The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Unit 1 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom I I. Name and constituents 1. Full name 2. Constituents II. Effects of its imperial past
1. Establishment of the commonwealth 2. A multiracial nation
III. Differences in society 1. Race difference 2. Class difference 3. Region difference
IV. Introduction to England 1. Physical features 2. History of invasions V. Introduction to Scotland 1. Physical features 2. History
3. Retaining strong Scottish identity VI. Introduction to Wales 1. Physical features
2. A history features campaighs for independence of UK
Unit 2 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom II I. Features of Northern Ireland 1. Population
2. Geographical features 3. Capital
4. Often Called “Ulster” 5. Social order 6. Economy II. Pursuits of Irish independence 1. Background 2. Home Rule Bill
3. The Easter Rising of 1916 4. Important Figures 5. Result
III. Conflicts within Northern Ireland 1. Reasons 2. The troubles
3. Attempts to dissolve conflicts
Unit 3 The Government of the United Kingdom
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I. Monarchy in history 1. Origin
2. Divine right of the King 3. One short ousted period 4. Magna Carta II. The history of Parliament 1. Origin 2. History
3. Acquisition of power
III. The birth of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 1. Birth of Cabinet
2. Birth of Prime Minister
IV. The British government and Constitution 1. Government system 2. The Constitution V. Parliament Today 1. Functions 2. Status
3. Institutions
Unit 4 Politics, Class and Race I. General elections 1. Why are they important? 2. When do elections occur?
3. Who can stand for election as an MP? 4. What happens in an election? 5. Formation of government II. The political Parties 1. The Labour party
2. The Conservative Party 3. The Liberal Democrats III. Class
1. Class-divisions 2. Cultural differences
3. A distinctive features of British class-system IV. Race
1. A multiracial nation
2. Influences of immigration
Unit 5 The UK Economy I. Events in History 1. Dominant in the 1880s 2. Overtaken in 1900 3. Declince since 1945
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4. Privatization in the 1980s II. The current UK economy 1. Primary industry 2. Secondary industries 3. Tertiary industries
III. Case study: the aerospace industry 1. Status
2. Major achievements 3. Recent changes
Unit 6 British Literature I. Early Writing 1. Theme 2. Beowulf
3. Canterbury Tales
4. The legend of King Arthur II. The 15th and 16th centuries 1. Elizabethan Drama 2. Christopher Marlowe 3. William Shakespeare III. The 17th century 1. King James Bible 2. Francis Bacon 3. John Milton
IV. The 18th century 1. Features
2. Johnathan Swift 3. Robert Burns 4. Daniel Defoe V. The 19th century 1. Romanticism 2. Poetry 3. Novel
VI. The 20th century 1. Modernism 2. Postmodernism 3. Joseph Conrad 4. Virginia Woolf 5. D.H. Lawrence 6. E.M.Foster
Unit 7 English Education System I. Purpose of Education 1. To teach “the three R’s”
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2. To socialize children II. The relationship between education and social class 1. Inequality in British education
2. Good Education Guarantees a career
III. The influence of the Church on schooling 1. In the past 2. At present 3. Changes
IV. Major changes to British education system 1. Involvement of government 2. The 1994 Education Act
3. Introduction of comprehensive schools 4. “The Great Education Debate” 5. National Curriculum in 1989 V. The present education system 1. Education in the UK is compulsory 2. State sector and private sector schools 3. Schooling stages and exams VI. Higher education 1. Fund
2. Founding Time 3. Open university 4. Degree titles
Unit 8 British Foreign Relations I. Britain then and now 1. The end of British Empire 2. Britain today II. The foundations of Britain’s Foreign Policy 1. Imperial history 2. Geoplitical traits
III. How foreign policy is made? 1. The Prime Minister and Cabinet
2. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) 3. The Ministry of Defense
4. The Department of Trade and Industry 5. The treasury 6. Electorate
7. Foreign relations
IV. Britain and international institutions 1.A member of UN Security Council (UNSE) 2. A member of European Union (EU) 3. A member of Commonwealth V. Britain and the United States
