| 课程号 |
03835440 |
学分 |
2 |
| 英文名称 |
History and Culture in American Political Speeches |
| 先修课程 |
大学英语课程，通过英语6级考试。英国简史 |
| 中文简介 |
鉴于中美建交40年后，中美关系出现了大的倒退，出现了除了“脱钩”以外的大范围停摆，甚至有走向全面对抗的趋势，有必要重开这门有关美国的政治历史文化课，在教师的讲授和引导下，使学生能对美国政治历史的重大事件和意识形态想像有个初步的、全面的了解，进而站在改革开放的新时代中国道路自信和文化自信的立场上提高政治意识，锤炼独立思考能力，提高意识形态分析能力。
本课程是用英语（辅以中文）讲授有关美国历史上重要的政治演说中的历史和文化思想，通过对美国重要政治演说
辞的阅读、了解、分析和评析，可大幅度提高学生英文水平，培养英语演说的知识和技能，积累美国社会历史文化知识，这是一项通过对政治性英文文本的研习达到提高文化素养和意识形态辨识能力和政治批判能力的的学习活动，对本校部分英文水平较
高，特别是有志赴美深造的本科生的思想准备和英文水平是十分必要的。本课程的目的有三个：1）使学生对英文政治演说辞的语
言和文体修辞特点有个基本的理解和体验；2）培养学生在公开场合有效地表达自己思想的能力；3）对美国
社会历史文化中一些重大历史事件和有影响的思想有一个大致的了解并保持批判性思维的能力。课程内容主要包括：美国殖民地、宪
政独立、领土扩展与自由经济、南方奴隶制与北方工业化、内战于战后重建、工业化与经济萧条、一战和二
战、冷战与当代资本主义发展等各个历史发展时期中美国政治生活中的重要演说经典篇目英文原文的阅读和
评析，各个历史时期政治经济和文化的基本状况了解。重点在对原文的理解、文体分析和评析。
课程教学形式：以讲授为主，辅以适当比例的课堂讨论和朗读练习。
对选课学生的要求：1）对美国社会历史文化有极大兴趣；2）大学英语成绩优秀（北大四级或国家四级考试
80分以上；3）英语听说能力较强。
未来三年内开课计划及开课承诺
本人所授通选课《莎士比亚名篇赏析》已经13年,编著的教材也由北京大学出版社2005年出版。该课申报时
时本人承诺三年内再开设1-2门通选课。考虑到部分优秀本科生对高阶英文的提高和对有关美国社会历史文
化的浓厚兴趣，结合提高学生文化素质的需要，本人申报开设这门课。此后三年本人已经建设了一门“英
美散文名篇赏析”通选课，与目前正在开设和将要开设的通选课程交替开设。
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| 英文简介 |
RATIONALE: Global cultural awareness calls for the understanding and unveiling of political discourse of the dominant ideology. In the pace of rapid globalization, the leading nations of the world are playing more important roles in the peace, economic, social and environmental affairs of the world. In the beginning decades of the new millennium, Sino-US relation and communication has ever been a crucial part of the world peace and stability. It is therefore necessary to look into some historical documents in American political history to understand the increasingly imposing image of American democracy.
OBJECTIVES:
? be aware of the preliminary knowledge of American history and
political ideology as basically demonstrated by representative political
leaders in the history;
? improve English language proficiency both by reading political texts
and discussing about American politics;
? understand some fundamental rhetoric scheme in public speaking. All
these objectives are meant to build a prerequisite qualification for
further academic pursuit in the high educational setting in the US.
? Focus will be made more on text reading and classroom discussion than on conceptualization on history and political theory.
? A sense of narratable history and political thoughts will be developed instead of scholarly or philosophical approach to history and politics.
? Classroom discussion and group presentation will be closely observed as part of the learner’s progress in the course. (suggested members of the group: 3-4)
Also, as part of the course evaluation, each student is required to participate in a group work for a brief speech of certain political topic, presented by a chosen member of the group, expressing definition, opinion or evaluation of a political issue that appears during the course
Prerequisites participating student need to be intensively motivated in the subject; ready with chronological knowledge of American history; CET-6 and up English proficiency and good communication skills are also required for meaningful class involvement.
