Chapter 1 Purpose of University Education and an Introduction to the English Major Curriculum01 I Quotable Quotes02 II Lead-In03 III Understanding Key Concepts04 Education and national development Education and personal growth Education and civil society Curriculum, general education and specialized education IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion11 V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning12 VI Recommended Booklist16 VII Summary16 Chapter 2 Towards a More Efficient Way of English Learning17 I Quotable Quotes18 II Lead-In19 III Understanding Key Concepts20 Language system Pronunciation Vocabulary Lexical chunks Pushed output Communicative competence Learning style Effective memorizing strategy Bottom-up / top-down strategies IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion 27 V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning 30 VI Recommended Booklist 34 VII Summary 34 Chapter 2 The Power of Language I—Public Speaking and Its Impact35 I Quotable Quotes 36 II Lead-In 37 III Understanding Key Concepts 39 Public speaking “Three means of persuasion” “Five canons of rhetoric” Four basic types of public speech IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion 45 V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning 49 VI Recommended Booklist 54 VII Summary 55 Chapter 3 The Power of Language II—Language and Society57 I Quotable Quotes 58 II Lead-In 59 III Understanding Key Concepts 59 The power of language The constitutive function of language The subversive power of language IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion 65 V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning 68 VI Recommended Booklist 72 VII Summary 72 Chapter 4 Intercultural Communication Competence73 I Quotable Quotes 74 II Lead-In 75 III Understanding Key Concepts 76 Culture “Big C culture” and “little c culture” Intercultural competence Five dimensions of cultural values Stereotype IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion 79 V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning 82 VI Recommended Booklist 88 VII Summary 88 Chapter 5 Translation and Its Impact89 I Quotable Quotes 90 II Lead-In 91 III Understanding Key Concepts 92 Terms of “ 翻译” in English The role of translation Translation in response to the changing world Translator competences Context awareness Good use of parallel texts Translation strategies and methods IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion 107 V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning 108 VI Recommended Booklist 109 VII Summary110 Chapter 6 Literature and Its Impact111 I Quotable Quotes112 II Lead-In113 III Understanding Key Concepts113 Literature Fiction Poetry Literary figures IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion 123 V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning 127 VI Recommended Booklist 133 VII Summary 134 Chapter 7 English Major Plus135 I Quotable Quotes 136 II Lead-In 137 III Understanding Key Concepts 137 China going global Technological innovations China’s achievements English major in the new era English Major Plus IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion 148 V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning 149 VI Recommended Booklist 152 VII Summary 153 References155 IX |