西方文化入門教案《Western Culture an Introduction》

1、Western Culture: an IntroductionLecture One Ancient Greek Mythology and PhilosophyTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:Ancient Greek mythologyAncient Greek philosophyTeaching procedureWarming up questionsLecturing by the tea

2、cherSelected readings from:Hesiods TheogonyPlatos DialoguesAristotles MetaphysicsHomeworkSearch on the internet and find some Greek mythological tales to read Lecture Two Ancient Greek LiteratureTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following

3、 points:The evolution of ancient Greek dramasThe famous dramatists at that timeHomer and his epicsTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecturing by the teacherSelected readings from:3.1 Sophocles Oedipus the King3.2 Homers OdysseyHomework Reading the following book provided by the teacher: HYPERLI

4、NK D:free ebooksodyssey.pdf D:free ebooksodyssey.pdfLecture Three The Culture of the Roman EmpireTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The uprising and rapid expansion of the Roman EmpireThe split of the empireThe eventual de

5、cline and fall of the Roman EmpireMajor writers of the Roman EmpireTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecturing by the teacherReading passages from:Virgils Aeneid Horaces OdesHomeworkRead the book provided by the teacher after class HYPERLINK D:free ebooksfall and decline.pdf D:free ebooksfall a

6、nd decline.pdfLecture Four The Birth and Development of ChristianityTeaching objectives:Through this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The early history of ChristianityLife of JesusThe Holy BibleTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecturing by the te

7、acherRead passages from:History of Christianity Life of JesusHomeworkRead the book provided by the teacher after class HYPERLINK D:western culturehistory of christianityPaul_Tillich_A_History_of_Christian_Thought_Fro(BookF).pdf D:western culturehistory of christianityPaul_Tillich_A_History_of_C

8、hristian_Thought_Fro(BookF).pdfLecture Five The Split of Christianity and the Religious ReformationTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The causes of the splitting of Christianity into the Roman Catholicism and Eastern

9、OrthodoxThe consequences of the religious reformationTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecturing by the teacherRead passages from:Religious ReformationEastern OrthodoxHomeworkRead the book provided by the teacher after class HYPERLINK D:western culturehistory of christianitychristianity 1.pdf D

10、:western culturehistory of christianitychristianity 1.pdf Lecture Six The Holy Bible and its Influence on Western CultureTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The Old Testament and the New Testament of the Holy BibleThe Chris

11、tian holidays in western countriesTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherRead passages from Genesis in the Old TestamentHomeworkRead the Authorized Version of the Holy Bible after class Lecture Seven A General Survey of the Mediaeval WestTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture,

12、 students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The general situation of western Europe during the Middle AgesThe dominant philosophical view in the Mediaeval eraTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherGroup discussion by studentsHomeworkSee the movie Ki

13、ng Arthur after class Lecture Eight A General Survey of the Renaissance in the WestTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The major features of the RenaissanceThe different manifestations of the Renaissance in different countr

14、iesTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherGroup discussion by the studentsHomeworkRead the book provided by the teacher after class HYPERLINK D:4shared booksVol.4 - Renaissance Europe.pdf D:4shared booksVol.4 - Renaissance Europe.pdf Lecture Nine Renaissance in ItalyTeaching ob

15、jectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The reasons for Renaissance to begin in ItalyThe situation in Florence at that timeThe major achievements in the sphere of artsTeaching proceduresWarm-up questionsLecture by the teacherRead passages

16、 from The Italian Renaissance Homework Write a short paper summarizing the major features of the Renaissance in Italy Lecture Ten Renaissance in Great BritainTeaching objectiveThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The humanistic movement in Oxf

17、ord and Cambridge universitiesThe achievement in the sphere of literature ShakespeareTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherGroup discussion by the studentsHomeworkRead the book provided by the teacher after class HYPERLINK D:4shared booksA companion to English Renaissance Lite

18、rature and Culture.pdf D:4shared booksA companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture.pdfLecture Eleven The General Situation of Western Nation in the Age of ReasonTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The spirit of

19、 the ageNewtons Universal Law of MotionTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherRead passages from Lockes An Essay Concerning Human Understanding HomeworkRead Lockes essays after class Lecture Twelve The Influences of the Industrial RevolutionTeaching objectivesThrough this lectu

20、re, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The situation in Britain during the Industrial RevolutionThe achievement and influences of the Industrial Revolution on western countriesTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherGroup discussion by the st

21、udentsHomeworkSearch on the internet for some articles concerning the Industrial Revolution and read them after class Lecture Thirteen The Causes of Consequences of the French RevolutionTeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:T

22、he situation in France before the French RevolutionThe consequences of the French Revolution on other European countriesTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherGroup discussion by the studentsHomeworkRead the book provided by the teacher after class HYPERLINK D:英國(guó)文學(xué)材料George_Tayl

23、or_The_French_Revolution_and_the_Lond(BookF).pdf D:英國(guó)文學(xué)材料George_Taylor_The_French_Revolution_and_the_Lond(BookF).pdf Lecture Fourteen A General Survey of World War ITeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The causes a

24、nd consequences of World War ILiterary works reflecting the warTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherGroup discussion by the studentsHomeworkWatch a movie about the first world war after class Lecture Fifteen A General Survey of World War IITeaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points:The causes and consequences of World War IILiterary works reflecting the warTeaching proceduresWarming-up questionsLecture by the teacherGroup discussion by the studentsHomeworkWatch a movie about th