中国古代社会与文化英文教程

Unit 1 Creation

Text 1 Pan　gu Creating the World

Text 2 Nuwa（女娲）and the Creation of Humans

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： The Four Supernatural Beasts in Ancient China

Text 4 Lecture on Chinese Creation Myths

Unit 2 Philosophy

Text 1 Taoism and Confucianism — Major Chinese Philosophies

Text 2 Three Fables in Zhuangzi

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About the Book of Changes（The I Ching）

Text 4 An Introduction to the “Hundred Schools of Thought” （诸子百家）

Unit 3 Language and Literature

Text 1 Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Text 2 Poetry of the Tang Dynasty

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About Journey to the West

Text 4 Lecture： An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Literature in Part

Unit 4 Education in Ancient China

Text 1 History of Ancient Chinese Education

Text 2 Confucian Educational Theory

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： On Chinese Imperial Examination

Text 4 An Introduction to China Ancient Academies （书院）

Unit 5 Science and Technology

Text 1 The Four Great Inventions

Text 2 Shen Kuo and Dream Pool Essays

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： Xu Guangqi

Text 4 An Introduction to Zhaozhou Bridge

Unit 6 Traditional Customs

Text 1 Traditional Marriage Rituals

Text 2Traditional Chinese Mascots （吉祥物）

Text 3 A Situational Dialogue on Fengshui

Text 4 An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Zodiac （生肖）

Unit 7 Beijing in History

Text 1 A Brief History of Beijing

Text 2 Walls and Gates of Beijing

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About the Forbidden City

Text 4 A Tour guide to Beijing’s Hutong and Siheyuan

Unit 8 Leisure

Text 1 Tea Culture

Text 2 Traditional Music

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About Go（围棋）

Text 4 An Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy

Unit 9 Virtues

Text 1 The Five Constant Virtues

Text 2 Women of Ancient China

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About Filial Piety in China

Text 4 An Introduction to Four Gentlemen in Plants

Unit 10 National Treasures

Text 1 Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes

Text 2 Tang Tri Colored Glazed Pottery

Text 3 Situational Dialogue： FaceChanging in Sichuan Opera

Text 4 The Qingming Festival by the Riverside

《中国古代社会与文化英文教程》是高等院校文化素质类通识课教材，旨在通过对中国古代社会文化诸方面的学习以及相关英语表达方式的训练，使学生了解古代中华民族风貌，并能以规范、流畅的表达方式对外介绍、弘扬中华文化，让世界了解古代中国。
　　本教材融知识性和趣味性于一体，图文并茂地提供了一种展现古代中国风采的视觉方式。在讲授过程中，充分利用电子教程的资源优势，根据所授内容插入相应图片和简短音视频资料，以凸显重要的主题，使课程内容生动、直观，符合90后大学生的认知心理。
　　全书共10个单元，每单元分为两部分，通过听说读写等多种训练方式帮助学生了解并能够用英语介绍中华文化。Section A通过阅读和写作的训练方式使学生掌握如何介绍中国古代社会与文化的方方面面。Section B以听说训练的方式提高学生的英语口头表达能力和跨文化交际能力。