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HISTORYOFWESTERNCIVILIZATION1.LibertyLeadingthePeopleisanimportantworkbyEugeneDelacroixLibertyLeadingthePeopleEugèneDelacroix,1830;LouvreOdetoJoyUniversalBrotherhood,fraternityFriedrichSchiller,LudwigvanBeethovenNinthSymphony,fourvocalsoloistsandachorus1972AnthemofEurope(notSchiller'swords)Joy,beautifulsparkofdivinity,DaughterfromElysium,Weenter,burningwithfervour,heavenlybeing,yoursanctuary!Yourmagicbringstogetherwhatfashionhassternlydivided.Allmenshallbecomebrothers,whereveryourgentlewingshover.Elysium:thedwellingplaceoftheblessedafterdeath,alsocalledElysianfieldsSpiritofwesterncivilization:Freedom,Democracy,humanityTheDeclarationofIndependence1776:Weholdthesetruthstobeself–evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheircreatorwithcertaininalienablerights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappinessnationalmottoofFrance:liberty,equality,fraternityLiberté,égalité,fraternitéDarkside:Colonialism,Salvetrade.Wars,anti-Westernterrorism,Emigration,pollution,nuclearweaponsHuntington,TheClashofCivilizationsandtheRemakingofWorldOrderP.51.TheWestwontheworldnotbythesuperiorityofitsideasorvaluesorreligion(towhichfewmembersofothercivilizationswereconverted)butratherbyitssuperiorityinapplyingorganizedviolence.Westernersoftenforgetthisfact;non-Westernersneverdo.Crossculturelearningprinciples1.Loveyourownculture,respectother’s2.Freethinking,beingpassionatebutrational3.Learningoutoftheclass.Confucius:Gentlemenseekharmonybutnotuniformity.ThetruegentlemanisConciliatorybutnotaccommodatingChinesesaying:TheoceanisvastbecauseitadmitshundredsofriversMasterofChineseancientliteraturePekingNormalUniversity1990VisitingProfessor:MariettaCollege2006,AalborgUniversityDenmark2011myteaching:ChineseWriting,ChineseAncientLiterature,CollegeChineseAmericanCulture,HistoryofWesternCivilizationChinesecultureandphilosophy(CIRgraduateprogram)Interpreter,Guide:Interpol,PanasonicCRIcommentatorSINO-NORDICthinktanksroundtableCopenhagen2014DIIS,CIIS·Keywords1Delacroix2OdetoJoy3fraternity4TheWesternCanon5TheClashofCivilizations6NewAxisEra7Classicalantiquity8chronology9b.c.e.10a.d.11ca./circa.12Europa13Danube14seine15Rhine16Alps17Caucasus18Carpathian19Apennine20IberianWalkingCaneandmyPedagogicalPhilosophyUniversity1.FreethinkingaMeccaoffreethinking,Stanford：Thewindoffreedomblowsthinkindependentlyandcritically,ratherthansimplyfollowauthority,tradition,orotherdogmas.mustbebasedonknowledgeandfacts,scientificinquiry,logicalprinciples,andempiricaldataandexperiences.alwaysaskWHY.WorldWarII2.ReadingclassicsIntheuniversitythemostimportantthingistogetyourmindintouchwithwhatthegreatestmindshavethought.Harvard:LetPlatobeyourfriend,andAristotle,butmoreletyourfriendbetruth.Plato:TheRepublicMarcusAurelius:MeditationNiccoloMachiavelli:thePrinceMontesquieu:thespiritoftheLawsJean-JacquesRousseau:ConfessionsAdamSmith:TheWealthofNations,AlexisdeTocqueville:DemocracyinAmericaBertrandRussell’sHistoryofWesternPhilosophyAlexisdeTocqueville’sDemocracyinAmericaEnglishwriters:CharlesDickens，JaneAusten,Brontesisters，TomasHardyD.H.Lawrence，GeorgeOrwellAmericans:BenjaminFranklin,O.Henry,MargaretMitchell,JackLondonErnestHemingway,SamuelHuntington,BarackObama,JohnGrishamTheWesternCanon，theHarvardClassicsTheHarvardClassics.docxoriginallyknownasDr.Eliot'sFiveFootShelf,isa51-volumeanthologyofclassicworksfromworldliterature,compiledandeditedbyHarvardUniversitypresidentCharlesW.Eliotandfirstpublishedin1909.3.HumanismThreepassionsabeliefthatallpeoplehavefreedomandrighttoachievehappinessandabetterlifeaspiritofcaringabouthumanvalue,dignity,fortuneandsufferingrespect,protect,andstudyhumanculturalheritagebothathomeandabroad.loveourculture,alsorespectandlearnothers.4.GlobalperspectiveRalphWaldoEmerson1803-1882:Gowherehewill,thewisemanisathome.Hishearththeearth,hishalltheazuredomeInternationalNetizenRead,learn,andfollowtheenewsinEnglishthemotherlandinmindandthewholeworldinsightMOOC,://://://://://://://://JudieHaynes’fivestages1.Preproductionorsilentperiod.500words2.Earlyproduction.1000words.3.Speechemergence.3000words.4.Intermediatefluency.6000words.5.AdvancedfluencyItneeds5-10years.closetonativespeakers.Selinker’sInterlangugetheoryAsystemhasbeendevelopedbyalearnerwhohasnotbecomefullyproficientyetbutisapproximatingthesecondlanguage.differentfrombothfirstandthetargetlanguage.ceasedeveloping,fossilizationThreereasonscausefossilization1.Payingtoomuchattentiontobuildabigvocabulary.Shakespeare10,000.TheworstisyouknowtheChinesemeaningbutcan’tunderstandorexplainitinEnglish2.LearningtoomuchbutusingtoolittleItisshamefultoreadEnglishbooksinChinesetranslationifyouhavelearnedEnglishformorethan10years!Justtoimmerseyourselfinreading,yourheartwillbetouched,youremotionwillbemoved,yourthoughtwillbeinspired,a