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1. Special Relationship 2. Ups and downs
VI. Britain security and defense 1. Britain’s defense power 2. Britain’s defense policy
Unit 9 The British Media I. Popularity 1. TV
2. Newspapers 3. Radio II. Functions III. Newspapers 1. Long history
2. The role of newspapers 3. Freedom of press 4. National papers
IV. The broadcast media (TV and Radio) 1. Why is TV popular? 2. British IV culture
3. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Unit 10 Sports, Holidays and Festivals in Britain I. Sports 1. Football 2. Tennis 3. Cricket 4. Golf
5. Horsy sports II. Religious holidays 1. Christmas 2. Easter 3. Ramadan
III. National holidays 1. The Queen’s birthday IV. Holidays in England
1. Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) V. Holidays in Northern Ireland 1. The Orange March 2. St Patrick’s Day
VI. Holidays in Scotland 1. Hogmanay
2. The Burns Night 3. Halloween
VII. Holidays in Wales
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VIII. 1.Eistenddfod Ireland
Unit 11 Land, People and History I. The island of Ireland 1.Location 2.Constituents II. Geography 1. Land 2. Climate
3. Environment III. Population 1. Features
2. The Great Famine 3. Emigrations IV. History 1. The Celts
2. The coming of Christianity 3. Viking invasion 4. English invasion 5. Irish independence
Unit 12 Politics and Economy I. Political system
1.A representative democracy 2.A Republic
II. Structure of Irish government 1. President
2. The Government 3. Parliament
III.The electoral system
1. Voting in elections and referenda 2. Electorate
3. Proportional representation IV. The Civil service 1. Neutrality 2. Structure 3. Selection
V. The Irish legal system
1.The hierarchy of the Irish legal system 2. Judges
3. Check and balance
VI. Transformation of Irish economy 1. In the past 2. At present 3. Reasons
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VII. Ireland’s accession to the EU 1. Economic benefits 2. Social changes VIII. Ireland today 1. Home-ownership 2. Transportation 3. Living standards
Unit 13 Irish Culture: How the Irish Live Now I. Rapid social change 1. Abolition of primogeniture 2. Change of women’s lifestyle 3. Dislocations of social wealth II. Differnces between Ireland and English 1. Religion 2. Language 3. Economy 4. Openness
III. Attitudes towards English 1. Ambivalence
2. Stereotypes from the English IV. The Roman Catholic Church 1. The Roman Catholic values
2. The power of Roman Catholic Church 3. Lose of power
4. The difference between Catholics and Protestants V. The Family
1. Changes in family life 2. Reason for the changes
3. Objectives of women’s movement VI. Pub culture 1. What is a “pub”? 2. Negative Effect VII. Work culture 1. Work practices 2. Trade Unions VIII. Education 1. First-level schools 2. Second-level schools 3. Vocational schools 4. Third-level education
Unit 14 Irish Culture: Language, Literature and Arts I. Language
1. Irish under political unrests 2. Hiberno-English
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II. Oral culture 1. Features 2. Origin
3. Positive effects III. Literature
1. The first Irish poem
2. Nobel Prize winners for Literature 3. Other important figures IV. Music and Dance 1. The Irish pipe 2. Riverdance 3. Irish harp V. Sports culture 1. Soccer (football) 2. Rugby football 3. Cricket and tennis 4. Hurling 5. Golf
6. Horse-racing
VI. Science and Technology 1. Distinguished figures 2. Important societies
VII. The Irish identity in the world 1. The Irish diaspora
2. Attitudes towards other countries Australia
Unit 15 The Land and the People of the Dreaming I. Natural of Features of the land 1. Location 2. Size
3. Constituents 4. Distinctive fauna 5. Landscape
6. Distinctive physical features II. The people
1. The indigenous people 2. The later settlers
III. Dreamtime and Dreaming 1. What is “Dreamtime”? 2. What is “the Dreaming”? IV. British colonization 1. Terra Nullius
2. Exploitation of the land 3. The impact of colonization
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4. The policies of segregation and exclusion 5. The policy of Assimilation Unit 16 Australia Culture Life I. Protestantism 1. Status 2. Values
3. Protestantism and Capitalism II. Anglicanism 1. Status 2. Decline
III. Catholicism 1. Status
2. Reasons for its dominance 3. Social roles
