"《大学艺术英语教程》依据《大学英语课程教学要求》编写,供艺术类大学生在大学英语课程基础阶段学习使用。《大学艺术英语教程》共4册,每册由学生用书和教师用书组成,学生用书配有听力材料光盘。 《大学艺术英语教程》充分考虑到艺术类大学生的专业背景和英语学习的特点,在注重打好英语语言基础的同时,更侧重培养学生的英语应用能力,将英语运用能力的训练与艺术类各相关专业的基本知识相结合。在上述总体思路的指导下,《大学艺术英语教程》更新了教学理念和内容体系,这主要体现在以下几个方面: 1.《大学艺术英语教程》在选材上注重趣味性、信息性、时代性,内容丰富,主要涉及美术、音乐、舞蹈、广告、服饰、建筑、动漫、摄影、工业设计等艺术领域。注重培养学生的英语综合应用能力,特别是学生运用英语进行艺术类相关领域的涉外交际能力。每册由10个单元组成,每一个单元侧重讨论一个话题。文章短小精悍,易于学习与操练。 2.《大学艺术英语教程》在内容编排上认真贯彻“听、说、读、写、译并重”和“边学边用”的原则。每个单元都由准备活动(Warm-up)、读(Read and Reflect)、听说(Listening and Speaking)、语法(Grammar)和写(Practical Writing)五部分构成。各部分具体内容如下: 1)Warm-up 包含2个紧扣各单元话题的问题和一段相关的听力短文,引出单元主题,为课文学习提供基础词汇准备和背景知识。 2)Read and Reflect 包括2篇阅读文章:文章A和文章B。文章相对短小精悍。阅读理解训练部分包括回答问题、判断正误和课文主旨理解3个部分,分层次逐渐加深对阅读文本的理解。针对课文的练习部分包括课文段落背诵、词汇操练、句子翻译等,使学生消化和提升词汇和语法知识。 3)Listening and Speaking 包含听(Section A)和说(Section B)两部分。听力部分由生活会话和单元话题相关的短文构成。口语练习的第一部分基于听力部分的生活会话素材,第二部分以小组的形式来讨论本单元的相关话题,使学生边学、边练、边用,达到“有话会讲”的目的。 4)Grammar 包括系统的语法知识专题讲解与练习两部分,旨在消化和提升学生的语法知识。 5)Practical Writing。第一、二册包含应用文写作的基本内容介绍、范文和练习3个部分,重在培养学生对不同交际环境下的常用应用文的阅读和模拟套写能力。第三、四册为一般写作,培养学生的短文写作能力。 为了方便教师使用,本教程配备了教师用书。 《大学艺术英语教程》第一、二册由湖北工业大学外国语学院教师集体编写,第三、四册由曲阜师范大学外国语学院教师集体编写。本教材的编写还得到了许多同事和朋友的热情关心、帮助和指导。武汉大学张伯香教授对本教程的编写框架和选材提出了宝贵意见和建议,华中科技大学出版社的编辑们在整套教材的策划、编写、版式设计等方面做了大量细致的工作,在此,编者一并对他们表示感谢。 《大学艺术英语教程》是我们在大学英语教学内容和学生专业背景相结合方面所作的一次大胆尝试。由于编者的水平和经验有限,疏漏和不当之处在所难免,恳请广大师生和读者不吝赐教,以便我们进一步修订和完善。 编 者 2009年4月
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"Contents Unit One Painting (1) PartⅠ Warm-up (1) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (1) Text A (1) The Day the Mona Lisa Was Stolen (1) Words and Expressions (2) Text B (5) Getting to Know Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (5) Words and Expressions (6) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (9) PartⅣ Grammar:Noun Modifiers (10) PartⅤ Practical Writing (11) Unit Two Dance (12) PartⅠ Warm-up (12) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (12) Text A (12) Ballet: A Beautiful Romance (12) Words and Expressions (13) Text B (16) Martha Graham (16) Words and Expressions (17) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (19) PartⅣ Grammar:Subject-verb Agreement (20) PartⅤ Practical Writing (21) Unit Three Music (22) PartⅠ Warm-up (22) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (22) Text A (22) Ludwig van Beethoven (22) Words and Expressions (23) Text B (26) Steps to Be a Successful Singer (26) Words and Expressions (27) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (29) PartⅣ Grammar:Articles (30) PartⅤ Practical Writing (31) Unit Four Advertising (32) PartⅠ Warm-up (32) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (32) Text A (32) Culture Important in Advertising (32) Words and Expressions (33) Text B (36) An Advertising Gimmick Shown on TV (36) Words and Expressions (37) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (39) PartⅣ Grammar:Tenses (40) PartⅤ Practical Writing (42) Unit Five Movies (43) PartⅠ Warm-up (43) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (43) Text A (43) History of Hollywood (43) Words and Expressions (44) Text B (47) Marilyn Monroe (47) Words and Expressions (48) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (50) PartⅣ Grammar:Passive Voice (51) PartⅤ Practical Writing (52) Unit Six Cartoons (53) PartⅠ Warm-up (53) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (54) Text A (54) Cartoons in America: From Donald Duck to Biting Commentary (54) Words and Expressions (55) Text B (58) The Birth of Manga (58) Words and Expressions (59) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (61) PartⅣ Grammar:Compound Sentences (61) PartⅤ Practical Writing (62) Unit Seven Dressing (64) PartⅠ Warm-up (64) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (64) Text A (64) The Trends of Fashion (64) Words and Expressions (65) Text B (68) Qipao (68) Words and Expressions (69) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (71) PartⅣ Grammar:Non-finite Verb Forms (72) PartⅤ Practical Writing (73) Unit Eight Architecture (75) PartⅠ Warm-up (75) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (75) Text A (75) Architecture (75) Words and Expressions (76) Text B (79) The Green House Movement (79) Words and Expressions (80) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (82) PartⅣ Grammar:Nominal Clauses (83) PartⅤ Practical Writing (84) Unit Nine Photographing (85) PartⅠ Warm-up (85) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (86) Text A (86) Applications and Considerations of Digital Photography (86) Words and Expressions (87) Text B (89) Learning to See Creatively (89) Words and Expressions (90) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (93) PartⅣ Grammar:Attributive Clauses (94) PartⅤ Practical Writing (95) Unit Ten Industrial Design (96) PartⅠ Warm-up (96) PartⅡ In-focus:Read and Reflect (96) Text A (96) Product Packages Now Shout to Get Your Attention (96) Words and Expressions (97) Text B (100) The Man Behind the Google Doodle (100) Words and Expressions (101) PartⅢ Listening and Speaking (104) PartⅣ Grammar:Adverbial Clauses (105) PartⅤ Practical Writing (106) 参考文献 (107)"