《英美文化概况》教学课件 课程名称 : 英美文化概况 学时：30    学分：2 开课单位：成都大学师范学院 大纲编写人：赵萍 适用专业：英语专业.

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1 《英美文化概况》教学课件 课程名称 : 英美文化概况 学时：30    学分：2 开课单位：成都大学师范学院 大纲编写人：赵萍 适用专业：英语专业

2 教学目的和教学要求 语言与文化相互作用、影响。英语语言文化知识的学习能够促进学生提高英语语言应用能力，即能够应用英语进行交际的能力。掌握相关的英语语言文化知识有利于学生更有效地理解、应用英语语言知识。本课程旨在通过指导学生学习相关的文化背景知识，进一步提高学生的英语水平和跨文化交际的能力。适应全球化日益深入、跨文化交际日益增强的需要和复合型人才培养的需要。本课程以英美语言文化背景知识为基础，结合相关的史料，借助于相关的影像资料，使得学生能够在语境中学习语言背景知识。同时，本课程注重学生语言能力的培养，针对相关的文化现象组织学生进行课堂讨论，要求学生按时保质保量完成课后作业。成绩评定将以课堂参与及作业为主。本课程知识的传授主要通过教师讲解和学生讨论，鼓励学生积极参与。

3 一、教学进度表 周次 计划进度 讲授课 习题及讨论 1 Brief introduction 1 1
周次 计划进度 讲授课 习题及讨论 1 Brief introduction 1 1 2 British history（1） 1 1 3 British history（2） 1 1 4 British Government System 1 1 5 Religion, Beliefs and Education 1 6 Character and Manners 1 1 7 The Welfare State and the Commonwealth 1 8 American History (1) 1 1 9 American History (2) 1 1 10 Forms of Government 1 1 11 Religion 1 1 12 The American Character and American Family life 1 13  Thanksgiving and Christmas 1 14 American Feminism (1) 1 1 15 American Feminism (2) 1 1 2篇小论文 （平时） 期末测试

4 二、考试要求 本课程考试形式为闭卷考试，成绩评估将 综合考虑学生课堂参与表现（20%）、作业
 二、考试要求 本课程考试形式为闭卷考试，成绩评估将 综合考虑学生课堂参与表现（20%）、作业 （30%）及期末考试（50%）。记分采用百分制。 （注：凡旷课三次者，取消期末测试资格。） 。

5 三、摘 要： 从教学内容和教学方法与手段改革入手，就教学计划、课程建设展开讨论，探讨了英语专业建设问题；提出制定科学的专业教学总体计划是专业建设的基础，课程建设是加强专业建设的根本保证，教材建设是专业建设的必要保障，教学方法与教学手段的改革是加强专业建设、提高教学效果和人才培养质量的必由之路。

6 四、课程介绍 《英美文化》是近年为响应教育部关于素质教育的号召，适应改革开放的需要而开设的课程。几年来，受到学生的热烈欢迎。 本课程利用较为新颖的教学科研成果，倡导语言学习应打破“为语言而语言”的学习模式，提倡通过对英语国家文化的学习，了解这些国家的历史、 政治制度、 经济贸易 、 教育、 宗教 、种族问题 、 媒体及社会问题等， 促进学生语言水平及交际能力的提高，拓展学生的知识面，优化他们的知识结构。 本课程具有较强的实用性和针对性。本课程是在前期对课程的调研和对学生的调查问卷的基础上，确定教材、 教学内容、 教学方式等教学环节。教学专题具有较强的时代特征和时效性，也是学生比较感兴趣的教训内容。 本课程的重点在于拓展学生的视野，培养他们对周围事物的洞察力、 独立思考的能力及分析和解决问题的能力。

