《美国社会与文化》是在内容依托教学理念指导下,依托**哲学社会科学项目“英语专业基础阶段内容依托式教学改革研究”推出的系列英语内容依托教材之一,是大连外国语学院和辽宁省两级教学成果一等奖并获得**级教学成果二等奖。这套系列教材的推出具有重要的理论意义和重大的现实意义。
随着我国英语教育的快速发展,英语专业长期贯彻的“以技能为导向”的课程建设理念及教学理念已经难以满足社会的需要。专家教师们密切关注的现行英语专业教育大、中、小学英语教学脱节,语言、内容教学割裂,单纯语言技能训练过多,专业内容课程不足,学科内容课程系统性差,高低年级内容课程安排失衡及其导致的学生知识面偏窄、知识结构欠缺、思辨能力偏弱、综合素质发展不充分等问题日益凸显。
针对上述问题,**哲学社会科学项目“英语专业基础阶段内容依托式教学改革研究”以内容依托教学(CBI)理论为指导,确定了如下改革思路:
(一)更新语言教学理念,改革英语专业教学的课程结构。在不改变专业总体培养目标和教学时限的前提下,对课程结构进行革命性的变革,改变传统单一的语言技能课程模式,实现内容课程——语言课程的融合,扩展学生的知识面,提高学生的

Unit 1 Understanding American Society and Culture
Text A American Culture
Text B Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
Text C Moral Values in American
Unit 2 The American Character (I)
Text A The American Character
Text B Go-Go Americans
Text C What Is Typically American?
Unit 3 The American Character (II)
Text A Typical American Behaviors and Values
Text B Time Is Money
Text C What Is an American?
Unit 4 Religion in the U. S. A.
Text A Religion in the United States
Text B Community Hero: Millard and Linda Fuller
Text C Secularization of Religion in the U.S.
Unit5 The Mythical American West
Text A The Impact of the American FrOntier
Text B Rugged Individuals
Unit 6 Education in the United States53
Text A Education in the U. S. 54
Text B The First Day of Middle School
Text C High School
Text D Higher Education in the United States
Unit 7 Government and Politics in the United States
Text A The Organization of the American Government
Text B The Triumph of Technology
Text C American Democracy
Unit 8 The U.S.A. A Nation of Nations
Text A The U. S. A.--A Universal Nation
Text B The History of Chinese Americans
Text C African-American
Unit 9 I.ove and Marriage in the U.S.
Text A Marriage: American Style
Text B Wedding Customs & Superstitions
Text C Dating Patterns in the U.S.
Unit 10 Family Life & Social Etiquette in the U.S.
Text A American Family
Text B Divorce
Text C American Etiquette
Text D Eating Out in the U.S.A.
Unit 11 Holidays and Festivals in the U. S. A.
Text A The Winter Holiday Season
Text B American Vacations
Text C American Holidays 5
Unit 12 Sports in the U. S. A.
Text A Sports in theU. S.A.
Text B All-American Football
Text C Air Jordan Walks Away
Unit 13 The Charm of American Screens
Text A Entertainment Media in the U.S.
Text B Hollywood: How the American Movie Industry Was Born
Text C American Soap Operas
Text D Oprah Winfrey
Unit 14 The Music of America
Text A The Music of America
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Unit 15 American Literatrue
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