《大学英语拓展课程系列:中国文化英语阅读教程》主要取材于国内外报刊杂志中有关中国社会和文化的介绍性文章,以具有中国特色的文化现象为主线,通过阅读和课堂讨论,消除学生在向外国友人介绍中国文化时经常出现的语言障碍。本教程能够:
增进学生对中国社会和文化的一些基本特征和基本概念的理解
帮助学生提高英语表达能力,通过阅读与讨论,学会如何用英语表达中国的社会和文化现象
帮助学生增进对自身文化的理解,进一步提高跨文化交际能力 中国文化英语阅读教程_黄建滨(编者),大桥克洋(编者),盛跃东(编者),徐莹(编者),等(编者)_上海外语教育出版社_

Unit 1 Chinese Food
Text
The Joy of jiaozi
Supplementary Reading
A Foreigner Encounters Chinese Food Culture
Unit 2 Attitudes Towards Time
Text
The Mystery of Time
Supplementary Reading
Then and Now
Unit 3 Emotional Health
Text
Tui Na and Your Emotional Health
Supplementary Reading
Stressed? Traditional Chinese Medicine May Help You
Unit 4 Chinese Concept of "Face"
Text
Chinese Concept of "Face"
Supplementary Reading
Keep Your Face in Place
Unit 5 Chinese Festivals
Text
The Spring Festival
Supplementary Reading
The Mid-Autumn Festival
Unit 6 Traveling in China
Text
Heavenly Hangzhou
Supplementary Reading
Mount Huangshan
Unit 7 The Five Elements of the Chinese Universe
Text
The Five Elements
Supplementary Reading
Zhen Wu
Unit 8 Music
Text
Bone Flutes Rewrite China's Music History
Supplementary Reading
Enjoy the Music, Learn About China
Unit 9 The Chinese Language
Text
Language Shapes Your Thinking
Supplementary Reading
The Chinese Language
Unit 10 Man and Animals
Unit 11 Leisure Activities
Unit 12 Happy Moments
Appendix Key to the Exercises