试论高校地理专业人文地理学的教学改革

依据7所高校地理专业课程设置的分析,可以发现我国高校地理专业人文地理学课程体系基本形成,《人文地理学》、《经济地理学》、《中国地理》、《世界地理》等课程成为人文地理学的核心课程。各高校根据自身特点,通过多种方式和途径,开设了涉及目前人文地理学发展较为成熟领域的课程。《人文地理学》的课程性质决定了它在人文地理学课程群中的总括地位,该课程的教学重点应该在于阐述人文地理学的基本理论、基本方法。课程性质和教学重点对教材提出了要求,我国不同时期出版的教材各具特色,但随着高校地理专业人文地理学课程体系日趋合理,《人文地理学》教材应与《人文地理学》课程性质和功能相一致。人文地理学外业实践教学不可或缺,但目前仍较薄弱,有待加强。人文地理学外业实践教学应以人地关系地域系统理论为指导思想,选择较为典型、富有代表性的地域进行。

ON THE TEACHING REFORM OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

On the analysis of human geography courses in seven institutions of higher education, which are Eastern China Normal University, Beijing Normal University, Nanjing University, Fujian Normal University, Zhejiang University and Anhui Normal University, we may find that human geography course group has won its deserved position after about 10 years' development, especially after the adjustment of specialized subjects in the late 1990. And simultaneously, such human geography courses as Urban Geography, Population Geography, Geography of Tourism, Politics Geography and Culture Geography are offered by various means in these institutions.But in general, the time proportion of human geography course in the total lecture time of Geography specialty still need enlarging. Besides, the courses need to be offered much earlier so that students can have a better understanding of the nature of uniform geography. Among human geography course group in Geography institutions of higher education, Human Geography courses mainly deal with theoretical human geography.The nature of Human Geography, which lays its teaching emphasis on the exposition of basic theory and methods, decides its dominant role among all courses. Thereafter, textbooks of different courses should be outlined according to their unique natures and teaching key points. Accordingly, textbooks of different periods have different features in our country. With the course-offering system in Geography specialty becoming more and more rational, textbooks of Human Geography should undoubtedly be designed in accordance with the nature and function of the course. And the teaching contents of the course should also be distinguished clearly from the later courses of human geography. Therefore, the author holds that it's most necessary at present to choose some typical and representative domains for fieldwork teaching. So students can have a deeper understanding of the nature of human geography and realize its applied function and enhance their interests.