《英语国家社会与文化》(上、下册)介绍英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚以及新西兰、美国和加拿大的地理、历史、种族、政治、经济、教育、外交、媒体和日常生活等主流社会文化现象,内容涵盖截至2011年底前相关国家的最新发展状况。本套教材以文化全球化为背景,选材注重追溯文化生成原因,穿插各国社会文化的异同比较以及“文化间性”现象,有助于培养学习者的思辨与跨文化交际能力。教材内容详实、语言简练、编排新颖,各单元既融会贯通又独立成篇。每单元包括单元目标、正文、难点解释、文化回顾、补充读物以及词汇注释六个部分,既便于自学也便于个性化的课堂设计。
《英语国家社会与文化》适合于应用型本科院校和高职高专英语专业二、三年级学生以及具有同等英语水平的自学者使用。
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Preface
Chapter 1 New Zealand
Unit ] History of New Zealand
Unit 2 Land and People of New Zealand
Unit 3 Politics and Economy of New Zealand
Chapter 2 The United States of America
Unit 4 What is America?
Unit 5 Family Lives and Leisure Activities
Unit 6 Religion and Religious Heritage
Unit 7 Education in the United States
Unit 8 American Economy
Unit 9 American Mass Media
Unit 10 The US Government and Politics
Unit 11 The Post-War American Foreign Policies
Chapter 3 Canada
Unit 12 Land, People and History of Canada
Unit 13 The Government and Politics of Canada
Unit 14 The Canadian Economy
Unit 15 The Canadian Culture
Unit 16 The International Relations of Canada
Appendices
Appendix 1 Reference Keys to Comprehension Tasks
Appendix 2 Quick Facts of New Zealand
Appendix 3 Parties Currently in the New Zealand House of
Representatives
Appendix 4 Symbols of New Zealand
Appendix 5 Timeline of the 20th- 21st Century American
History
Appendix 6 Quick Facts of Canada
Appendix 7 Symbols of Canada
Appendix 8 Model Test of General Knowledge (TEM8)
References