我国在与国际高等教育先进理念接轨过程中，认识到“学科导论”课程扮演着重要角色，在引导学生进行专业选择、更好地认识所学专业方面发挥了重要作用。本教材是国内首部针对刚入学英语类专业学生、用英语编写的专业介绍导论课教材。教材中不仅提出如“英语专业+”的外语专业学生培养新思维，还充分考虑英语专业新生面临的实际问题，并提供可行的解决方案，同时运用“输入假设”“任务教学法”和“项目教学法”对课程教学进行全新设计。
本教材适用于高校英语类专业学科导论课程，也可作为大学非英语专业专题课或通识教育选修课教材。

Chapter 1 Purpose of University Education and an Introduction to the English Major Curriculum
I Quotable Quotes
Ⅱ Lead-In
Ⅲ Understanding Key Concepts
Education and national development
Education and personal growth
Education and civil society
Curriculum, general education and specialized education
Ⅳ Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion
V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning
VI Recommended Booklist
VⅡ Summary
Chapter 2 Towards a More Efficient Way of English Learning
I Quotable Quotes
Ⅱ Lead-In
Ⅲ Understanding Key Concepts
Language system
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Lexical chunks
Pushed output
Communicative competence
Learning style
Effective memorizing strategy
Bottom-up / top-down strategies
IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion
V Tutorial-—Project-Based Learning
VI Recommended Booklist
VⅡ Summary
Chapter 3 The Power of Language I—Public Speaking and Its Impact
I Quotable Quotes
Ⅱ Lead-In
ⅡI Understanding Key Concepts
Public speaking
"Three means of persuasion
"Five canons of rhetoric
Four basic types of public speech
Ⅳ Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion
V Tutorial-—Project-Based Learning
VI Recommended Booklist
VⅡ Summary
Chapter 4 The Power of Language Ⅱ—Language and Society…57
I Quotable Quotes
Ⅱ Lead-In
Ⅲ Understanding Key Concepts
The power of language
The constitutive function of language
The subversive power of language
Ⅳ Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion
V Tutorial-—Project-Based Learning
VI Recommended Booklist
VⅡ Summary
Chapter 5 Intercultural Communication Competence
I Quotable Quotes
Ⅱ Lead-In
Ⅲ Understanding Key Concepts
Culture
"Big C culture" and "little c culture
Intercultural competence
Five dimensions of cultural values
Stereotype
Ⅳ Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion
V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning
VI Recommended Booklist
VⅡ Summary
Chapter 6 Translation and Its Impact
I Quotable Quotes
Ⅱ Lead-In
Ⅲ Understanding Key Concepts
Terms of"翻译"in English
The role of translation
Translation in response to the changing world
Translator competences
Context awareness
Good use of parallel texts
Translation strategies and methods
IV Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion
V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning
VI Recommended Booklist
VⅡ Summary
Chapter 7 Literature and Its Impact
I Quotable Quotes
Ⅱ Lead-In
Ⅲ Understanding Key Concepts
Literature
Fiction
Poetry
Literary figures
Ⅳ Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion
V Tutorial-—Project-Based Learning
VI Recommended Booklist
VⅡ Summary
Chapter 8 English Major Plus
I Quotable Quotes
Ⅱ Lead-In
Ⅲ Understanding Key Concepts
China going global
Technological innovations
China's achievements
English major in the new era
English Major Plus
Ⅳ Developing Competence—In-Class Discussion
V Tutorial—Project-Based Learning
VI Recommended Booklist
VⅡ Summary
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