IV. Religion and rapid social change 1. A consumerist society 2. Fundamentalism 3. Secularism
V. Non-Christian religions 1. Buddhism 2. Islam 3. Hinduism 4.Judaism
VI. Sport-an Australia religion 1. Variants 2. Sport figures
Unit 17 Work and Family Life I. Australia as a penal colony 1. Establishment of colonies 2. Convict colonies 3. “Free” colonies II. Forms of families
1. Formation of new families 2. Convict partnerships 3. Currency children 4. “Free” families
III. Work in the penal colony 1. Convict labour 2. Emancipists
3. Important figures
IV. From Convict Transportation to “Free” Migration 1. Suspension of convict transportation 2. “Free” Migration
3. Government-assisted migration
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Unit 18 Australia as a Liberal Democratic Society I. Central value of the country II. Political system
1. The Washminster form of polity 2. Three- tier system of government 3. Two houses of the federal parliament 4. The Governor-General 5. The Prime Minister
6. The pluralist form of government III. Economy and politics
1. What is Australia’s economy like? 2. Government involovement
3. Dismantling of government involvement IV. Three political economic programmes 1. Concept of the programmes 2. Shift of focus in Australia
Unit 19 Australia in the World Today Unit 20 From Racism to Multiculturalism I. Immigration in history 1. The 19th century
2. White Australia Policy 1901 3. Post World War II period 4. Multiculturalism from 1973 5. Migration Today II. Struggle of the Aboriginality
1. The relationships between the colonizers and the Peoples of the Dreaming 2. The Aboriginal Protection Act of 1909 3. Day of Mourning and Protest 4. The 1946 Stockmen’s Strike
5. Strike of the Gurimdji people in the 1960s 6. Freedom Rides in the 1960s 7. The Mabo Decision 8. The Wik Decision 9. Social inequality today III. The history wars
1. The rejection of the “dark side” 2. Criticisms on this rejection
New Zealand
Unit 1 Land, People and History I. Geography, land and enviroment 1. Geography 2. Weather
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3. Wildlife---- unique flora and faura 4. Enviromental responsibility II. The New Zealanders 1. Population 2. Language 3. Human rights 4. Standard of living III. Maoritanga 1. Definition
2. Legends about Maui 3. Maori society 4. Race relations 5. Maori language IV. History
1. First settlers of the Islands 2. European Navigators 3. Maori and Pakeha 4. The Post-war Years
Unit 2 Political System, Education and Economy I. Government 1. The Constitution 2. Parliament 3. Election 4. The Cabinet 5. Public servants 6. Reform
7. The Ombudsman 8. Local government II. Education
1. Early childhood education
2. Primary schools and secondary schools 3. The Correspondence School 4. State schools and private schools 5. Special needs education
6. Universities and polytechnics III. Economy 1. Agriculture
2. Forestry and fishing 3. Energy
4. Overseas trade
The United States of America
Unit 3 American Beginnings I. What is an American?
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1. A new race
2. Current situation II. Two Immigration Movements 1. From Asia
2. From Europe and Africa
III. The Forces that led to the Modern Development of Europe 1. The growth of capitalism 2. The Renaissance
3. The Religious Reformation IV. The Colonial Patterns 1. The Settlement in Virginia 2. Puritanism
3. Catholic Maryland 4. Quaker Pennsylvania V. The American Revolution ( The War of Independence) 1. The Causes 2. The Eve 3. The Process
4. The Major Leaders (The Founding Fathers) 5. The Significance
Unit 4 The Political System in the United States I. The Articles of Confederation 1. The background
2. The reasons for its failure II. The making of the US Constitution 1. The Constitutional Convention 2. The Constitution
III. The three branches of the federal government 1. Legislative brance 2. Executive branch 3. Judicial branch
IV. Checks and balances 1. The origin 2. The purpose V. The Bill of Rights 1. The components 2. The purpose 3. The contents
VI. Political parties 1. The Democratic Party 2. The Reppublican Party 3. The election
Unit 5 American Economy I. Industrial Revolution in America
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1. The backgournd 2. The development 3. Service industries II. Free enterprise 1. The significance 2. Capital 3. Stock
