英语影视赏析课程教学大纲.doc

1、英语影视赏析课程教学大纲（2003年制订，2006年修订）课程编号：100190英 文 名：English Movie Appreciation课程类别：专业选修课前 置 课：基础英语后 置 课：无学 分：2学分课 时：34课时主讲教师：李丽萍 褚玉襄 选定教材：Andrew Lynn，英语电影赏析，北京：外语教学与研究出版社，2005年。课程概述：本课程针对英语专业高年级学生开设。主要目的是为了顺应我国当前政治经济形势发展的需要，满足大学生迫切需要通过电视、电影等媒体来直接了解世界各国的政治、经济、文化和社会发展动态的需要。通过涵养学生的影视艺术感觉，提高学生英语水平和影视艺术鉴赏的审美品位

2、。 学习语言的过程很大程度上是文化习得的过程。 语言只有放置于一定的文化背景和语言环境的情况下才有其意义，学生才能够将语言认知能力转化为语言运用能力，达到学习语言的能力。 教学目的：通过对影视英语的分析与欣赏，让学生能够身入其境地了解影视中各种人物的对话，了解各国的风土人情、特有的文化背景、历史与现状、科学技术的发展、地理地貌等特点。 本课程借助现代媒体手段，充分利用各种可能的途径，获得各种特点的素材和资料，在课堂上和学生一起分析其中所用语言和其使用的环境， 尤其是英文经典和热门电影的赏析和解读帮助学生领略电影大师们特色各异的创作韵趣，进一步认识电影思维、电影语言的独特规律，并从欧美和中国不同

3、民族和地域的社会文化背景深入了解作品的文化学内蕴，通过教师分段的各种提问与讲解，使学生能对影片的内容有个透彻的了解，从而能逐渐培养起他们独立欣赏原版片的习惯与能力。 学生通过本课程的学习，可以提高自身通过听觉获取信息的能力，可以较为顺利地听懂有一定难度的英语电影、电视片段等，了解英语国家的人文特点，提高英语文化素养，能够在日常生活中灵活运用所学知识进行交流。 教学方法：观看经典英语电影或片段、名人传记纪录片等内容,难度相当于四六级或以上水平。 重要的知识点为资料中所涉及的英语文化知识，对其中出现的重点句子及其结构加以强化、操练，使学生可以将所听到所看到的知识运用到自己的学习和生活中，达到提高运

4、用英语能力的目标。 各章教学要求及教学要点Chapter 1 History and Genre 课时分配：2课时教学要求: Introduce the history of early cinema, classical Hollywood cinema, and post-classical Hollywood cinema with regard to technological, industrial, and artistic developments. Introduce the concept of genre and, in particular, the categoriza

5、tion of genres and the functions of genre.教学内容：Early Cinema, Classical Hollywood Cinema, Categorization of Genres 思考题：1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of approaching films through the concept of genre?2. Do you think genres are historically and culturally specific?Chapter 2 Character and

6、 Performance课时分配：2课时教学要求:Explain characterization in film from the perspectives of character functions and cast design, character archetypes, and motivation, conflict, and character growth.Explain performance in film by considering the specific qualities of cinematic performance(as opposed to its th

7、eatrical equivalent), the concept of the actors two bodies, the movement in acting known as Method acting and the phenomenon of the “star”.教学内容： Character Functions and Cast Design , Cinematic Performance 思考题：1. What makes a film character interesting to you?2. What factors do you think should be ta

8、ken into account when casting decisions are made?Chapter 3 Narrative课时分配：2课时教学要求:Define the basic terms used to analyze narratives-narrative, story, and plot.List and briefly describe the limited number of basic stories that form the basis for most narratives.教学内容： The Basic Terms (Narrative, Story,

9、 and Plot) and the Basic Stories ,Subplots .思考题：1. What are the main differences between Hollywood narratives and those of Chinese films?2. Do you think that narrative in Hollywood is too formulaic to produce great art?Chapter 4 Style 课时分配：2课时教学要求: Introduce methods for analyzing the cinematic shot

10、using concepts such as compositionand photographic techniques, mise-en- scene, setting, framing, sound and lighting, costume and props, and symbols and motifs.Introduce methods for analyzing the editing process using concepts such as continuity editing, safe and unsafe space, and dialectical montage

11、.教学内容： The Shot: Composition and Photographic Techniques ,Symbols and Motifs .思考题：1. What different kinds of effects can be produced by the manipulation of stylistic characteristics?2. Do you think a films style really matters? Or is content more important?Chapter 5 Critical Perspectives课时分配：2课时教学要求

12、:Give a definition of theme and outline some typical thematic concerns.Introduce some of the main theoretical approaches to the study of filmauteur theory, structuralism, feminism and gender studies, psychoanalysis and the spectator, and polictics and ideology.教学内容： Defining Theme & Typical Thematic

13、 Concerns , Structuralism .思考题：1. How can a knowledge of theory contribute to our understanding of cinema?2. Can these Western theories be applied to Chinese cinema?Chapter 6 Blockbuster Film 课时分配：2课时教学要求:Exemplify the blockbuster, and in particular to show how the essence of the blockbuster lies in

14、 its use of spectacle and generic mixing.Show how the four-function model of cast design can help one to better undersand characterization in popular Hollywood films.教学内容： The Blockbuster and Synopsis , The Matrix .思考题：The basic question posed by the The Matrix is this: Should one, like Nero, accept

15、 an unpleasant reality, or, like Cypher, choose a life that is perfect but unreal”? What do you think?Chapter 7 Comedy Film课时分配：2课时教学要求:Exemplify comedy as a genre, and in particular to consider what it is that gives rise to humour. Show how engagement with characters occurs through a tripartite process of recognition, alignment, and allegiance.教学内容： Comedy and synopsis , “Gumpism” as a Philosophy .思考题：1. Do you think it is acceptable for Hollywood to rewrite history?2. Why do you think Forrest Gump is popular in China?Chapter 8 Social Drama Film课时