7 五、《英美文化》教学内容 1．教学对象： 《英美文化》课程 既适合英语专业的学生，又适合非英语专业已通过大学英语四 、六级考试的学生。
2．教学内容： 涉及英美两国历史、 政治制度、 经济贸易 、 教育、 宗教 、种族问题 、 娱乐风土人情、 艺术、 媒体及社会问题等各个方面。教学中注意介绍西方文化及中西文化的对比。 3．教学方法及手段： 本课程针对学生交际能力不足的特点，尽量改变以教师为中心的传统教学模式，而是 建立以学生为中心的教学模式，充分调动学生的主动性和积极性，老师作为引导者、 组织者和观察者来进行教学活动。

8 六、教学大纲 1.英国文化教学大纲 1．课程编号： 2．课程名称：英国文化 3．课程类别：专业选修课 公选课
4．教学时数： 周学时： 2 总学时： 30 5．学分： 2 6．先修课程： 英美概况 欧洲文化 7．教学目标与要求： 通过对英国历史、 政治制度、 艺术 、 娱乐、 媒体、 宗教等专题的介绍，优化学生的知识结构，提高学生的交际能力（语言能力、 语用能力、 认知能力和情感能力。 ） 为实现这一目的，鼓励学生进行专题调研、 信息收集 、小组讨论和专题发言等。 8．教材：《英语国家社会与文化入门》 上册 朱永涛主编 高等教育出版社 2001年

9 2．美国文化教学大纲 1．课程编号： 2．课程名称：美国文化 3．课程类别：专业选修课 公选课 4．教学时数： 周学时： 2 总学时：30
5．学分： 2 6．先修课程： 英美概况 欧洲文化

10 7．教学目标与要求： 通过对美国历史、 政治制度、 艺术、 娱乐 、 媒体 、宗教 等专题的介绍，优化学生的知识结构，提高学生的交际能力（语言能力 语用能力 认知能力和情感能力。 ） 为实现这一目的，鼓励学生进行专题调研 、信息收集、 小组讨论和专题发言等。

11 七、参考书目 中文类 1．吴念等译，《美国政治中的道德争论》，重庆出 版社，2001年
2．杜学增著，《中英文化习俗比较》，外语教学与研究出版社，1999年 3．薛涌著，《直话直说的政治》，广西师范大学出版社，2004年 4．林达著，《历史深处的忧虑》，生活?读书?新知三联书店， 1997年 5．林达著，《总统是靠不住的》，生活?读书?新知三联书店， 1998年

12 6．林达著，《我也有一个梦想》，生活?读书?新知三联书店， 1999年
7．王恩铭编著，《当代美国社会与文化》，上海外语教育出版社，1997年 8．邓蜀生著，《美国历史与美国人》 9．邓炎昌编，《现代美国社会与文化》，高等教育出版社，1988年 10．朱永涛（编著），《英美文化基础教程》(Essentials of British and American Cultures)。 北京：外语教学与研究出版社。

13 11．朱永涛（主编），《英语国家社会与文化入门》（The Society and Culture of Major English-SpeakingCountries），北京：高等教育出版社，2001。 12．肖惠云（主编），《当代英国概况》(Contemporary British Culture and Society (Revised Edition))。 上海：上海外语教育出版社，2003。 13．吴延迪（编著）《英国风情录》(British Scenes)。上海：东方出版中心，1994。 14．来安方（编著），《英美概况》，郑州：河南教育出版社，1996。 15．邓炎昌 刘润清, 语言与文化：英汉语言文化对比，2004年，外语教学与研究出版 16．许力生，跨文化交际英语教程， 2004年，上海外语教育出版社 17．胡文仲，跨文化交际学概况，2002年，外语教学与研究出版社

14 英文类 1. Bedell, George C. ect. Religion in America, Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1956. 2. Dinnerstein, Leonard etc. Ethnic Americans: A History of Immigration and Assimilation, Harper & Row Publishers, 1982. 3. Hechinger, Fred and Grace, Education and Society in America, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975. 4. Henretta, James A. America’s History, The Dorsey Press, 1987 5. Well, J. Gipson ed. Current Issues in marriage and the Family, 3rd. ed. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1983