Course requirements and scoring
- class performance 10% (presence and presentation)
- public speaking 10% (15 minutes each for each group; about 7
groups, each with 5 members)
- term paper 50% (paper writing tutorial available during
the last five weeks before the course close, strict
penalty on plagiarism)
- final exam 30% (mostly multiple choice questions
covering the instructional content of the course)
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| 开课院系 |
外国语学院 |
| 通选课领域 |
e |
| 是否属于艺术与美育 |
否 |
| 平台课性质 |
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| 平台课类型 |
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| 授课语言 |
中英双语 |
| 教材 |
American constitutional history : essays,Corwin, Edward Samuel,,Selected American Political Speeches,黄必康,自编，尚未正式出版；
Contemporary American speeches : a sourcebook of speech forms and principles,Linkugel, Wil A,1969,Selected American speeches on basic issues, 1850-1950,1960,Great speeches in American history :Jensen,Richard J. (Richard Jay),1990,The inaugural addresses of the U.S. presidents,2007,美国历届总统就职演说,北京 中央编译出版社,2005,Great American speeches,Stratton,Clarence. J.B. Lippincott,1921, |
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| 教学大纲 |
本课程的目的有三个：1）使学生对英文政治演说辞的语言和文体修辞特点有个基本的理解和体验；2）培养
学生在公开场合有效地表达自己思想的能力；3）对美国社会历史文化中一些重大历史事件和有影响的思想
有一个大致的了解并保持独立的批判性思维能力。
课程内容主要包括：美国殖民地时期的政治渊源（2课时）美国独立政治话语（4学时）美国宪政建国（4课时）美国国家主义与民主政治（2课时）；领土扩展与自由经济（4课时）、南方奴隶制问题与南北战争及战后重建（4课时）、工业化与经济萧条（4课时）、美国世界主义的视野（2课时）。冷战与新的世界格局（2课时）本课程侧重对各个历史发展时期中美国政治生活中的重要演说经典篇目英文原文的阅读和评析，各个历史时期政治经济和文化的基本状况了解。重点在对原文的理解、文体分析和评析。
Syllabus（英文）
week contents Focal Notes
1 Orientation and Introduction,
John Winthrop: On Liberty Puritanism; theocracy; liberty
2 Zeal for Independence
Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry Taxation
Representation
3 Revolutionary ideology
Thomas Jefferson (John Locke) (Registration close)
Natural Law and Equality
4 Constitutional Establishment I
Patrick Henry vs. James Madison (Anti)Federalism
Ambition
5 Constitutional Establishment II
Franklin and Hamilton Spirit of compromise
6 Democracy and National Identity I
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Nationalism in neutrality Protection of minority
7 Good Feeling and Grassroots Democracy
James Monroe and Andrew Jackson
End of classicism
Jacksonian Democracy
8 Westward Expansion and its Toll I
Henry Clay, James Polk and Chief Settle Slavery; Manifest Destiny; Compromise
Book Report Due
9 Civil War
John Calhoun and Brown Nullification and theory of secession
Abolitionism and armed delivery
10 Civil War and Reconstruction
Abraham Lincoln Unionism, Prudence
11 Black Rights in Industrialization
Frederic Douglass, Booker T. Washington and W.E. B. DuBois Compromise or agitation for rights
12 Reforms and Crises in Wars
Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
(Term paper office hours activated)
progressive and
13 Reforms and Crises in Wars
F D. Roosevelt depressive myth and the New Deal “epic”
14 Cold War and Civil Rights
John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. New generation facing new problems
15 New Order and War against Terror
Richard Nixon and George W. Bush Paradox: change for world peace and war
COURSE EXAM Term Paper Due
讲授，课堂讨论，小组演示历史过程
平时成绩（回答问题、课堂讨论、演说模拟等）与期末考试（闭卷考试或小型论文）相结合：平时成绩占40%，期末占60%。
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| 教学评估 |
黄必康：
学年度学期：19-20-2，课程班：美国政治演说中的历史文化评析1，课程推荐得分：0.0，教师推荐得分：8.13，课程得分分数段：85-90；
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