Essence of British and American cultures

　　Chapter 1 UK & USA
　　 1．UK
　　 2．USA
　　Chapter 2 The English Language
　　 1．History of the English Language
　　 2．Varieties of English
　　 3．Differences Between British English and American English
　　 4．Chinese and English
　　Chapter 3 Politics
　　 1．Great Britain
　　 2．The United States
　　Chapter 4 World Views and Core Values
　　 1．Dividedness Between Man and Nature
　　 2．Individualism
　　 3．Pursuit of Change
　　 4．View of Time
　　 5．Materialism
　　Chapter 5 Great Events
　　 1．The lndustrial Revolution
　　 2．Civil Rights Movement in the United States
　　Chapter 6 The Bible
　　 1．A Brief Introduction tO the Bible
　　 2．The Influence of the Bible on British Literature
　　 3．Allusions——Adam and Eve
　　 4．Christianity
　　Chapter 7 Education
　　 1．Education in the United Kingdom
　　 2．Education in U．S．
　　 3．TWO Famous Universities
　　Chapter 8 Literature
　　 1 British Literature
　　 2．American Literature
　　 3．TWO Famous Writers in U．K．and U．S．
　　Chapter 9 Art-Music & Paintings
　　 1．Musie
　　 2．Paintings
　　Chapter 10 Verbal Communication and English Culture
　　 1．Word Meaning and Culture
　　 2．Pragmatic Rules and Culture
　　 3．Compliments and Responses to Compliments
　　 4．Taboos and Euphemism
　　 5．Communication Style and Culture
　　Chapter 11 Non—verbal Communication and English Culture
　　 1．Body language
　　 2．Paralanguages
　　 3．0bject Language
　　 4．Environmental Languages
　　Chapter 12 Western Festivals and Holidays
　　 1．Christmas
　　 2．Halloween
　　 3．Thanksgiving Day
　　 4．Valentin'S Day
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