英美國家概況（簡體書）

《新基點?全國高等院校商務英語專業本科系列規劃教材?人文素養子系列:英美國家概況》由對外經濟貿易大學出版社出版。

Part OneThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Unit lGeography, People, and Natural Resources
1.Different Names for Britain and Its Parts
2.Geographical Features
4.Natural Resources
5.Climate and Temperature
2.TheShaping of the Nation （1066-1381）
3.Transition to the Modern Age （1455-1688）
4.The Rise and Development of the Bourgeoisie
5.Britain in World War I and World WarⅡ
6.Postwar Britain
2.Parliament
3.The Government
4.Political Parties
5.The Legal System of the United Kingdom
1.GeneralSurvey
4.Business Practices
6.British Economy from 1900 to 1945
7.British Economy from 1945 to 1990
9.1997 to 2001: New Labor
1.Different Types of School-State Schools and Private Schools
2.Primary and Secondary Education
3.National Curriculum in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
4.Higher Education
5.Further Education and Training
2.Religion and Society
3.Religion and Belief:SomeSurveys and Statistics
Unit 7Social Welfare
2.Personal Social Services in Britain
4.Health Care
5.Education and Social Policy
Unit 8Literature
2.Early Celtic Literature
3.Old English Literature （449-1066）
4.LateMedievalLiterature
5.Early Modern English Literature
6.19th Century English Language Literature
7.English Language LiteratureSince1900
8.Literary Prizes
Unit 9 Holidays and Festivals
1.Holidays and Festivals in January
2.Holidays and Festivals in February
3.Holidays and Festivals in March
4.Holidays and Festivals in April
5.Holidays and Festivals in May
6.Holidays and Festivals in June
7.Holidays and Festivals in July
8.Holidays and Festivals in August
9.Holidays and Festivals in September
10.Holidays and Festivals in October
11.Holidays and Festivals in November
12.Holidays and Festivals in December
Part Two The United States ofAmerica
Unit 10 Land, People, and Natural Resources
1.The Origin ofAmerican History
2.The Independence
3.The American Civil War（ 1861-1865）
4.The Expansion
6.Decades of Turbulence
7.The Rise to Power-"Boom and Bust"
8.The Cold War and Beyond
2.Forming a Government
3.The Emergence of the U.S.as a World Power
4.Foreign Policy （1941-2001）
5.IndividualRights under theConstitution
6.Domestic Policy from Kennedy to Bush（ 1961-2001）
7.Post-racial Politics
Unit13 Economy
2.U.S.Economic System
4.Unemployment
5.Income Inequality
6.The Role of Government
7.Foreign Trade
8.Creative Destruction
Unit 14 Education
2.K-12 Organization
3.Higher Education
4.Private School
5.Public School
6.Tension between Localism and Centralization
7.Changing Face of Higher Education
Unit 15Dominant Values and Religious Beliefs
1.Dominant American Values
2.Religion in America
Unit 16 Sports and Media
1.Sports in America
2.Media in America
Unit 17 Life, Work, and Social Welfare
1.The Diverse Life
2.Work and in the Workplace
3.Americans and Social Welfare
Unit 18 The FederaIHolidays
1.New Year's Day
2.Martin Luther King Jr.Day
3.Presidents' Day （Washington's Birthday）
4.Memorial Day
5.Independence Day （Fourth of July）
8.Veterans' Day
10.Christmas
2.Early American Literature （1776-1820）
3.Romanticism and Transcendentalism （1820-1865）
4.Realism and Regionalism （1865-1914）
5.American Modernism （1914-1945）
7.Contemporary Literature （1970 to Present）

The U.K.introduced a National Curriculum in 1992 and state schools are required to adhere to it until students reach age 16.The Education and Skills Act of 2008 raised the compulsory age to 18, effective in 2013 for 17 year olds and in 2015 for 18 year olds.The government is including a provision in its Education Bill that will increase the participation age to 18 so that school leavers have the option of staying in school or move onto further training （independent schools are not obliged to adhere to the National Curriculum）.School learning is split into 4 key stages relating to the curriculum.Pupils progress through the stages as they go through the school years.
3.1National Curriculum Core Subjects-5 to 11 Year Olds （Key Stages 1 and 2）
National curriculum core subjects include English, maths, science, design and technology,information and communication technology （ICT）, history, geography, art and design, music,physical education.Schools also have to teach religious education and are encouraged to offer personal, social and health education （PSHE） and citizenship, and at least one modern foreignlanguage.
3.2 National Curriculum Core Subjects-ll to 14 Year Olds （Key Stage 3）
English, maths, science, design and technology, information and communication technology （ICT）, history, geography, modern foreign languages, art and design, music, citizenship,physical education.Schools also have to offer: careers education and guidance （during Year 9）,sex and relationship education （SRE）, religious education.
Throughout key stages 1 to 3 pupils are routinely tested in Standard Assessment Tests（SATs） but these are being phased out by the government.