基本介紹
- 書名：悅讀聯播：英美文化讀本2010
- 作者：（英國）麥卡弗蒂（Christine Mc Cafferty） （美國）莫澤（David Moset）
- 譯者：張華嵩 等
- ISBN：7560099165, 9787560099163
- 頁數： 166頁
- 出版社：外語教學與研究出版社
- 出版時間： 第1版 (2010年10月1日)
- 開本：16
內容簡介,媒體評論,目錄,
內容簡介
《悅讀聯播·英美文化讀本(中學第1冊)(2010)》內容簡介：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展進程中創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、建築等。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.）英美文化對於廣大的英語學習者的重要性可見一斑，而對於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，能夠更加準確、傳神地講述教材，取得較好的教學效果，還能夠進一步激發學生學習英語的興趣和積極性，擴展他們的國際視野。
外研社基礎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，決定開發一套英美文化讀本，以滿足中國小英語教師的需求，併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展的最新態勢，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，然後依據文章主題聘請各個領域的英美學者撰寫書稿。在稿件完成後，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。
媒體評論
"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 children's 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
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 US
2 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 Americans
3 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 homes
5 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 US
6 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 US
7 Work
May the best candidate win!
Career building in the UK
Office etiquette in the UK and US
Longer holidays or hivher taxes
8 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 drop
9 Holidays
Thanksgiving
National days in the English-speaking world
Days to remember the special people in your life
The connection between holy days and holidays
10 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?
