《英美文化》教学大纲课程名称：英美文化适用层次、专业：英语本科学时：64 学分： 4课程类型：选修课程性质：专业方向课先修课程：（无要求）一、课程的教学目标与任务本课程适合英语专业二、三年级学生。
开设本课程的目的在于使学生通过学习，能够比较全面地了解英美国家的各种基本情况和制度，学会与之相关的英语语汇和表达方式。
本课程涵盖量较大，要让学生在较短的时间内完全了解英美两国的具体情况是无法做到的。
因此，在进行本课程的教学时，应注意以下几点：1．学生在课外多收集关于英美两国的资料，有助于充分理解各个部分的知识。
2. 教师除了进行课堂讲解外，还应多提供一些知识内容有关的资料。
3.要求学生做好课前预习和课后知识的巩固。
二、课程讲授内容英国部分（总学时:32学时；理论学时：32;实验学时：无）Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom（2学时）1.具体内容：After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of1) British history of invasions and the influence of each invasion on English culture;2) the general characteristics of each part of the UK;3)some political problems in Northern Island and the causes for the problems2. 基本要求：了解英国的历史概况和四个组成部分的地方特色。
3. 教学重点与难点:the effects of its imperial past; a member of the European Union; a significant role of London; cultural and economic dominance of England; invasion from the Roman Empire; settlement of the Anglo-Saxons; strong Scottish identity; Brief introduction toWales; economy of Northern Ireland; religious conflict between the Irish and the British; IRA’s violence in the 1970s; cooperation between the British and Irish governments; the Good Friday Agreement4.说明：利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter 2 The Government of the United Kingdom（4学时）1.具体内容：After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of1) some characteristics of the British constitutional monarchy;2) history and functions of Parliament;3) major characteristics and the main content of the British constitution;4) the Birth of the Prime Minister and cabinet;5) the British government today2.基本要求：了解英国的政府制度。
3.教学重点与难点:divine right of kings; the civil war; Magna Carta; the Great Council; the Bill of Rights of 1689; the Cabinet; the Prime Minister; the Constitution; the power and the functions of the Parliament; the roles of the monarch; the House of the Lords; the House of Commons4.说明：利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter 3 Politics, Class and Race（4学时）1.具体内容：After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of1) the general elections;2)formation of the government;3) the three big parties in the UK4) some recent political trends;5)how people in the UK are divided into different classes;6) the general situation of racial relations in the UK2. 基本要求：了解英国的政治、阶级和种族。
3. 教学重点与难点：Importance of general elections; formation of the government; vote of no confidence; procedure pf general elections; The Conservative party; The Labor party; Liberal Democrats; recent political trends in the UK; Margaret Thatcher; Tony Blair; class system in the British society; upper middle-class and lower middle-class; the hereditary aristocracy; Oxbridge; ethnic relations in Britain4. 说明：利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter 4 The UK Economy（4学时）1.具体内容：After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of1) the meaning of “absolute decline and relative decline” in the UK economy;2) the radical reform program under Mrs. Margaret Thatcher;3) the three main areas in national economy;2.基本要求：了解英国的经济概况。
3.教学重点与难点：absolute decline and relative decline of British economy; the privatization in the 1980s; the main sectors of the UK economy; primary industries; secondary industries; service industries; agriculture; energy production; the offshore oil industry; the manufacturing industry; the City of London; the aerospace industry4.说明：利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter 5 British Literature（4学时）1.具体内容：After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of1) some characteristics of the early writing in English Literature;2) some main features of Elizabeth Drama;3) Shakespeare ;4) characteristics of the Romantic writers in the 19th century;5) characteristics of the 20th century literature;2.基本要求：了解英国的文学概况。
3.教学重点与难点：Beowulf; The Canterbury Tales; stories about Kong Arthur; William Shakespeare; John Milton; Romantic poets of the 19th century; the Bronte sisters; Charles Dickens; Sir Walter Scott; Robert Louis Stevenson; Modernism; Postmodernism; Joseph Conrad; Virginia Woolf; D.H. Lawrence; E.M. Foster4.说明：利用多媒体教学，除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外，要求学生在课外多收集有关资料，有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter 6 British Education System（4学时）1.具体内容：After learning this chapter, students should have a knowledge of1) the purpose of the British education system;2) the relationship between education and social class system;3) the major changes that have taken place since World War II2.基本要求：了解英国的教育体制。