余素青、薛朝凤主编的《大学英语教程--视听说》以日常语言为核心,让学生在话语中掌握最基本的听说读写译能力的同时领会法律语言的词语、句式和风格。阅读教程与听说教程的同一单元的语言素材尽量做到了围绕同一主题,这样可以解决学生口语和书面语互相转换的问题。本书的编写分为语言练习和言语练习,以言语练习为主,活用学到的词汇、语法等语言现象,适当归纳语言规律。倡导脚踏实地、循序渐进、不断提高。设计的任务形式多样,以交际中传递和获取信息的实际需要为重。本书结合全国大学英语四、六级考试的要求,在语言各个层面对全国大学英语四、六级考试要求的词汇和语法进行覆盖,循序渐进地帮助学生适应考试。
余素青、薛朝凤主编的《大学英语教程--视听说》的教学对象为大学本科一、二年级学生,法律英语特色突出,彰显政法类院校特色。本教材每个单元的新闻听力主要包括与法律相关的时政、财经和案件报道,对于其中出现的法律知识背景作了简明扼要的介绍;特别是每个单元最后一部分的视频多数取材于热播的法律类英语短剧。《大学英语教程--视听说》是编写人员十多年来大学英语视听说课程教学的结晶,在教学过程中深受学生喜爱。
UNIT 1 Finance
Part One Speaking
Part Two Listening
1. How to Invest
2. Services from a Bank
Open a Checking Account
The Need for a Transparent Public Finance System
Part Three Video Clip--Stress Tests for the Banks
UNIT 2 Discrimination
Part One Speaking
Part Two Listening
1. Arab-American Discrimination after 9-11
2. Racial Discrimination
Equal Rights
US Defends Record Against Racial Discrimination
Part Three Video Clip--America's Immigration Problem
UNIT 3 Intellectual Properties
Part One Speaking
Part Two Listening
1. Plagiarized or Not?
2. Intel
Chasing Copyright Pirates
Piracy Issue at APEC
Part Three Video Clip--Recession and Internet Piracy Are Taking a
Toll on "Japanimation"
UNIT 4 Career
Part One Speaking
Part Two Listening
1. A Businessman Must Know about Economic Law
2. A Businessman Must Know Enough Law
Leaving Work for a Gaze at Sunset
Nomination of the Supreme Court Justice
Part Three Video Clip--Philadelphia
UNIT 5 Democracy
Part One Speaking
Part Two Listening
1. Sign the Bill! Sign the Bill!
2. The Democratic Debate
Parliamentary Debate
Saddam's Hiding Place
Part Three Video Clip--Obama's Victory Speech
UNIT 6 Media
Part One Speaking
Part Two Listening
1. China's News Media
2. Internet Legal Papers
Freedom of the Press
The Pirate Bay
Part Three Video Clip--Movie Trailer: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
UNIT 7 Values
Part One Speaking
Part Two Listening
1. Capital Punishment
2. Nuclear Power Stations
Job Stereotypes
Gay Marriage Legal in Argentina
Right or Wrong
Part Three Video Clip--Google Leaves China
UNIT 8 Society
Part One Speaking
Part Two Listening
1. Digital Divide
2. Educate Women for Better Society
"Empty Nest" Is Not Always a Bad Thing
US Passes Historic Climate Bill
Part Three Video Clip--Illegal Immigrants & US Business
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