Unit One General Introduction
References
朱永涛主编，《英语国家社会与文化入门》（上册），高等教育出版社 朱永涛主编，《英语国家社会与文化入门》（下册），高等教育出版社 张奎武，《英美概况》，吉林科学技术出版社
陈执义 王祖兴，《英语国家社会与文化简明教程》，化学工业出版社 余志远，《英语国家概况》， 外语教学与研究出版社 刘晓蕖，《英语国家社会与文化》，中国电力出版社
宣念念，朱建，《主要英语国家概况》，华南理工大学出版社 何田，《英语学习背景知识新编》，北京大学出版社 孙致礼，《西方风俗觅趣》，华中理工大学出版社 胡文仲, 《英美文化辞典》，外语教学与研究出版社
蒋澄生 廖定中，《英语学习背景知识精粹》， 上海外语教育出版社
王恩铭，《当代美国社会与文化》，上海外语教育出版社 严维明等，《当代美国概况》（修订本)， 上海译文出版社
[美]玛丽安娜·卡尼·戴特斯曼等，《美国文化背景》(第3版)，世界图书出版社
王波，《美国历史与文化选读--美国人文系列》，北京大学出版社 袁鸣，《美国文化与社会十五讲》，北京大学出版社 邓炎昌，《现代美国社会与文化》，高等教育出版社 梅仁毅，《美国研究读本》，外语教学与研究出版社 朱永涛，《美国价值观》，外语教学与研究出版社
肖惠云，《当代英国概况（修订版）》，上海译文出版社 王虹，《当代英国社会与文化》，上海外语教育出版社
贾海鹰、张前，《澳新风貌》，西北电子科技大学
Websites:
Across the Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ Webmesh Global Network http://www.webmesh.co.uk/
Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page CIA – The World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html Buzzle
http://www.buzzle.com
University Libraries of University of Colorado Boulder http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/index.htm Infoplease
http://www.infoplease.com/
English Online
http://202.194.48.102/englishonline/ Office for National Statistics
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html Fancy English
http://www.fancyenglish.com/ Putclub
http://forum.putclub.com/index.php National Geographic Channel
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/ British Broadcast (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Cable News Network (CNN) http://www.cnn.com/
Public Broadcasting Service http://www.pbs.org/
America’s Story from America’s Library http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ United States of America Geography
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaGeography/UsaGeography.htm
Britain UnLimited
http://www.britainunlimited.com/
Australian Government http://australia.gov.au/
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia http://www.dfat.gov.au/
Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/
Unit Two History
Websites:
History
http://www.history.com/
About American History
http://americanhistory.about.com/
American History for English Learners http://www.manythings.org/voa/history/ United States History http://www.u-s-history.com/ US history
http://www.ushistory.org/ Colonialhall
http://colonialhall.com/
Passionate about History of Britain http://www.britainexpress.com/ British History
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html A Vision of Britain through Time
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp UK History and Visits
http://www.infobritain.co.uk/ British History Online
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ BBC British History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/ British History Travel http://www.britannia.com/ British Royal Family History http://www.britroyals.com/
British International History Group http://www.bihg.ac.uk/ Medieval History of Britain
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Medieval.htm The British Empire
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/
The History of Canada
http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/
The Hidden Story of Australia’s Missing Links http://www.convictcreations.com/
Unit Three Political System
Websites:
Political Resources on the Net http://www.politicalresources.net/ U.S. Government http://www.usa.gov/
U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/
The Central Intelligence Agency https://www.cia.gov/index.html Congress
http://congress.org/
United States House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/
The American foreign policy council http://www.afpc.org/
The British Monarchy
http://www.royal.gov.uk/Home.aspx
Official Website of the United Kingdom Government https://www.gov.uk/ British Parliament
http://www.parliament.uk/ Scottish Parliament http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ Northern Ireland Assembly http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/
Government of Canada http://www.canada.gc.ca/ Department of Justice http://canada.justice.gc.ca/
Prime Minister of Australia http://www.pm.gov.au/ Australian Politics
http://australianpolitics.com/
New Zealand Government http://newzealand.govt.nz/ The New Zealand Legislation http://www.legislation.govt.nz/
Unit Four Education
Websites:
Education USA
https://www.educationusa.info/ Harvard University
http://www.harvard.edu/
Study in the USA http://studyusa.com/
Home Education in the UK http://home-ed.info/
Higher Education in Britain http://www.hefce.ac.uk/ British Council
http://www.britishcouncil.org/ Infozee-study Abroad http://www.infozee.com/
Canadian Teacher Magazine
http://www.canadianteachermagazine.com/ New Zealand Education
the Australian Qualifications Framework http://www.aqf.edu.au/
The Australian Education Network
http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/ Australia Education
http://www.australia-education.org/
New Zealand Education
http://www.new-zealand-education.com/