Course overview
For any nation, traditional festivals are an important cultural heritage that embodies rich national cultural emotions and values.
The construction of this course is in line with Shanghai International Studies University’s new measures for teaching reform-building a characteristic ideological and political (moral education) system in foreign language schools, innovating ideological and political teaching methods, and promoting the integration of professional (foreign language) teaching and ideological and political education. The language tells about Chinese traditional festivals and their cultural connotations, helps contemporary college students to strengthen their recognition of the traditional culture of the motherland, pays attention to the inheritance of traditional festival culture, and at the same time, increases their own ability to spread Chinese culture.
The course will cover the eight major festivals in China: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tanabata, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, National Day. It will describe the origin, characteristics and customs of each festival, and emphasize the core values of the Chinese nation presented in each festival, such as people and Harmony of nature, harmony between people, Chinese people’s family outlook, Chinese people’s "filial piety", patriotism and selfless altruism.
课程大纲
Module 1: The Spring Festival: the identification between heaven and man (philosophy of the universe)
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Farewell to the old and welcome to the new
Unit 3: Family Union
Unit 4: Jubilation and animation
Unit 5: Happy New Year!
Unit 6: Joint celebration on the five continents
The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival
Module 2: The Lantern Festival: integral harmony and true happiness (philosophy of man)
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: The New Cycle
Unit 3 The Chinese carnival
Unit 4: Appreciating lanterns and asking for children: traditional beliefs and customs about children
Unit 5: Lantern riddles: reflection and crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese people
Unit 6: Yuanxiao: The Chinese People's Aspiration for Reunion and Harmony
The Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival
Module 3: Qingming Day: Loyalty and Filial Love (Philosophy of Life)
Unit 1: The origin of Qingming Day
Unit 2: Qingming Day: date to commemorate the deceased
Unit 3: The Delights of Qingming Day
Unit 4: Qingming Day and Day of the Dead
Qingming Day
Qingming Day
Module 4: The Duanwu Festival: Aesthetic Morality and Sacrifice for the Fatherland and Justice (philosophy of aesthetics)
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: The origin of the Duanwu Festival
Unit 3: Traditional customs of the Duanwu Festival
Unit 4: The traditional delicacies of the Duanwu Festival
Unit 5: The influence of the Duanwu Festival in Asia
The Duanwu Festival
The Duanwu Festival
Module 5: The Qixi Festival: The implicit and eternal love of the Chinese (philosophy of love)
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: The Appeal for Skills: Part 1
Unit 3: The Appeal for Skills: Part 2
Unit 4: The Shepherd and the Weaver
Unit 5: The family, the country and the world
The Qixi Festival
The Qixi Festival
Module 6: Mid-Autumn Festival: Family Unity and Happiness (Family Philosophy)
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: The Legend of Chang E
Unit 3: Contemplating the moon
Unit 4: The moon cake
Unit 5: The Mid-Autumn Festival and poetry
Unit 6: The Mid-Autumn Festival in other countries
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival
Module 7: The Feast of the Double Nine: respect and gratitude (filial love philosophy)
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: The origin of the party
Unit 3: The scent of the party: dogwood and chrysanthemum
Unit 4: The aspiration to the top: cake and mountain climbing
Unit 5: New involvement of the party
The Double Nine Party
The Double Nine Party
Module 8: National Day: The state is the great family (state philosophy)
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: The founding of the People's Republic of China
Unit 3: The painting The nation's founding ceremony
Unit 4: The Military Parades
Unit 5: Flag raising in Tian’anmen Square
Unit 6: The Golden Week
National Day
National Day