15 问卷调查 1 我认为大学生__________学习文化类课程。 很有必要 有必要 没什么必要 毫无必要
很有必要 有必要 没什么必要 毫无必要 2 我认为我将来的生活、工作中__________自己具备相关方面的知识。 很需要 需要 不大需要 不需要

16 Exercise（练习） Britain Unit one
1．The full name of the United kingdom is the and . 2．The UK includes 4 parts within the one nation-state: the island of Great Britain is made up of , and , and 1．The Scots and Welsh have a strong sense of being British. 2．The Commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries. 1．Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England? The Anglo-Saxons. The Normans. The Vikings. The Romans. 2．Which of the following parties in Scotland still wants an independent Scotland? A. The Labour Party. B. The Liberal Party. C. The Scottish Nationalist Party. D. The Conservative Party. 1．London 2．King Arthur

17 Unit two 1．The Home Rule Bill was finally passed in ____, but the process was overtaken by ____ and was suspended for the duration of the war. 2．The Good Friday Agreement, known also as ____, emerged on 10 April 1998. 1．Ireland is part of Great Britain. 2．Northern Ireland is significant because of its manufacturing industry. 1．In 1969, the first British soldiers were seen on Northern Ireland Street. They came first____. to maintain traffic order in Northern Ireland to protect Protestants to protect Catholics to replace the Royal Ulster Constabulary since they were unable to keep social order 2．Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for ____. its most famous landmark, the “Giant’s Causeway” its rich cultural life its low living standards its endless political problems The Easter Rising

18 Unit three 1．The doctrine of the “divine right of kings” held that the sovereign derives his authority from , not form his . 2．The most important function of the Parliament is to _____. 3．Britain is one of the oldest representative democracies in the world. 4．Britain is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. 5．The divine right of the king means the sovereign derived his authority from his subjects. 1．Which of the following kings was executed in the civil war? A. James Ⅰ B. James Ⅱ C. CharlesⅠ D. Charles Ⅱ 2．Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed? A. James Ⅱ B. William of Orange C. Oliver Cromwell D. George

19 3．Which of the following is not a feature of the House of Lords?
A. Lords do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament sittings. B. It consists of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal. C. The lords are expected to represent the interests of the public. D. Most of the lords in the House of Lords are males. 1．The Bill of Rights of 1689 2．The functions of Parliament

20 Unit four 1．The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms and its party leader becomes . 2．Normally, a government can be in power for years, and then it has to resign and hold a general election. 3．Strictly speaking, the parliament today consists of the Queen, the and the 1．Children from the upper-middle-class usually have a better education than those from the working or middle class. 2．Anyone one who is eligible to vote with 500 pounds as deposit can stand as an MP. 1．Who is the leader of the Labour party at present? A. John Major B. Tony Blair C. Harold Wilson D. Margaret Thatcher 2．How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the election? A B C D. 351 1．The importance of general elections

21 Unit five 1．A low rate of industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of investment is a characteristic of the UK economy. 2． is one of the busiest share-dealing centers in the world. 1．Which of the following war not the reason for the relative economic decline since 1945? A. Britain did not invest in modern equipment and new products. B. Britain spent a high proportion of its national wealth on the military. C. Britain had been heavily in debt to finance the war. D. Britain had carried out the nationalization of the businesses. 2．In the aerospace industry, which two countries are ahead of Britain? A. The US and Germany. B. The US and Russia. C. Germany and Russia. D. France and Russia. 1．Another reason for British decline is the loss of its colonies, especially India, which gained its independence in 1947. 2．The service industry in the UK employs 70%of the working force. 1．Relative decline of the UK economy

