新编研究生综合英语教程UNIT3(潘海英).pptxVIP

新编研究生综合英语教程Advanced English for Graduate Students:General Skills Academic Literacy; Unit Three Culture;Text A The Values Americans Live By ;A culture can be viewed as a collection of values that go together to shape the way a group of people perceive and relate to the world around them. As people grow up, they learn certain values, which will influence and shape their way of life. How does American culture differ from others? The way to address this question is to consider the values Americans live by. ;“Values” are ideas about what is right and wrong, desirable and undesirable, normal and abnormal, proper and improper. Most people who grow up in a particular culture share certain values. These values overlap and support each other; they fit together. Dr. L. Robert Kohls has developed a list of 13 commonly held values which help explain why Americans act as they do. ; Background Information Pre-reading Questions Text A The Values Americans Live Vocabulary Exercises ;Background Information ;Text A The Values Americans Live By;; Dr. L Robert Kohls, Director of International Programs at San Francisco State University, is a renowned literary contributor to the research on cultural patterns. He has developed a list of 13 (8 are listed in Text A) commonly held values which help explain to first-time visitors to the United States why Americans act as they do. He is careful, and cautions to avoid labeling these values positive or negative. Whether one agrees with Kohls or not — or is willing to accept as valid any generalizations about Americans — his observations are thought provoking. ; : In recent decades, a new form of identification has emerged which breaks down the understanding of the individual as a coherent whole subject into a collection of various cultural identifiers. These cultural identifiers may be the result of various conditions including: locality, gender, race, history, nationality, language, sexuality, religion, et