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1、ßAmericanCulture----AGeneralSurveyßCourseObjectivesThiscourseisasurveyofAmericancultureandsociety.Thepurposeofthecourse:Toprovidestudentswithageneral"feel"fortheculturalcharacteristicsoftheUSA.Topromotestudents’awareness,toleranceandevenacceptanceofculturald
2、iversity.TohelpstudentsdevelopskillstointeractappropriatelywithAmericans.Toteachstudentstocriticallyanalyze,evaluateandjudgedifferentculturalphenomena.Contents1.IntroductiontotheCourse2.Geography＆History3.Politics＆Education4.Traditions＆Customs5.SocialDailyLi
3、fe6.Professions＆Hobbies7.Holidays＆Festivals8.PlacesofInterest9.Celebrities/FamousPeopleßReadingsManyofourreadingswillbedoneonlineoryoumaydownloadthemforyourownuse.Inthemeantime,thefollowingcoursetextsarerecommended.ß1.《美国社会与文化》，常俊跃，李莉莉，赵永青 主编，北京大学出版社，2009年ß2
4、.《走进美国文化》，（美）哈夫曼 等著，应惠兰，邵永真 注，外语教学与研究出版社，2009年ß3.《边品美国文化边学英文》，肖冉等编著，水利水电出版社,2009年ß4.《美国文化背景》（第3版），（美）戴特斯曼 等著，陈国华 译，世界图书出版公司，2006年ßWikipedia,theFreeEncyclopedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAßGeneralKnowledgeQuizabouttheUSA1.HowmanystatesarethereintheUS?a.4
5、9b.50c.51d.482.WhatdoAmericanscelebrateonJuly4th?a.FlagDay.b.TheRevolution.c.TheDiscoveryofAmerica.d.IndependenceDay.3.WhatarethetwomajorpartiesintheUS?a.TheRepublicansandtheDemocrats.b.TheRepublicsandtheSocialists.c.TheDemocratsandtheSocialists.d.TheConserv
6、ationistsandtheDemocrats.4.Whosaid:“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evidentthatallmenarecreatedequal”?a.BillClintonb.GeorgeWashingtonc.RichardNixond.ThomasJefferson5.WhoiseligiblefortheOfficeofPresident?a.AnyonewhosechildrenareAmericanb.Whoeverservedthearmyc.Anatu
7、ralborncitizend.Analien6.WhatarethesymbolsoftheUSA?ßTherearemanysymbolsthatrepresenttheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Someofthemost5/5popularonesaretheStarsandStripes(theUSflag),theGreatSealoftheUSA,thebaldeagle(ournationalbird),theWashingtonMonument,theLincolnMemori
8、al,theUSCapitol,theWhiteHouse,IndependenceHall,theLibertyBell,theStatueofLiberty(agiftfromFrance),MountRushmore(carvedonamountaininSouthDakota),TheStarSpangledBanner(thenationalanthemoftheUSA),T
