文化透视英语教程

Unit 1 The Concept of Globalization

Close Reading Globalizations Misguided Assumptions

Further Reading The Truth About Globalization

Writing, Is Globalization a Positive Development for the World Community?

Unit 2 Global Warming

Close Reading Vanishing Alaska

Further Reading After Doctrine： Making Policy amid Uncertainty and Nescience

Writing Activities Is the Threat of Global Warming Real?

Unit 3 World Peace

Close Reading Strategies for World Peace： The View of the UN Secretai~y-General

Further Reading Women Waging Peace

Writing Peace in Our Time

Unit 4 Aqing in Developed Countries

Close Reading Meeting the Challenge of Global Aging

Further Reading The Global Baby Bust

Writing Is Global Aging in the Developed World a Major Problem?

Unit 5 Case Studies in Market Economy

Close Reading How Nike Figured Out China

Further Reading Render Unto Caesar Putin and the Oligarchs

Writing The Fall of the House of Saud

Unit 6 Cultural Imperialism

Close Reading Cultural Imperialism An American Tradition

Further Reading In Defense of Globalization

Writing Is the World a Victim of American Cultural ~mperialism?

Unit 7 Privacy in the Digital World

Close Reading The Exposure of Privacy in Todays Culture .

Further Reading Cyberspace Privacy： A Primer and Proposal

Writing Will the Digital / Computer World Pose a Threat to Our Individual Privacy?

Unit 8 Discontents from the Developing Countries

Close Reading Where the Money Went

Further Reading Globalisms Discontents

Writing Do Multinational Corporations Hurt Poor Countries?

Unit 9 The Threat of a Nuclear War

Close Reading A Rational Response to Dirty Bombs

Further Reading Nuclear Nightmares

Writing Five Pillars of Wisdom

Unit 10 Population Explosion

Close Reading The Big Crunch

Further Reading Eradicating Hunger： A Growing Challenge

Writing Should the International Community Attempt to Curb PopulatioGrowth in the Developing World?

Unit 11 Urbanization

Close Reading Urbanization： An Environmental Force to Be Reckoned with

Further Reading Urban Centers： An Assessment.of Sustainability

Writing Is Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World a Major Problem?

Unit 12 A Threat to Natu ral Resources

Close Reading Shifting the Pain：World’S Resou rces Feed California’S Growing Appetite

Further Reading Tu rning on Renewable Energy

Writing Water Scarcity Could Overwhelm the Next Generation

Unit 13 A Threat to National Security

Close Reading Lifting the Veil：Understanding the Roots of Islamic Militancy

Further Reading The Transformation of National Secu rity：Five Redefinitions

Writing An Ounce of Detention

Unit 14 High-Tech issues

Close Reading Exploring the“Singularity”

Fu rther Reading America’S Looming Creativity Crisis

Writing Exporting Ha rm：The High-Tech Trashing of Asia

Unit 15 International Media

Close Reading What’S Wrong with This Pictu re

Fu rther Reading Transnational Media：Creating Consumers Worldwide

Writing Mass Media：For the Many．by the Few

与国内现有的同类教材相比，本教材还具有以下三个特点：
1．全部教材采用原文，如需适当压缩改写，也力图保持“原汁原味”。听、说、读、写材料，均选自各种文化语境，兼顾不同风格，既多样又在专题之下相互配合，有利于学生大量接触和积累准确的语言知识。
2．切入英语文化的各个层面、各个情景，在更广的语境中提高学生的语言理解能力和运用能力，将听、说、读、写、译五项技能有机地结合在一起，进行综合训练。这样，可弥补过分侧重语言点讲授法的不足。
3．深入英语文化，将焦点放在中外文化的差异上，不仅便于学习地道的英语，而且有益于开拓视野，启发思路。这套教材兼为文化读本，每个单元都有精练的文化知识介绍。此外，与课文配套的练习强调互动，促使学生在学习的各个阶段参与教学活动。

《文化透视英语教程》为中美专家合作编写，是一套缜密切入英美文化各个层面，培养英语运用能力的有机教程。其基本教学理念是：把学术焦点放在中西文化的表里差异上，引导学习者领会准确、纯正的英语，从而自然无碍地掌握语言技能。与国内现有同类教材相比，本教材具有以下特点：
★全部文章采用英文原文，保持“原汁原味”，兼顾多种风格；
★切入英语文化的各个层面、各种情景，以期在更广的语境中提高学生的语言理解能力和运用能力：
★深入英语文化，将焦点放在中外文化的差异上，并配有互动式练习。本套教材不仅适用于高校英语专业学生，也适用于入学时英语水平较高的大学非英语专业学生和有一定英语基础而准备出国深造的英语习者。