悅讀聯播（中學第1冊）

內容概要

　　學習英語必須了解英美文化，因為語言是文化的組成部分，是文化的載體，兩者息息相關。大量事實表明，語言理解的障礙往往不在語言結構本身，而在相關文化知識的缺乏。何謂文化？從廣義來說，文化是人類在社會和歷史發(fā)展進程中創(chuàng)造的物質財富和精神財富的總和，包括文學、藝術、音樂、科學、技術、哲學、地理、建筑等。從狹義來說，文化是人們的生活方式、風俗習慣、行為準則等。所有這些，都需要用語言表達。英語有句名言：想要掌握兩種語言，必須掌握兩種文化。（Tobe bilingual，One must be bicultural.）英美文化對于廣大的英語學習者的重要性可見一斑，而對于廣大的一線英語教師來說，如果能夠掌握廣博的英美文化，不僅能夠提升自己的文化素養(yǎng)，能夠更加準確、傳神地講述教材，取得較好的教學效果，還能夠進一步激發(fā)學生學習英語的興趣和積極性，擴展他們的國際視野?！　⊥庋猩缁A教育分社經過長達四年的調查研究，廣泛地聽取了廣大一線教師的意見，決定開發(fā)一套英美文化讀本，以滿足中小學英語教師的需求，并兼顧大專院校學生和一般讀者的需求。為此，中方團隊密切關注英美文化發(fā)展的最新態(tài)勢，遵循國家《英語課程標準》的精神和中國學生學習英語的實際，提出選題方案，然后依據文章主題聘請各個領域的英美學者撰寫書稿。在稿件完成后，中方專家又就內容和語言問題提出意見，請英美學者再進行修改和完善而成。

書籍目錄

1 British and American culture:an introduction　What do you think of when you think of Britain? 　United or divided?　American stereotypes　Multicultural US2 People　The characteristics of the people of Britain　Who was the greatest Brit ever?　National characteristics of the American people　The greatest and best-known Americans3 Family and society　The place of children in British society today　A closer look at British family life　The breakdown of Western family life　Birth and breeding, or beauty and brains?4 Homes　Houses in the UK　Houses in the US　On-campus apartment　The unspoken rules on visiting people's homes5 Life in the county and the city　Where is your dream home?　The British love of the past 　From London to St:DaVid, what makes a city in the UK?　Differences in the city and countryside in the US6 Education　How education works in Britain　If it's tiee, why do some parents choose to pay? 　School leaving traditions and rituals　Educalion in the US7 Work　May the best candidate win!　Career building in the UK　Office etiquette in the UK and US 　Longer holidays or hivher taxes8 Leisure　Learning new skills and making new friends　Leisurely walk or 'extreme sports' - it's your choice　Get rich quick or 'easy come, easy go' 　Shop till you drop9 Holidays　Thanksgiving　National days in the English-speaking world　Days to remember the special people in your life　The connection between holy days and holidays10 Cuisine　What do we like toeat in the UK?　You are what you eat!　A quick 'cuppa' or an extravagant spread?　What is 'on' and what is not when it comes to eating?

章節(jié)摘錄

　　Americans themselves are certainly guilty of havingstereotypes about other cultures. We hear such opinions as"French people are romantic"， "Italians are passionate"，"Germans are logical and orderly"， "Chinese are inscrutableand mysterious"， etc. These characterisations —— whetherpositive or negative —— fall into the category of simplisticstereotypes.What about stereotypes about Americans？ Whatgeneralisations do other cultures have about the typicalAmerican？ Unfortunately， many of the stereotypes aboutAmericans fit into a sort of Ugly American stereotype.For example， in the book Managing Cultural Differences，intercultural experts Philip R. Harris and Robert T. Moranlist some opinions that Arab businessmen hold regardingtheir dealings with Westerners.

媒體關注與評論

　　"British and American Culture Reader is not just another series， but a reflection of our society， a script being performed by the ordinary people in the two countries. Readers of this book will shake off some of the bad stereotypes that they hold about Westerners and may be surprised to find how similar Westerners way of life is to their own in many ways."　　——Nancy Dickmann　　Author and childrens publisher　　"The series will also give you insight into the differences between British and American culture looking at aspects such as the vocabulary， way of life， houses and the personal characteristics of the people of these countries， as well as touching on other English-speaking countries."　　——Educational author

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