《英语短篇小说教程》注重培养学生的跨文化交际能力和文化鉴赏与批判能力。在教材设计时体现“全球视野，中国视角”的理念。这就是说，本系列教材在保持各门课程的思想性和批判性的优良传统外，既向学生提供西方文化背景知识，也引导学生鉴赏和学习我国的**文化传统。要让学生在多元文化的背景下，熟悉掌握中外文化的共同点和差异。在这个基础上，培养学生的鉴别和比较能力，启发和诱导学生进行创新思维。

Unit One
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: The Short Story
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit Two (1)I.B.Singer:The Washwoman
(2)Frank Sargeson:A Piece of Yellow Soap
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: The Author, the Narrator and the Reader
Text for Reading (1)
Text for Reading (2)
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit Three Richard Selzer:The Discus Thrower
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: The Setting and the Theme
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit Four Somerset Maugham:Mr.Know-All
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: Character and Characterization
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit Five Rold Dahl:The Taste
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: The Story and the Plot
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit Six mary gavell:the swing
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: Flashback and Foreshadowing
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit seven james joyce:araby
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: Style, Tone and Irony
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit eight frank stockton:the lady,or the tiger?
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: Type of Short Story: Romantic Fiction
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit nine frank o'connor:guests of the nation
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: Type of Short Story: Realistic Fiction
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion

Unit ten jack london:the law of life
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: Type of Short Story: Naturalistic Fiction
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion
Unit eleven james thurber:the secret life of walter mitty
Key Words
Elements of Fiction: Type of Short Story: Modernist Fiction.
Text for Reading
Interpretation and Discussion
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