English Stylistics 36-2-7

Abstract: Through the teaching of this course, students can get a preliminary understanding of the language means of expressing style, such as figures of speech and syntactic patterns, and ask them to understand the language varieties, such as speech features, dialects and conversation styles, and record the changes of time, place, environment and subject matter from a linguistic perspective, so as to deepen their understanding of English. Textbook for English majors: Language Model: An Introduction to Stylistics.

060 140 10 Selected Reading of English Newspapers 36-2-5 Prerequisite: English reading.

Abstract: Through the teaching of this course, students are exposed to the latest English and American newspapers and magazines and language materials on the Internet. This course highlights the substantive/practical/cultural characteristics of British and American newspapers and periodicals. As a part of reading study in senior high school, it aims to further improve students' reading ability, understand the new development of English-speaking countries in society, science and culture, and broaden their knowledge. Textbook for English majors: Introduction to Reading Comprehension of British and American Newspapers; A Guide to Reading English Newspapers edited by Huang Qing, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press; Reader's Digest, 2 1 century, online articles compiled by Time Weekly, Newsweek and Huang Qing of Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.

Introduction to English-speaking countries 72-2-5,6

This course is an introduction to English cultural background, focusing on the geographical environment, historical development, major historical events and cultural customs of the United States and Britain, so as to lay a preliminary foundation for students to fully understand the situation of English-speaking countries and western countries in the future. Textbooks for English majors: A Survey of Britain and America edited by Xu Luzhi of Qingdao Ocean Publishing House (new edition) and Contemporary American Society and Culture edited by Wang of Shanghai Foreign Language Education Publishing House (new edition).

060 1402 1 Western Cultural History 36-2-7 Prerequisite Course: China Cultural History.

Through the teaching of this course, students can understand the basic context, cultural essence, main figures and historical facts of the development of western culture, and enhance their knowledge of literature and history and their ability to compare Chinese and western cultures. Research object: English major textbook: History of Western Culture, Heilongjiang People's Publishing House.

060 14002 translation theory and practice 36-2-5 Abstract: Through the teaching of this course, students can learn a certain amount of translation theory and practice on the existing basis, and cultivate their initial English-Chinese translation ability by using the translation skills they have mastered. Research object: English major textbook: English-Chinese translation course. Foreign language teaching and research press. Editor Zhang Peiji. Fundamentals of English-Chinese translation. Gu, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.