学术英语人文Unit-6

Unit6HistoricalConsciousness学术英语人文AcademicEnglishforHumanitiesUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessUnit6HistoricalConsciousness•Lead-in•TextA•TextB•TextC•AcademicLanguageandDiscourse•Listening•Speaking•WritingUnitContentsUnit6HistoricalConsciousness•Lead-in–Lead-inactivitiesUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessPerceptionofhistoryLead-inActivitiesLookatthefollowingquestionsandcheckwhetheryouarehistorically-minded?□AreyoufamilarwiththeChinesehistory?□AreyouproudoftheChinesehistory?□Doyoulovereadinghistorybooks?□Ishistoryamirrortoyou?□Canyouseefuturetrendsfromhistory?□Doyouagreethathistoricalprecedentscanjustifyorguideouractivities?Unit6HistoricalConsciousnessLead-inActivitiesBenchmarksfortheassessmentofhistoricalconsciousnessofanindividualandanationQuestionsfordiscussion:1.Cantheabove-mentionedquestionshelpusjudgethehistoricalconsciousnessofaperson?Ifnot,whatotherquestionscouldbeusefulingaugingthehistoricalawarenessofanindividual?2.Arethereanypossibleyardsticksthatcanbeusedtoratethehistoricalawarenessofanation?Unit6HistoricalConsciousness–Classroomactivities–Supplementaryinformation–SuggestedanswerkeyUnit6HistoricalConsciousness•TextATheSenseofTimeinChineseHistoricalThinkingUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessTheSenseofTimeinChineseHistoricalThinkingTextAClassroomactivitiesDiscussthewaystodemonstratethehistorical-mindednessoftheChinesepeople,andthencompareanswerswiththemainargumentsinTextAbygoingoverTask1/CriticalReadingandThinking/TextA.P108Unit6HistoricalConsciousnessTheJournalHistoryandTheoryTextASupplementaryinformationPublishedatWesleyanUniversityinaffiliationwithWiley-BlackwellPublishing,thisquarterlyjournalfocusesonareasincludingcriticalphilosophyofhistory,speculativephilosophyofhistory,historiography,historyofhistoriography,historicalmethodology,criticaltheory,timeandculture,andhistoryandrelateddisciplines.TheSenseofTimeinChineseHistoricalThinkingUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessTextASupplementaryinformationTheLiteraryMindandCarvingofDragon(文心雕龙)isarguablyChina'sfirstsystematicworkofliterarycriticism.ItwascompiledbyLiuXieoftheLiangDynasty.Thebookdiscussestheoriginsanddevelopmentofdifferentliterarygenres,andprinciplesforthecreationofliteraryworks.Itstressesthesocialfunctionandcontentofliteratureagainstthevogueofformalismatthattime.TheLiteraryMindandtheCarvingoftheDragon(s)TheSenseofTimeinChineseHistoricalThinkingUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessTextASupplementaryinformationItisanancientChinesephilosophicalconceptoriginatingduringtheZhouDynasty.WhentheZhoutribeoverthrewthelastShangking,theyclaimedthattheShangemperorshadbecomecorruptandunfit,soHeavendemandedtheirremoval.TheMandateofHeaven(天命)TheSenseofTimeinChineseHistoricalThinkingUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessTextASupplementaryinformationThereareparticularsignsthatarulerhadlosttheMandateofHeaven,whichincludepeasantuprisings,invasionsbyforeigntroops,drought,famine,floodsandearthquakes.TheconceptoftheMandateofHeavenisdifferentfromthedivinerightsofkingsinEuropeinthattherighttoemperorshipinChinadidnotdependuponroyalorevennoblebirth.AnysuccessfulrebelleadercouldbecomeemperorwithHeaven'sapproval,evenifhewasbornapeasant.TheMandateofHeaven(天命)(cont.)TheSenseofTimeinChineseHistoricalThinkingUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessTextASupplementaryinformationTheMandateofHeaven(天命)(cont.)TheSenseofTimeinChineseHistoricalThinkingUnit6HistoricalConsciousnessTask1/OverviewP108TextASuggestedanswerkeySuggestedanswer:(Tobecontinued)Unit6HistoricalConsciousnessTask1/OverviewP108TextASuggestedanswerkeySuggestedanswer(cont.):Unit6HistoricalConsciousnessTask2/PointsfordiscussionP108TextASuggestedanswerkeySuggestedanswertoQ1:AGrandHistorian(太史)isaseniorofficialinancientimperialChina.ThereareanumberofEnglishtranslationsforthepositionofTaishi,suchasGrandScribe,GrandHistorian,GrandHistoriographer,andGrandAstrologer.AGrandHistorianundertakesavarietyofroles,including,ofcourse,recordingevents,interpretingsignsfromheavenandtheresultsoforacleboneorturtleboneinquiries,observingcalendar,choosingauspiciousdatesandtimesforstatebusinesses,sacrifices,funeralsandweddings,andissuingandarchivingofficialstatements.Unit6HistoricalConsciousnessTextASuggestedanswerkeySuggestedanswertoQ2:(Answersmayvary.)Task2/PointsfordiscussionP108Unit6HistoricalConsciousnessTextASuggestedanswerkeyThisquoteisusuallyusedwhenwarningpeopleoftherapidpassageoftimeandencouragethemtomakethemostofthetimeavailable.SuggestedanswertoQ3:Task2/PointsfordiscussionP108Unit6HistoricalConsciousnessTextASuggestedanswerkeyThetraditionalChineseculture,primarilytheConfucianideas,wascriticizedbymanyChineseintellectualsduringtheNewCultureMovementasitwasbelievedtobethemainculpritfortherapidfallofChinaintoaninferiorpositionintheglobalarena.LeadersoftheNewCultureMovementarguedthatthetraditionalculturalvalues,includingtraditionalethics,philosophy,religion,socialandpoliticalinstitutions,werebarrierspreventingChinafromachievingrapidindustrialandmilitarydevelopment.(Tobecontinued)SuggestedanswertoQ4:Task2/Pointsfordiscus