本课程为英语专业学生必修课程，包括《英国社会与文化》和《美国社会与文化》两门课程，分别开设于第三学期和第五学期。授课对象为英语专业二年级和三年级学生，采用小班制教学，每个班级人数在30人以内，授课对象400人左右。经过一至两年的基础阶段学习后，学生在掌握了一定程度的英语技能的基础上，本课程以基于内容教学的理念，以英美国家社会与文化为载体，以知识、能力、情感为目标，以讲授、讨论、研究展示为形式，多方面提高学生的语言能力、文化意识和批判思维精神。同时，本课程还是面向全校各专业开设的英语辅修专业核心课程，服务全校各学院各专业的同学，增进他们对于英美国家社会文化的了解。
本课程预期受众的定位与目标：英语专业学生，帮助他们全面了解和掌握英语语言和文化，提高跨文化交际的能力；非英语专业学生，培育具有广博的世界观及有修养与识见的文化人；广大英美文化爱好者，普及英美国家的社会和文化知识。
本课程得到学生高度评价，多年以来课程主讲教师的评教分数均在90分以上，学生课程一次通过率98%以上。学生普遍反映本课程内容丰富，信息量大。通过课程的学习，不仅了解了英美社会的基本知识，还扩展了相关的语言知识，提升了语言技能。
Overview
Syllabus
- 01 British history
- 1.1 A brief introduction to the UK
- 1.2 Early history of England
- 1.3 Early history of Scotland and Wales
- 1.4 History of Ireland and Northern Ireland
- 1.5 The Troubles in Northern Ireland
- 02 British Government
- 2.1 History and development of British government (1066-2020)
- 2.2 British government today
- 03 Politics, class and race
- 3.1 British general elections
- 3.2 Political parties in the UK
- 3.3 Class and race in the UK
- 04 British economy
- 4.1 The rise of British economy
- 4.2 The decline of British economy
- 05 British education
- 5.1 History of British education
- 5.2 Present British education system
- 06 British foreign policy
- 6.1 British foreign relations-from the sun-never-setting empire to a regional power
- 6.2 Britain and the EU
- 6.3 Britain and the US
- 07 Others
- 7.1 British literature
- 7.2 British media
- 7.3 Sports, holidays and festivals
- 08 American Beginnings
- 8.1 A New Land
- 8.2 The Colonial Patterns
- 8.3 The American Revolution
- 09 The Political System in the United States
- 9.1 The Constitution of the United States
- 9.2 The Three Branches of the Federal Government
- 9.3 Political Parties
- 10 American Economy
- 10.1 Industrial Revolution in America
- 10.2 Free Enterprise
- 10.3 American Agriculture
- 11 Social Movements of the 1960s
- 11.1 The Civil Rights Movement
- 11.2 The Youth Movement/Anti-War Movement
- 11.3 Women’s Liberation Movement
- 12 Social Problems in the United States
- 12.1 Racial Problems
- 12.2 Drug Abuse and Crime
- 13 American Education
- 13.1 American Education System
- 13.2 American Elementary and Secondary Education
- 13.3 Higher Education in the United States
- 14 Others
- 14.1 American Literature
- 14.2Post-WWⅡ American Foreign Policy
- 14.3 What is American
- 15课后测验1
- 16课后测验2
- 17课后测验3
- 18课后测验4
- 19课后测验5
- 20课后测验6
- 21课后测验7
- 22课后测验8
- 23课后测验9
- 24课后测验10
- 25课后测验11
- 期末考试
Taught by
Anhui Normal University