22 Unit six 1．One of the oldest of the early “Old English” literary work is a long poem from Anglo Saxon times called 2．Shakespeare’s plays fall into three categories. They are , and plays. 1．There was a general flowering of culture and intellectual life in Europe during the 17th and the 18th centuries which is known as “The Renaissance”. 2．Keats, Shelley and Byron brought the Romantic Movement to its height. 1．Several gifted women played a significant part in the 19th-century literature. Which of the following is an exception? A. Virginia Woolf B. Emily Bronte C. Jane Austen D. Charlotte Bronte 2．Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? A. Keats B. Shelley C. Wordsworth D. Defoe. 1．Modernism

23 Unit seven 1．The two oldest universities in Britain are ____ and _____. 2．Students attend ____ schools from age of 11 up to around the age of 19. 1．All secondary schools in Britain are run and supervised by the government. 2．In dependent schools get money mainly through the private sector and tuition rates, with some government support. 1．In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to ____. A．Private schools. B．Independent schools. C．State schools. D．Public schools. 2．Which of the following is not true about the British education system? A．It’s run by the state. B．It’s funded by the state. C．It’s supervised by the state. D．It’s dominated by the state. 1．Grammar schools 2．The Open University

24 Unit eight 1．The general direction of Britain’s foreign policy is decided by ____ and ____. 2．As an outpost of an American-controlled military ____, Britain hosts a large American military presence as well as the NATO ____. 1．When the Second World War ended, Britain no longer was the largest military power in Western Europe. 2．The Prime Minister and Cabinet decide on the general direction of Britain’s foreign policy. 1．How much of the globe did Britain rule in its imperial prime? A．A fourth of the globe. B．A fifth of the globe. C．A third of the globe. D．Two-thirds of the earth. 2．Why does Britain have its nuclear naval force? A．Because it’s one of the developed countries in the world. B．Because it’s a traditional sea power. C．Because it has an advanced industry. D．Because it’s able to produce submarines. 1．Britain and the EU 2．The Commonwealth

25 Unit nine 1．The BBC stands for ____.
2．The News of the World, which began publishing in 1843, is considered as one of ____. 1．On an average day, an overwhelming majority of Britons over the age of 15 read a national or local paper. 2．Free press has the function of keeping an eye on the government, and therefore it is called the watchdog of parliamentary democracy. 1．Which of the following is the world’s oldest national newspaper? A．The Times. B．The Guardian. C．The Observer. D．The Financial Times. 2．In Britain most advertising is carried ____. A．in newspaper. B．in magazines. C．on television. D．on radio. 1．The Times 2．The BBC

26 Unit ten 1．The FA Cup stands for ____.
2．Overseas Chinese community in Britain often celebrates Chinese New Year with ____ dances and fireworks. 1．The tradition of having Sunday off derived from the Christian Church. 2．The origin of Bowling lies in the victory celebration ceremony by the ancient warriors. 1．Eater commemorates ____. A．the birth of Jesus Christ. B．the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. C．the coming of spring. D．the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 2．On which day is Halloween celebrated? A．October 31st. B．November 5th. C．March 17th. D．December 25th. 1．The three traditions of Christmas in Britain

27 America 1．The New World of America was peopled as a result of two long-continuing immigration movements, the first one from ____ and the second from Europe and ____. 2．____ officially proclaimed the birth of a new American nation. 1．Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. 2．By the early 1760s, the 13 English colonies in North America were ready to separate themselves from Europe. 1．The following were the main Reformation leaders except ____. A．Martin Luther B．Martin Luther King C．John Calvin D．The English King Henry Ⅷ 2．“No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of ____. A．the settlers of Virginia B．the people of Pennsylvania C．the colonists in New England D．the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. 1．Puritanism 2．The Declaration of Independence

28 2 1．After the War of Independence was won, the national government was called ____, and the agreement that guided government was ____. 2．The US federal government consists of the following three branches: the executive, ____ and ____. 1．When the War of Independence was over, the United States was one unified nation as it is today. 2．The main duty of the Congress is to make laws, including those which levy taxes that pay for the work of the federal government. 1．Which of the following is not a power of the president? A．The president can veto any bill passed by Congress. B．The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur. C．The president can make laws. D．The president has broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments

