英语国家文化

总 序

前言

Introduction

Unit One Greek Mythology

Part I Facts and Statistics

Part II Ideas and Opinions

Part III Stories and Tales

Part IV East and West

Further Readings

Recommended Movies

Unit Two Religious Life

Part I Facts and Statistics

Part II Ideas and Opinions

Part III Stories and Tales

Part IV East and West

Further Readings

Recommended Movies

Unit Three Government and Politics

Part I Facts and Statistics

Part II Ideas and Opinions

Part III Stories and Tales

Part IV East and West

Further Readings

Recommended Movies

Unit Four Schools and Education

Part I Facts and Statistics

Part II Ideas and Opinions

Part III Stories and Tales

Part IV East and West

Further Readings

Recommended Movies

Unit Five Mass Media

Part I Facts and Statistics

Part II Ideas and Opinions

Part III Stories and Tales

Part IV East and West

Further Readings

Recommended Movies

Unit Six Marriage and Parenting

Part I Facts and Statistics

Part II Ideas and Opinions

Part III Stories and Tales

Part IV East and West

Further Readings

Recommended Movies

Unit Seven Leisure Time

Part I Facts and Statistics

Part II Ideas and Opinions

Part III Stories and Tales

Part IV East and West

Further Reading

Recommended Movies

Unit Eight Business Culture

Part I Facts and Statistics

Part II Ideas and Opinions

Part III Stories and Tales

Part IV East and West

Further Readings

Recommended Movies

References

《英语国家文化》是根据国家教育部《大学英语课程教学要求（试行）》中"大学英语课程不仅是一门语言基础知识课程，也是拓宽知识，了解世界文化的素质教育课程"的规定为非英语专业本科学生编写的教程。它能帮助学生了解英语国家社会、文化方面的基本知识，如政治制度、宗教信仰、教育制度、商业文化、大众传媒、娱乐休闲、家庭与福利等等。在提高学生英语阅读能力的同时，培养学生理解分析各种文化现象的能力，以提高他们的人文素质。同时《英语国家文化》还希望帮助学生通过对中西文化的对比，培养独立分析问题的能力和养成批判性思维的习惯。