III. The roots of affluence 1. The land and the population 2. Other factors
IV. American Agriculture 1. The siginificance 2. Agribusiness 3. Migrant workers
4. The success and problems
Unit 6 Religion in the United States I. American history and religious liberty 1. American history 2. Religious liberty II. The Three Faiths
1. Protestants and different Protestant groups 2. Catholics 3. Judaism 4. The relations
III. Religious diversity 1. Various religious groups 2. The conflicts
IV. Characteristics of American religious beliefs 1. Three main characteristics
2. The significance of religious beliefs. Unit 7 American Literature I. Post-Revolutionary period 1. Washington Irving
2. James Fenimore Cooper II. Transcendentalishts 1. Ralph Waldo Emerson 2. Henry David Thorean III. Power of Imagination 1. Edgar Allan Poe
2. Nathaniel Hawthorne 3. Herman Melville
IV. New Vision of America 1. Walt Whitman 2. Leaves of Grass
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V. Reform and Liberation 1. Harriet Beecher Stowe 2. Uncle Tom’s Cabin VI. Regionalism 1. Mark Twain 2. Emily Dickinson VII. A new wave 1. The naturalists 2. Other writers
VIII. Sympathetic views of women writers 1. Kate Chopin 2. Willa Cather
IX. Rebellious Spirit 1. The writers 2. The similarity X. The Modernists 1. Ezra Pound 2. T.S. Eliot
XI. The “Lost Generation” 1. The background 2. The writers
XII. Harlem Renaissance 1. The development 2. The poets
XIII. New Drama 1. Eugene O’Neil 2. The major plays
XIV. Depression Realism and Escapism 1. John Steinbeck 2. Margaret Mitchell
XV. Postwar voices and the “Beat Generation” 1. African American writers 2. American Jews 3. In the theater
4. The “Beat Generation” XVI. New American Voices 1. Black wmen writers
2. Chinese-American writers
Unit 8 Education in the United States I. Education in America today 1. The goal
2. Public schools and private schools II. Different education laws for different states 1. The similarities
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2. The differences
III. Several levels of schooling 1. Elementary school 2. Secondary school
IV. Education in a new nation 1. The influence of the Puritans 2. The state and education V. New development
1. Equal education opportunities
2. Strong demand for higher education VI. Higher Education 1. The requirements 2. The complex system
3. Varieties of colleges and universities 4. Trends in degree programs VII. Education for all
1. The Servicemen’s Reajustment Act 2. Affirmative Action Programs 3. Non-traditional students
Unit 9 Social Movements of the 1960s I. The beginning
1. Greensboro “Sit-in”
2. Three kinds of social movements II. About the social movements 1. The causes 2. The members
3. What is a social movement ? III. The Civil Rights Movement 1. The process 2. Organizations
3. Direct Action Tactics 4. Changes
IV. The Youth Movement/ Anti-War Movement 1. Free Speech Movement 2. “Counterculture”
3. The Anti-War Movement
V. Women’s Liberation Movement 1. The beginning 2. NOW
Unit 10 Social Problems in the United States I. Racial problems 1. A nation of immigrants
2. Inequality in American society 3. Discrimination against blacks
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4. The black “underclass” II. Poverty
1. Current situation 2. The consequences III. Drug Abuse 1. Current situation 2. Social costs IV. Crime
1. The profile of a typical criminal
2. Racial prejudice in the high rate of arrests 3. White-collar crimes V. The abuse of power
1. The abuse of power by government 2. The abuse of power by corporations
Unit 11 American Way of Life: A Search for Credible Generalizations Unit 12 The Women’s Liberation Movement in America Unit 13 Technology in America I. Definition II. Early 19th Century 1. Eli Whitney 2. John H. Hall
3. Cyrus H. McCormick
4. The Stevens and transportation 5. Samuel F. B. Morse 6. Alexander Garden Bell III. Late 19th Century 1. Thomas Alva Edison 2. Taylorism and Fordism IV. Early 20th Century 1. Reginald Fessenden 2. Lee De Forest
3. Further development of the radio V. Mid-20th century 1. Radio shows
2. Household technologies VI. Late 20th Century
1. The Age of Visual Information
2. Military research and development used in peacetime Unit 14 Post-WWII American Foreign Policy I. The beginning of the Cold War 1. Basic situation 2. The Cold War II. Arms race and the containment policy 1. Arms race
