​An Empirical Study on the Aesthetic Courses in British and AmericanDrama for "Normal Students under the 'Excellent Teacher Program'"from the "New Liberal Arts"Perspective

An Empirical Study on the Aesthetic Courses in British and AmericanDrama for "Normal Students under the 'Excellent Teacher Program'"from the "New Liberal Arts"Perspective

SU Feng¹, CONG Chengtao², ZHAO Zixuan¹, ZOU Yanghang¹

(1. Faculty Of Arts And Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000;2. Nantou Primary School, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518052)

Abstract:  The application of the "New Liberal Arts" in university general education these years has madeprogress in interdisciplinary integration, teaching-learning relationships, new knowledge systems establishmentmake students' innovative thinking as well. However, attention should also be paid to the misunderstandingsand confiusion of this concept in teaching practice. Cautiously, some rigid practices of it in teaching should beavoided. Based on the college teaching practice of British and American Drama and current college universitystudents' needs, this paper resorts to empirical methods such as questionnaires and interviews to analyze the characteristics, and motivations of normal students under the "Excellent Teacher Program". It sorts out theproblems in teaching materials, presentation methods. It also combs the comparative approaches, therelationship between students'knowledge foundation and their innovative abilities. Meanwhile, specific methodsare proposed, including multi-perspective thematic teaching, the equivalence between teaching presentation andlearing demonstration. Finally, a comparative perspective that emphasizes both similarities and differences onthe base of consolidation of knowledge learing so as to optimize the teaching effect of such aesthetic coursesas British and American Drama.

Keywords: "New Liberal Arts"; British and American Drama; Empirical Research; Case Study;Curriculum Construction

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