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A Comparison Between Chinese and Western Cultures(中西文化比较)

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Overview

当我们从文化的视角放眼全球之际,对本土文化的认同与对未来发展方向对选择成为需要首先解决的课题。回首人类文明的发生与交往史,东西方文化的差异与冲突是不容回避的话题。但是,由于对各自文化的渊源与特征不甚了解,对文化差异与冲突的根本性质也缺乏认识。因此,作为语言教学者和文化教育者,我们需要进行一番追本溯源的基础工作,为学生创造一个了解本国文化和世界其他文化的机会,让学生对本国文化产生自信心和自豪感,为他们将来走上国际舞台做好准备。因此,本慕课课程通过追踪中西方文化的源头作为课程的起点,借此来说明两种文化差异的根本原因。接下来将具体讲解中国和以英美两国为代表的西方国家之间在地理、历史、语言文字、文学、饮食、服饰、等方面的差异,深入浅出地剖析中西方文化的不同,探索中国文化的继承与创新,以及与西方文化的有机融合,一方面可以提高民族文化的自信心,另一方面也推进世界文化的发展和进步。

因为作为通识教育,大学课程设置既需要夯实学生的基础,也需要拓展学生的思路和视野,将一些文化通识学科引介给学生是大学教育必不可少的一部分。所以,本课程的主要目标是培养学生的对本国及西方文化的把控能力,使他们在今后学习、工作和社会交往中能用英语进行有效地跨文化交际,同时增强其自主学习能力,提高综合文化素养,以适应我国社会发展和国际交流的需要。

 

课程主要由两位教师负责完成,一位主讲教师主要负责课程的讲授和录制,另一位教师主要负责资料的搜集和后期修订工作。


Syllabus

  • 1.Unit 1 Culture and Its Origins
    • 1.1 Lecture 1 Culture and Its Origins Part I
    • 1.2 Lecture 2 Culture and Its Origins Part II
  • 2.Unit 2 Differences between Chinese and Western Cultures
    • 2.1 Lecture 1 Differences between Chinese and Western Cultures Part I
    • 2.2 Lecture 2 Differences between Chinese and Western Cultures Part II
  • 3.Unit 3 Geography
    • 3.1 Lecture 1 Geography of China
    • 3.2 Lecture 2 Geography of the United Kingdom
    • 3.3 Lecture 3 Geography of the United States of America
  • 4.Unit 4 History
    • 4.1Brief History of China
    • 4.2Brief History of the United Kingdom
    • 4.3Brief History of the United States
  • 5.Unit 5 Religions
    • 5.1 Lecture 1 Religious Beliefs in China
    • 5.2 Lecture 2 Religious Beliefs in the West
  • 6.Unit 6 Literature
    • 6.1 Chinese Literature
    • 6.2 English Literature
    • 6.3 American Literature
  • 7.Unit 7 Language
    • 7.1Lecture 1 Chinese Language
    • 7.2Lecture 2 English Language
  • 8.Unit 8 Festivals
    • 8.1Lecture 1 Chinese Holidays
    • 8.2Lecture 2 Holidays in the U.K.
    • 8.3Lecture 3 Holidays in the U.S.
  • 9.Unit 9 A Comparison of Food
    • 9.1Lecture 1 Chinese Cuisine
    • 9.2Lecture 2 Cuisine in the West
  • 10.Unit 10 Clothes
    • 10.1Lecture 1 Traditional Chinese Clothes
    • 10.2Lecture 2 Western Suits and Western Dress Codes
  • Final Test

    Taught by

    Xiamei Peng and Jiaojiao Wang

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