新文科英语泛读--学科入门(新文科英语系列教材)

本教材以拓宽英语专业 学生视野为方向，以促进学 生自主阅读为中心，以培养 学生思辨能力和实践创新能 力为目标。阅读选材上，从 兼容并蓄转向学科聚焦，但 在英语学科内继续坚守对“ 泛”的追求，使学生有机会 涉猎该学科各方向的经典或 最新话题。本教材分为5个 板块、12个单元，各板块聚 焦英语学科的一个具体研究 方向，含语言学、文学、翻 译、文化研究和国别区域研 究；各单元话题为相关方向 中的经典、有代表性或前沿 研究课题；文章体裁包括科 普文章、文学文本、新闻报 道、百科词条、公众讲座、 文献节选等。活动设计上， 以学生为主体，突出与专业 领域学科主题相关的、问题 主导型的学习任务，以激发 学生的学习动力和专业志趣 ，培养学生独立思考、批判 思维和科学研究的能力。同 时，教材设计将大部分泛读 训练以课堂活动准备等形式 转嫁于课外，以无限课外文 献阅读为依托，利用有限的 课堂时间指导学生进行理论 思辨和实践应用，为自主学 习、研究创新等能力的发展 奠定基础。

前 言 Introduction English as a Discipline Unit 1 English as a Discipline Warm-up Activity In-class Reading Text English as a Discipline Class Activity Group Discussion Class Discussion Part I Language Studies Unit 2 English as a Global Language Pre-class Reading Text English as a Global Language：Its Historical Past and Its Future Class Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Presentation Additional Reading.Unit 3 What Is Language？ Pre-class Reading Text 1 Humpty Dumpty's Philosophy of Language Text 2 Observations on What Is Language Text 3 The Origin of Language and Communication Class Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Research and Presentation Additional Reading Unit 4 The Mosaic of Language Studies Pre-class Reading Text 1 W hy Do We，Like，Hesitate When We，um，S peak？ Text 2 Chris Manning：How Computers Are Learning to Understand Language Text 3 Metaphors We Live By Class Activity Group Discussion Group Research and Presentation Additional Reading Part II Literary Studies Unit 5 English Literature Pre-class Reading Text 1 The Catcher in the Rye（Chapter 22） Text 2 Plot Overview of The Catcher in the Rye Text 3 Interpretation of The Catcher in the Rye Class Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Research and Presentation Additional Reading Unit 6 Comparative Literature Pre-class Reading Tex t Alien Encounters in Liu Cixin's and Arthur C. Clarke's Science Fiction Class Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Research and Presentation Additional Reading Part III Translation Studies Unit 7 Translatability Pre-class Reading Text Loss and Gain in Translation Class Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Presentation Additional Reading Unit 8 Text Types and Translation Pre-class Reading Text Custom Cuts：Making Forms Fit Class Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Presentation Additional Reading Unit 9 Functions of Translation Pre-class Reading Text 1 Translating as a Purposeful Activity Text 2 What Does It Mean to Translate？ Class Activity Group Discussion Group Presentation Additional Reading Part IV Cultural Studies Unit 10 Cultural Dimensions Pre-class Reading Text Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory Class Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Presentation Additional Reading Unit 11 Confucian Dynamism Pre-class Reading Tex t The Confucius Connection：From Cultural Roots to Economic Growth XClass Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Presentation Additional Reading Part V International and Regional Studies Unit 12 American Studies Pre-class Reading Text A Brief History of the American Dream Class Activity Group Discussion Group Presentation Additional Reading Unit 13 Area Studies Pre-class Reading Text 1 Area Studies—A Dictionary Entry Text 2 Re-thinking Area Studies Class Activity Group Discussion Seminar Group Presentation Additional Reading Sources of Reading Materials