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History of Western Civilization 全英文西方文明史

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Overview

1.  PROFESSOR 教师介绍

Liu, Junyang, associate professor and deputy director

Department of Culture & Communication, University of International Relations.

Visiting scholar, Marietta College, U.S., Aalborg University, Denmark.

Teaching 4 courses in English: History of Western Civilization, American Culture, Chinese Traditional Culture and Philosophy, Soft Power and Clash of Civilizations.

Teaching Assistant:Zhang, Lingzhi, graduate student, class of  2022

Department of Culture &Communication, University of International Relations.

刘俊阳,副教授,国际关系学院文化与传播系副主任。北师大中文系中国古代文学硕士,美国玛瑞埃塔大学和丹麦奥尔堡大学访问学者。具有30年国际会议和国际交流翻译工作经验。国际关系学院重大项目“21世纪大国软实力研究”项目负责人,发表中英文论文20篇。执教30年,讲授4门全英文课:西方文明史、美国文化、中国传统文化与哲学(国关与丹麦奥尔堡大学联合硕士项目)、软实力与文明冲突研究。多次参与中国国际广播电台“今日Today”专栏讨论国际问题、2014年哥本哈根中国与北欧五国智库圆桌会议发表演讲、2019年亚洲文明对话大会“亚洲文明互鉴与人类命运共同体构建”国际智库论坛演讲,演讲稿在英文版《上海日版》发表。

助教:张菱芷,国际关系学院文传系公共外交与文化传播专业2020级研究生。

2.COURSE INTRODUCTION 课程简介

It is an introduction of the History of Western Civilization. Students are required to apply Critical Thinking to explore the development, characteristics, achievements and negative influence of the Western Civilization.

It is a massive open online course teaching in English, open to all university students at home and abroad. It can be a general course for all majors or a specialized course for liberal arts majors.

国内第一门全英文“西方文明史”慕课。2019年获北京市教改创新和北京市优质教材与课件2个立项。上线后面向各高校,既可以是所有专业通识课,也可作为文科专业课。

本课程系统讲授西方文明史,要求掌握西方文明史基本知识、全面客观理解其成就、特征、发展脉络及其负面影响,培养批判性思维和胸怀祖国、放眼世界的人文情怀。通过全英文教学培养学生在全英文环境下学习、思考、阅读文献和网络搜索的能力。

3.REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING  教学环节及考核

(1) Length of study: 16 weeks. It requires 5 hours of studying per week. It has 8 chapters and each chapter has 5 sections. The video is 638 minutes long, consists of 40 sections.

(2) Required Exercises: there are 2 single choice questions and 3 right/wrong questions in each section. Each week has 2 discussion topics. Please finish them on time.

(3) Optional Exercises: there are 5 keywords in each section and 3 questions in each chapter. It doesn't count as a grade and doesn't require to be done online.

(4) The Final Exam has 50 questions, 2 points for each and 100 points in total, including 20 single choice questions, 20 right/wrong questions and 10 fill-in-the-blank questions. The repetition rate of the final exam questions and section exercises is 30%.

(5) Final Grade = watch video 30% + study text 10% + exercises 20% + discussion 10% + final exam 30%.

(1)共16教学周、每周学习5小时。视频时长638分钟,共8章40个小节。

(2)章节练习有80个选择题和120个判断题,每周设置2个讨论题。要求参考讲义根据教学进度线上完成。

(3)每小节5个关键词、每章3个问答题属于选择性练习,不计入成绩,不需要线上完成,建议参考讲义和英文网络搜索自主完成。

(4)第16周期末考试,共50题,每题2分,共100分,包括单选题20、判断题20、填空题10,期末考试和章节练习题重复率为30%。

(5)最终成绩 = 观看视频30% + 学习课文10% + 练习20% + 讨论10% + 期末考试30%。

4.TEACHING IN ENGLISH  全英文教学理念

我教学的第一原则是No Chinese。我常跟学生讲:如果你学习英语10年了,还在读中文翻译的英文书,你应当感到耻辱 It is shameful to read English books in Chinese translation if you have been learning English for more than 10 years。通过了高考,你现在是大学生了。不要说你英语不行!只要事先预习讲义、反复观看视频、认真复习和完成练习并参与讨论,你会渐渐适应全英文教学。当然全英文课也会为你提高英语综合能力及通过四六级考试助力。

我在理论上的创新尝试是提出“拐杖依赖症 Walking Stick Dependency Syndrome”的概念。在海恩斯第二语言学习五阶段理论和塞林格的中介语理论基础上,我认为塞林格所谓语言石化现象Fossilization即第二语言习得过程中出现的止步不前难以到达最高级阶段的原因就是“拐杖依赖症”。英语学习过多依赖母语,中文就成了拐杖。全英文教学的宗旨是克服“拐杖依赖症”,丢掉拐杖,培养学生能够在全英文环境下学习、思考、阅读英文文献和使用英文搜索的能力。

建议经常使用谷歌Google或必应Bing英文搜索;经常浏览英文网站如中国日版China daily、中国环球电视网CGTN、BBC和CNN等;经常使用在线英文地图如Google或Bing地图;经常使用在线英文维基百科Wikipedia和网上英英字典如剑桥词典Cambridge Dictionary、韦氏词典Merriam-Webster等。

5. TEACHING SCHEDULE 教学进度

Week 1-2. Chapter One: Early Greece

Introduction. Greek Bronze Age and Dark Age. Greek Gods. Archaic Greece. Athens and the Persian Wars.

