'Advanced English ' is a core course for English majors, which is composed of ' Advanced English 1 ' and ' Advanced English 2 '.It is mainly for junior English majors and intermediate and advanced English learners. Advanced English plays an important role in improving students ' comprehensive English skills, consolidating and improving students ' advanced reading, stylistic analysis, grammatical rhetoric and writing, and problem solving.
'Advanced English 2 ' is a follow-up course of 'Advanced English 1 ', which is 4 credits and 64 hours. It is offered in the spring semester of each year. Its main task is to enable students to deeply understand and appreciate famous works involving politics, economy, society, language, literature, education, philosophy, law, religion and natural science through the teaching of this course, to cultivate students ' ability to analyze and understand famous works, logical thinking ability and independent thinking ability, to continuously expand students ' knowledge, to further deepen students ' understanding of society and life, to further enhance their sensitivity to the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, and to improve students ' comprehensive English skills. So that students ' English level has improved substantially.
Over the years, the course team has been committed to ' Advanced English ' curriculum reform and exploration. In October 2017, this course was approved by Chongqing Higher Education Teaching Reform Research Major Project ' Multidimensional Teaching Reform Research and Practice of ' Advanced English ' Course in Applied Undergraduate Colleges ' ( 171026 ), and passed the final acceptance in December 2019. In September 2018, this course was approved by Chongqing University of Science and Technology, the first batch of applied characteristic course construction project ( academic letter 156)
Overview
Syllabus
- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Course
- Chapter 2 Unit 1 A Class Act
- Pre-reading Activities
- While-reading Activities
- After-reading Activities
- Chapter 3 Unit 2 Bards of the Internet
- Pre-reading Activities
- While-reading Activities
- After-reading Activities
- Chapter 4 Unit 4 Matriculation Fixation
- Pre-reading Activities
- While-reading Activities
- After-reading Activities
- Chapter 5 Unit 5 A Few Kind Words for Superstition
- Pre-reading Activities
- While-reading Activities
- After-reading Activities
- Chapter 6 Unit 7 I'd Rather Be Black Than Female
- Pre-reading Activities
- While-reading Activities
- After-reading Activities
- Chapter 7 Unit 8 Two Truths to Live By
- Pre-reading Activities
- While-reading Activities
- After-reading Activities
- Chapter 8 Unit 9 How to Grow Old
- Pre-reading Activities
- While-reading Activities
- After-reading Activities
- Final Examination for Advanced English 2
- Foreign language professional literacy practical skills
- Advanced English 2 course outline
Taught by
Chongqing University of Science and Technology