29 2．The Bill of Rights consists of ____.
A．10 very short paragraphs in an amendment B．10 amendments adopted in 1787 C．10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791 D．The amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion. 1．The Bill of Rights 2．A federal system

30 3 1．The first Secretary of Treasury of the United States was ____.
2．When starting a business or launching new ventures, money was needed. That money was known as ____. 1．The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill. 2．When people buy stocks, they become part owner of the company. 1．The “American system” of mass production was first used in ____. A．car industry B．textile industry C．firearms industry D．agriculture 2．The United States had the first standard paper currency in ____. A． B． C． D．1913 1．stock

31 4 1．The Three Faiths in the US refer to Protestant, ____ and ____.
2．Freedom of religious belief or non-belief is provided in the ____ in the US Constitution. 1．There are more than 100 Protestants sects in the United States today. 2．When a Supreme Court decision made abortion legal in America, many Catholics, evangelical Protestants and Orthodox Jews objected. 1．Which of the following is not regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs? A．Protestant. B．Catholic. C．Islamic. D．Judaism. 2．In the United States, people go to church mainly for the following reasons except for ____. A．finding a job in society B．having a place in a community C．identifying themselves with dominant values D．getting together with friends 1．Religious liberty in the US

32 5 1．____ and ____ are the two major writers of the post-Revolutionary period. 2．“The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” were stories written by ____. 1．Among the more than 1500 poems Emily Dickinson wrote, she seldom touched upon the subject of death. 2．Henry James wrote several novels about Europeans living in American. 1．Which of the following was written by Henry David Thoreau? A．Nature. B．Walden. C．The Scarlet Letter. D．“The Fall of the House of Usher”. 2．Mark Twain’s works are characterized by the following except ____. A．sense of humor B．egotism C．jokes D．tall tales 1．Transcendentalists 2．The Scarlet Letter

33 6 1．About 90% of American students go to ____ schools and 10% attend ____ schools. 2．The Puritans introduced ____ education for all children in the 17th century. 1．Harvard College was originally founded to train government officials. 2．It takes at least four years to get bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher learning in the US. 1．In the United States school systems, which of the following divisions is true? A．Elementary school, grammar school. B．Elementary school, junior high school. C．Elementary school, secondary school. D．Junior high school, senior high school. 2．Three of the following universities have large endowments from wealthy benefactors. Which is the exception? A．Harvard University. B．The State University of New York. C．Yale University. D．Princeton University. 1．Higher education

34 7 1．According to a professor of history, all social movements have two basic characteristics: “____”, and “____”. 2．In the summer of 1963, hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators marched to Washington, D.C., where ____ gave the famous ____ speech. 1．“We shall overcome” is a very famous anti-war song during the 1960s. 2．a greatest moment for the civil rights movement was the March on Washington on August, 1963 when one-quarter million blacks and whites stood together to hear President John F. Kennedy’s famous “ I Have a Dream” speech.

35 1．In addition to such tactics as sit-ins, young students also added ____ to educate people about the war in Vietnam. A．teach-in B．rock ‘n’ roll music C．class boycott D．“march against fear” 2．The one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life was called ____. A．the “Hippies” B．the “Beat Generation” C．the “Me Generation” D．the “Lost Generation” 1．the civil rights movement

36 8 1．Any group other than the dominant white ____ majority is a minority group in American society. 2．Drug abuse in the US is a social problem because it has a wide range of social costs, or ____. 1．The United States was founded on the principle of human equality, and in reality the nation has lived up to that ideal. 2．The problem of poverty does not exist in the United States because the overall distribution of wealth and income is equal. 1．Which of the following does not belong to the white-collar crime? A．Bribery. B．Tax evasion. C．False advertising. D．Robbery.

