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Conflict Resolution in a Changing World View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Kazan Federal University Digital Repository КАЗАНСКИЙ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ ИНСТИТУТ ЯЗЫКА Кафедра английского языка THINK BIG Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов философского факультета Казанский федеральный университет 2012 УДК 811.111.26 Печатается по решению Редакционно-издательского совета ФГАОУВПО «Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет» методической комиссии Института языка Протокол №5 от 6 февраля 2012 г. заседания кафедры английского языка Протокол №6 от 18 января 2012г. Авторы-составители ст. преп. О.К. Мельникова, ст. преп. Д.В. Тябина, канд. пед. наук, доц. Г.А. Арсланова, ст. преп. Г. И. Сосновская Научный редактор доктор филол. наук, проф. Г.А. Багаутдинова Рецензенты канд. филол. наук, доц. кафедры английского языка ФГАОУВПО К(П)ФУ Н.В. Аржанцева канд. пед. наук доцент кафедры ин. яз. проф. коммуникации ФГБОУ ВПО «КНИТУ» И.М. Булатова Think Big: Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов философского факультета / О.К. Мельникова, Д.В. Тябина, Г.А. Арсланова, Г. И. Сосновская. – Казань: Казанский университет, 2012. – 167 с. Данное учебгое пособие разработано для студентов философского факультета и содержит аутентичные тексты из зарубежных и отечественных книг, пособий и электронных источников по профильным дисциплинам, преподаваемым на всех отделениях философского факультета Казанского университета: философия, политология, религиоведение, конфликтология и культурология. Тексты пособия включают в себя социально - политические аспекты развития человеческого общества с точки зрения их истории и современного состояния. Материалы пособия прошли апробацию в студенческих группах и могут быть использованы как для аудиторной, так и для самостоятельной работы студентов. © Казанский университет, 2012 “Thinking precedes literacy and numeracy but nowhere in the curriculum is that recognized.” Mc Gavin, Glasgow University “We need a multiplicity of visions, dreams and prophecies - images of potential tomorrows.” Alvin Tofler “It is necessary; therefore it is possible.” C. A. Borghese “Time given to thought is the greatest timesaver of all.” Norman Cousins 3 От авторов Данное учебное пособие разработано для студентов философского факультета и содержит аутентичные тексты из современных зарубежных и отечественных книг, пособий и электронных источников по профильным дисциплинам, преподаваемым на всех отделениях философского факультета Казанского университета: философия, политология, религиоведение и конфликтология. Пособие также знакомит студентов факультета с понятием «социальные науки», традиционно противопоставляемому «точным и естественным наукам». Тематика текстов включает социально-политические аспекты развития человеческого общества с точки зрения их истории и современного состояния. Цель пособия - ознакомить студентов со спецификой образования и учебной программы на философском факультете, особенностями профессиональной деятельности и возможностями применения полученных знаний в различных областях. Пособие включает в себя 4 раздела, 3 приложения и краткий глоссарий профессиональных терминов, встречающихся в уроках. Первый раздел призван подчеркнуть уникальность и самостоятельность каждой из изучаемых дисциплин. Он состоит из 5 уроков, которые содержат тексты для изучающего чтения, упражнения на отработку новой лексики, навыков монологической и диалогической речи, перевода, а также умения работать с дефинициями. В рамках изучаемых тем представлены также тексты (Texts B), предназначенные для ознакомительного, поискового чтения и реферирования. Каждый урок завершается устными или письменными творческими заданиями (презентации и доклады), направленными на актуализацию полученных знаний. Упражнения, сопровождающие тексты, носят коммуникативный характер и способствуют развитию умения вести беседу-дискуссию. Второй раздел посвящен единству и взаимосвязи изучаемых дисциплин. Он включает в себя 7 уроков, которые содержат тексты и упражнения к ним, направленные на развитие у студентов навыков работы со специализированными текстами, включая навыки просмотрового и поискового чтения, навыки монологической речи дискуссии. Третий и четвертый разделы рассчитаны на самостоятельную работу студентов. Третий раздел состоит из 7 уроков, каждый из которых содержит текст для дополнительного чтения и задание на резюмирование. В четвертом разделе представлена краткая биографическая справка о ключевых фигурах в истории развития изучаемых дисциплин. Упражнения в этих разделах направлены на отработку навыков просмотрового чтения, ведения дискуссии, умения "делать" выводы. Приложения содержат рекомендации и правила составления резюме текста и ассоциативных карт, а также полезные слова и выражения для проведения дебатов и дискуссий. Материалы пособия прошли апробацию в студенческих группах и могут быть использованы как для аудиторной, так и для самостоятельной работы студентов. 4 Content Introduction ............................................................................................................. 7 Why study at the Philosophy Department? ......................................................... 7 Part I. Independent sciences .................................................................................... 9 Unit 1. Social science .......................................................................................... 9 Text A. What is social science? ..................................................................... 10 Text B. The birth of social science ................................................................. 14 Unit 2. Philosophy ............................................................................................. 18 Text A. Philosophy: the basics ....................................................................... 19 Text B. Philosophy and its history ................................................................. 26 Unit 3. Political science ..................................................................................... 33 Text A. Political science: an introduction ...................................................... 34 Text B. History of political thought ............................................................... 38 Unit 4. Religious study ...................................................................................... 43 Text A. The study of religion ......................................................................... 44 Text B. History of the study or religion ......................................................... 49 Unit 5. Conflict study ........................................................................................ 54 Text A. The field of conflict studies .............................................................. 55 Text B: Is conflict study a new discipline? .................................................... 59 Part II. Oneness of sciences .................................................................................. 66 Unit 1. Politics and religion ............................................................................... 66 Unit 2. Political science as the study of conflict ............................................... 68 Unit 3. Culture and conflict ............................................................................... 71 Unit 4. Culture and politics ................................................................................ 73 Unit 5. Political philosophy ............................................................................... 77 Unit 6. Religion and Conflict ............................................................................ 80 Unit 7. Philosophy of religion ........................................................................... 83 Part III. Think Back ............................................................................................... 87 Unit 1. Social sciences facing the world............................................................ 87 Unit 2. Retrospective review of philosophy ...................................................... 89 Unit 3. Relations between politics and religion ................................................. 93 Unit 4. Political science as part of social science .............................................. 95 Unit 5. New view on religion? ........................................................................... 97 Unit 6. Conflict resolution in a changing world .............................................. 100 Unit 7. Conflict resolution ............................................................................... 102 Part IV. Key thinkers ........................................................................................... 105 Biographical sketches: A selected who's who ................................................. 105 Aristotle (384-322 ВС)................................................................................. 105 Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895-1975) ................................................ 107 Albert Camus (1913 - 1960) ........................................................................ 108 Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 - 43 BC) .......................................................... 110 Auguste Comte (1798 - 1857) ...................................................................... 111 Galileo (1564 – 1642) .................................................................................. 112 Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) ................................................................... 114
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