一、课程名称：高级英语时文阅读(Advanced Popular Reading)
二、学时：60
三、学分：3
四、考试方法：考试
五、教学目的：
通过学生喜闻乐见的活鲜的英文材料，来自各大英文报章、杂志、主流电台的时文，涵盖政治、军事、娱乐、文化、教育、艺术等各个方面，以：
1．培养学生的国际视野，中国情怀；
2. 提高学生的阅读能力，使其具有初步阅读原文报刊的能力；
3. 使其具备研究生、托福、雅思、托业等各种国际及国家一流考试阅读材料的阅读能力
4. 扩大学生的词汇量
5. 学会地道的英文表达法
6. 熟悉西方思维逻辑，提高思辨、批评、评论能力。
六、基本教学内容与学时安排：
该课程共持续17周，每周3学时。第18周安排随堂考试，具体安排如下：
1—2周：时事
3—4周：交流
5—6周：人物
7—8周：娱乐
9周：中期检查。
10—11周：电影
12-13周：经济
14-15周：旅游
16—17周：文化
七、教学方法：
讲解；问答；音视频
八、教材：随编材料
十、主要参考报纸杂志网站
澳大利亚联合通讯社//news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn
AP (Associated Press)美联社: //www.ap.org/
CNS (China News Service)中国新闻社: www.chinanews.com.cn
CP (Canadian Press)加拿大通讯社:
Reuters (Reuter’s News Agency) 路透社:
Xinhua News Agency新华通讯社: //www.xinhua.org/english/
Christian Science Monitor科学箴言报:
Wall Street Journal华尔街日报:
Guardian卫报:
New York Times 纽约时报.
Magazines
1. American Journal of Science: //www.geology.yale.edu/journals/Ajs.html
2. Life: //www.life.com/
3. Reader’s Digest:
4. Reader’s Digest (UK): //www.readersdigest.co.uk/
5. Scientific America: //www.sciam.com/
6. National Geographic: //www.nationalgeographic.com/
Radios & Televisions
7. ABC (American Broadcasting Company): //abc.go.com/
8. ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):
9. BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation):
10. CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation):
11. CNN (Cable News Network): //www.cnn.com/
12. CRI (China Radio International):
13. TVNZ (Television New Zealand): //www.tvnz.co.nz/
14. Radio Australia:
15. Canadian Radio:
Advanced Popular Reading
With freshly taken or excerpted materials covering politics, military,entertainment, etc., from mainstream Western newpspapers,magazines, radios, TVs and websites, the course is aimed to
1. broaden students’ international horizons
2. enble students to read foreign newspapers and magazines with the help of dictionaries
3. make them well-prepared for reading passages from first-class interntaional or national English tests like Postgraduate Entrance Exams, TOFEL, IELTS, etc.
4. expand their vocabulary
5. learn to express in a native way
6. be familiar with western logic, thus developing their ability to think, judge and criticize
The course is expected to last 17 weeks and end with an exam. The plan is as follows:
Week 1-2 current affairs
3-4 communications
5-6 people
7-8 entertainment
9 mid-term quiz
10-11 movies
12-13 economy
14-15 travel
16-17 culture
The course will involve the methods of explanation, disussion, presentation, or the use of multi-media.