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2. The containment policy
III. Engagement and expansion 1. Basic situation 2. The background 3. The policy
IV. Unilateralism and faith in military strength 1. Unilateralism
2. Sept.11 terrorist attack 3. The strategy of preemption 4. War on Iraq
Unit 15 Sports and Scenic Spots in America I. Sports
1. The American Football 2. Baseball 3. Baseketball
4. Other sports activities II. Scenic spots 1. The Grand Canyon 2. The Southwest 3. The Northwest
4. The Rocky Mountains 5. The Pacific Coast 6. The Middle West 7. Florida
8. The Southeast 9. The Northeast 10. New York State 11. Urban scenes
Unit 16 American Popular Culture: Movies and Music I. Jazz music
1. The reasons for its popularity 2. Characteristics II. Early New Orleans jazz 1. Early jazz music 2. Blues
III. Jazz in Chicago and New York in the 1920s 1. Two styles 2. The musicians IV. The piano 1. The history 2. Ragtime music 3. “Stride” piano V. Boogie Woogie 1. The development
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2. Characteristics
Canada
Unit 17 The Country and Its People I. Canada and the Canadian identity 1. Canada
2. The Canadian identity II. The regions of Canada 1. Basic situation 2. The north 3. The west 4. The prairies 5. Central Canada 6. The Altantic region III. History
1. The First Nations 2. European settlement 3. The Confederation
IV. The origin of the word “Canada” and place names. 1. The word “Canada” 2. Place names
Unit 18 The Government and Politics in Canada I. Historical background 1. Canada’s political system
2. Canadian system and American system 3. Tolerance of different values and customs II. Structures of government 1. Canada’s system of government
2. The House of Commons and the Senate III. The federal political scene 1. National parties 2. Regional parties
IV. Canadian prime ministers 1. Pierre Trudeau 2. Brian Mulroney 3. Jean Chretien
4. Similarities of the three leaders Unit 19 The Canadian Mosaic I. Mosaic and multiculturalism 1. Mosaic
2. Multiculturalism II. The First Canadians 1. The First Nations 2. The Inuit
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3. The Metis 4. Their situation III. The settlers
1. The base of Canada’s immigration policy 2. The development 3. Changes
IV. French Canadians 1. Population distribution 2. The problem 3. The Solutions
Unit 20 The Canadian Economy I. Three factors influencing Canadian economy 1. Geography and population 2. The United States 3. Federal governments II. History
1. The original patterns 2. Changes
3. Protectionism and free trade 4. Government intervenionism
III. The Canadian- US Free Trade Agreement 1. The background 2. The content 3. Problems 4. Benefits
IV. Three groups of industry 1. Primary industries 2. Secondary industries 3. Tertiary industries 4. Proportion
V. Canada’s place in the World economy Unit 21 Canadian Literature I. The Literature of Survival 1. Survival in Nature 2. Cultural Survival II. Native Canadian Mythology III. Early Colonial Literature 1. Background
2. An Era of Reporting
IV. The Literature of Nation-Building 1. Background
2. The Era of Realism in Literature 3. Writers and Works V. Canada in the Ascendant
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1. The “Montreal Group” of Poets 2. Ted Allan
3. Literature in the French Language
VI. Canadian Literature in the Modern World 1. Main Features 2. Writers and Works
Unit 22 Canada’s International Relations I. Introduction
1. Canada’s role in the world 2. Canada as a “junior partner” 3. Canada as a “middle power” II. Political Geography 1. Geographical Influence
2. Canada’s role in international Organizations 3. Canada as a “middle power” III. Political Geography 1. Geographical Influence
2. Canada’s role in international Organizations IV. From Junior Partner to Middle Power
1. Canada in “the vortex of European militarism” 2. Conscription Crisis
3. Canada’s golden age of international diplomacy V. Canada’s Military Commitments 1. Involuntary Military Guarantees 2. Independent foreign policy 3. “Free rider”
VI. Canadian-American Relations 1. Close in relationship 2. Defense Policy 3. Economic interests 4. Differences
VII. Overseas Development Programs 1. Attitude towards the Third World 2. Peace and security promotion
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