37 2．Which of the following used human beings as guinea pigs to test drugs like LSD?
A．The FBI. B．The CIA. C．Congress. D．Richard Nixon. 1．Richard Nixon 2．Drug abuse as a social problem

38 9. 1．The ____ family made significant contributions in the history of transportation. 2．An atomic bomb in the first place was to prevent ____ from using such a device-to prevent the use of such a weapon. 1．John H.Hall invented sewing machines, typewriters, and bicycles. 2．The quality and endurance of railroad tracks was the fundamental constraint on the size and speed of trains.

39 1．Which of the following inventions facilitated the out-migration movement into suburban locations?
A．The automobile. B．The electric lawn mower. C．The communication satellite. D．The telephone. 2．Which of the following had the title “the Wizard of Menlo Park”? A．Bill Gates. B．John Stevens. C．Thomas A. Edison. D．Robert Fulton. 1．Taylorism and Fordism 2．PC

40 10 1．Up to the Second World War, American foreign policy can be described as swinging between ____ and interventionism. 2．The United States negotiated ____ agreements (SALTI) with the Soviet Union in 1972. 1．Sputniks are man-made satellites made by the Soviet Union. 2．After the Korean War, the United States made necessary adjustment and adopted a strategy of contraction. 1．When was the Warsaw Pact founded? A．In 1945. B．In 1955. C．In 1948. D．In 1949. 2．How long did the Vietnam War last? A．More than 5 years. B．About 10 years. C．About 20 years. D．More than 25 years. 1．Sept.11 terrorist attack

41 11 1．The two conferences for American football are AFC, which stands for ____ and NFC, which stands for ____. 2．The Grand Canyon is carved away for nearly 6 million years by the waters of the ____ River. 1．A football team scores 3 points for a touchdown. 2．The most excited moment in baseball game is a homerun. 1．Ronald Reagan used to be a ____. A．baseball player B．sports radio announcer C．conservative political columnist D．sports writer 2．The city of ____ has vestiges of old Southern plantations. A．New Orleans B．San Francisco C．Los Angels D．San Diego 1．NBA

42 12 1．Jazz music, as a musical form, initially performed and appreciated by ____. 2．In jazz music, major musical instruments include ____, and ____, and some others. 1．At the end of the 19th century in America, folk music could only be found in the state of New York. 2．Jazz music played in Chicago differed from New Orleans style jazz in that the music was played at a faster tempo. 1．What is not included in the “front line” of the jazz ensemble? A．A trumpet. B．A clarinet. C．A piano. D．A trombone. 2．Blues was derived from a blend of field chantey and spiritual which is ____. A．a form of rock ‘n’ roll singing popular among American teenagers B．a form of operatic singing originated from Southern European countries C．a form of country music singing D．a form of hymn singing prevalent in African-American Christian churches

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44 1707 Act of Union, Kingdom of Great Britain Queen Elizabeth I, James VI & I Union Flag first used in 1606, sanctioned in 1707 by Queen Anne

45 Britain: An Introduction

46 An overall view (I)

47 England the largest, southern part of the island, covering an area of 130,000 km2, taking up 60% of the land area of the whole country The highest peak in this region is Scafell (978 m) in the Lake District in north-west England, while the eastern part is mainly an open cultivated plain. London, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool are the major cities.

48 London London is the capital of England and of Great Britain, the political center of the Commonwealth, and a major port, 65km from the mouth of the River Thames. Administratively it consists of: ①the City of London, the original nucleus, retaining a medieval system of government of courts of aldermen and an elected lord mayor. ②Greater London, a metropolitan county, made up of 12 Inner London boroughs and 20 Outer London boroughs. 

49 St. Paul Cathedral back

50 Big Ben

51 Westminster Abbey

52 Tower bridge

53 The Pontiac Silverdome
American Football

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