUsher’spersonality?
Theycontrastsharplywitheachother.
Bothareverygloomy.
Bothareverycheerful.
2.TowhatdoesPoe’stitle,“TheFalloftheHouseofUsher,”refer?
ThetitlereferstotheendoftheUsherfamily.
ThereconstructionoftheUshermansion.
ThetitlereferstoRoderickUsher’spersonalstruggles.
3.Whichactionorconditiondoes“TheFalloftheHouseofUsher”mostclearlysuggestcanbedangerous?
Readingandwritingpoetrycanbedangerous.
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