超越概念·高等院校英语专业系列教材：泛读（第2册）_张卫平，等编_9787300122526

    培养高校英语专业学生的文化素养要有合适的教材：不是那种仅仅文字漂亮却没有太多文化内涵的传统教材，而是具有时代特征，选自政治、经济、社会真实交往，含有丰富文化内涵的读本，同时兼有能够启发学生思考和分析的活泼、互动的教学方法以及配套的课外实践活动。这就是中国人民大学出版社推出“超越概念”这套英语专业系列教材的宗旨。
    “超越概念”是一套完整的高校英语专业本科系列教材，涵盖了2000年教育部颁布执行的《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》中规定的“英语技能”和“英语知识”两大课程板块中的所有课程，由一批长期从事国内高校英语专业本科教学的中国教师和一批美国学者（均为20世纪80年代赴美留学，而后在美国大学获得博士学位和终身教职的华裔教授）合作编写而成。
    与国内高校当前使用比较广泛的几套英语专业教材相比，“超越概念”有以下几个特点：
    第一，教材采用了中美教授、学者合作编写的形式。由中外学者合编教材国内已有先例，但是本套教材无论从编撰者的数量到编写人员的素质，从双方合作的广度到相互交流的深度，从教材种类所涵盖的范围到其内容的真实性，都是前所未有的。编写初始由中方编者提出编写思路、选材要求，之后将要求交付美方编者，由美方编者在美国选材。在选材过程中，双方经过多次讨论，最后确定每一篇课文的内容与长度。然后由中方编者根据所选内容编写配套的练习，最后由美方审读并润色。这种分工方式最充分地利用了双方的优势：中方编者不但有在国外学习、工作、获取学位的经历，而且长期在国内高校从事英语教学，对国内学生的需求以及国内现有教材的情况了如指掌，可以准确地把握教材的内容和难易程度。而美方编者的优势在于对西方，特别是美国的英语教学和文化的认知与了解。他们出国前均为国内高校英语教师，并有在美国大学英语系不低于20年的教学经验。他们不但对国外的英语教学了如指掌，更重要的是对英语语言和文化有一种直觉的感知，而这种感知是从任何教科书中学不到的。凭着这种感知，他们不但可以在教材的最终审定过程中杜绝那种语法全对但读起来不像英语的中式英语，更能够在选材的过程中准确把握住西方文化核心的东西。

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