Week 3-4. Chapter Two: Classical and Hellenistic Greece

War and politics in the fifth century BC. Greece in the fourth century BC. Classical Greek Philosophy. Athenian Drama. Alexander the Great and Hellenistic World.

Week 5-6. Chapter Three: Ancient Roman Civilization 1

Roman Kingdom. Early Republic. Mid-Republic. Late-Republic. End of Republic.

Week 7-8. Chapter Four: Ancient Roman Civilization 2

Pax Romana 1. Pax Romana 2. Crisis of the Third Century and Constantine. The Victory of Christianity. The Fall of the Roman Empire.

Week 9-10. Chapter Five: Middle Ages

Early Middle Ages. Carolingian Dynasty. High Middle Ages. Late Middle Ages1. Late Middle Ages2.

Week 11-12. Chapter Six: Renaissance and Reformation

The Renaissance. Protestant Reformation. Italian Wars and Rise of Russia. Age of Discovery. French War of Religion and Russia’s Time of Trouble.

Week 13-14. Chapter Seven: West in the Seventeenth Century

The Thirty Years War. English Revolution. Three Absolute Monarchs. Dutch Golden Age. Science and Culture in the 17th Century

Week 15-16. Chapter Eight: West in the Eighteenth Century

The United Kingdom. The American Revolution. The French Revolution. Age of Enlightenment. West in the 19th and 20th Century

1-2周:第一章 早期希腊

课程介绍、青铜时代和黑暗时代、希腊诸神、古风时代、雅典和波斯战争。

3-4周:第二章 古典希腊和希腊化时期

公元前5世纪的战争和政治、公元前4世纪的希腊、希腊古典哲学、雅典戏剧、亚历山大大帝和希腊化时代。

5-6周:第三章 古罗马文明1

王政时期、共和国早期、共和国中期、共和国晚期、共和国衰落。

7-8周:第四章 古罗马文明2

罗马和平1、罗马和平2、3世纪的危机和君士坦丁、基督教的胜利、罗马帝国的灭亡。

9-10周:第五章 中世纪

中世纪早期、加洛林王朝、中世纪中期、中世纪晚期1、中世纪晚期2。

11-12周:第六章 文艺复兴与新教改革

文艺复兴、新教改革、意大利战争和俄罗斯的崛起、地理大发现、法国的宗教战争和俄国的动乱时期。

13-14周:第七章  17世纪西方

三十年战争、英国革命、三位绝对君主:路易十四,大选帝弗雷德里克·威廉,彼得大帝、荷兰黄金时代、17世纪的科学和文化。

15-16周: 第八章  18世纪西方

大英帝国、美国革命、法国大革命、启蒙运动、18世纪后西方文明概览。

Syllabus

  • Chapter 1 Early Greece
    • 1.0 Introduction
    • 1.1 Greek Bronze Age and Dark Age
    • 1.2 Greek Gods
    • 1.3 Archaic Greece
    • 1.4 Athens and the Persian Wars
    • 1.5 Discussion
  • Chapter 2 Classical and Hellenistic Greece
    • 2.1 War and politics in the fifth century BC
    • 2.2 Greece in the fourth century BC
    • 2.3 Classical Greek Philosophy
    • 2.4 Athenian Drama
    • 2.5 Alexander the Great and Hellenistic World
    • 2.6 Discussion
  • Chapter One Early Greece
    • Chapter 3 Ancient Civilization 1
      • 3.1 Roman Kingdom
      • 3.2 Early Republic
      • 3.3 Mid-Republic
      • 3.4 Late-Republic
      • 3.5 End of the Republic
      • 3.6 Discussion
    • Chapter 4 Ancient Roman Civilization 2
      • 4.1 Pax Romana 1
      • 4.2 Pax Romana 2
      • 4.3 Crisis of the Third Century and Constantine
      • 4.4 The Victory of Christianity
      • 4.5 The Fall of the Roman Empire
      • 4.6 Discussion
    • Chapter 5 Middle Ages
      • 5.1 Early Middle Ages
      • 5.2 Carolingian Dynasty
      • 5.3 High Middle Ages
      • 5.4 Late Middle Ages 1
      • 5.5 Late Middle Ages 2
      • 5.6 Discussion
    • Chapter 6 Renaissance and Reformation
      • 6.1 The Renaissance
      • 6.2 Protestant Reformation
      • 6.3 Italian Wars and Rise of Russia
      • 6.4 Age of Discovery
      • 6.5 French War of Religion and Russia’s Time of Trouble
      • 6.6 Discussion
    • Chapter 7 West in the Seventeenth Century
      • 7.1 The Thirty Years War
      • 7.2 English Revolution
      • 7.3 Three Absolute Monarchs
      • 7.4 Dutch Golden Age
      • 7.5 Science and Culture in the 17th Century
      • 7.6 Discussion
    • Chapter 8 West in the Eighteenth Century
      • 8.1 The United Kingdom
      • 8.2 The American Revolution
      • 8.3 The French Revolution
      • 8.4 Age of Enlightenment
      • 8.5 West after the 18th century
      • 8.6 Discussion
    • Final Exam
      • Final Exam

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