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 Why Do We, Like, Hesitate When We, um, Speak?
            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
            Text 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
            Text The Confucius Connection: From Cultural Roots to Economic Growth
        Class 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
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