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,.TeachingPlanofTheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish–speakingCountriesCoursematerial:TheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish–speakingCountriesAnIntroductionTeachingObjectives:TointroducethesocietyandcultureofmajorEnglish–speakingcountries:theUnitedStates,Canada,theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,andNewZealandThemaintaskforthecourse:tohelpstudentstoknowthemajorEnglish–speakingcountries’thegeneralknowledgeaboutthePhysicalgeographyHistoryLanguage,customs,religionandactivitiesandsocialproblemsPoliticalsystemEducationArtsandliteratureEconomyTeachingMethods:generalintroduction/briefaccount(offocalpoints/asurvey)bytheteacher;students’individualwork;pair-work;group-workin4-6students,analysisofdifficultpointsbytheteacher;showmaps;playvideoorfilmconcerningwiththecorrespondingcultureslinkwithwebsites,.TimeAllotmentgeneralintroduction/briefaccount(offocalpoints/asurvey)bytheteacherinthefirststep;studentsreadthetextorextramaterialstodiscussthefocalpointsinthesecondstepplayvideoo/filmorlinkwebsitestoexplorethemorecultureinthethirdstepTheUnitedStatesofAmericaChapter1AmericanBeginningFocalPointsMeaningofthebeinganAmericanaccordingtoCrevecoeurTwoimmigrationmovementstotheAmericasThereligiousReformationTheforcesthatbroughtaboutthemoderndevelopmentofEuropeTheheritageofthesettlementofVirginianPuritanismandtheinfluenceofPuritanismonAmericancultureWilliamPennandhisheritageinAmericancultureTheCausesandmajorleaderoftheAmericanrevolutionTheDeclarationofIndependenceI.MeaningofthebeinganAmericanaccordingtoCrevecoeurInthebook,LettersfromanAmericanFormer,theFrenchtheologyGrevecoeur,posedtheAmericanwasanewmanwiththestrangemixedbloodofEuropeansor,.theirdescendants.ThismewmanleftbehindhimalltheancientEuropeantraditionsandreceivednewonesinthenewworld.InNorthAmerica,allindividualsofallnations,weremeltedintoanewraceoftheAmerican.Thisnewmanacteduponnewprinciples,entertainednewideasandformednewoptions.II.TwoimmigrationmovementstotheAmericasTheAmericancontinentswerepeopledasresultoftwolongcontinuingimmigrationmovements,thefirstfromAsia,andthesecondfromEuropeandAfrica.III.TheforcesthatbroughtaboutthemoderndevelopmentofEurope1.thedevelopmentofcapitalism(economicsysteminwhichacountry’stradeandindustryarecontrolledbyprivateownersforprofit,ratherthanbythestate),thegrowthofcapitalismproducedtwonewclasses–thebourgeoisclassandtheworkingclass;2.theRenaisance(theperiodoftherevivalofartandliteratureinthe14th,15thand16thcenturiesbasedonclassicalform),whichwasmarkedbyachangingoutlookonlife.3.theinfluentialforcewastheReligiousReformationin1517,MartinLuther,startedtoreformtheCatholicChurchinEngland,KingHenryVIIIbrokeawayfromtheRomanCatholicChurchandsetuptheChurchofEngland,ThesereformsreflectedtheriseofnationalisminEurope.IV.TheheritageofthesettlementofVirginianin1619,thedelegateselectedfromvariouscommunitiesinVirginiaasthe,.HouseofBurgessesmetwiththegovernorandhiscouncilmemberstodiscusstheenactmentoflawforthecolony.Thisthefirstmeetingofanelectedlegislature,areprehensiveassembly.ItwasthoughttobetheearlyembryonicformforthefuturedemocracyoftheU.S.AndaDutchshipbroughtover20NegroesintoVirginia,astarthadbeenmadetowardtheenslavementofAfricanswithinwhatwastobetheAmericanrepublic.Thesewhitepeoplefoughtforseekingtheirownfreedom,meanwhiletheydeprivedblackAfricanfreedomWhathappenedhereproducedtheAmericanearlyculture:self-reliance;democracy;freedomV.PuritanismandtheinfluenceofPuritanismonAmericancultureInNewEngland,thesePuritansweretheProtestantswhofollowedthedoctrinepreachedbyJohnCalvinandtheywantedtopurifytheChurchofEngland.TheyhadsomedifferentbeliefsfromtheCatholicChurch.TheybelievedthathumanbeingswerepredestinedbyGodbeforetheywereborn.SomewereGod'schosenpeoplewhileothersweredamnedtohell.Nochurchorgoodworkscouldsavepeople.ThesignofbeingGod'selectwasthesuccessinhisworkortheprosperityinhiscalling.TheyalsoarguedthateveryonemustreadtheBibleinordertofindGod'swillandestablishadirectcontactwithGod.ThesebeliefshadgreatimpactonAmericanculture.Puritans’legacieshaveagreatimpactonAmericansocietyandculture.Theyhaveakindofsenseofmission:theyhopedtobuilt“acityupon,.hill–anidealcommunity”.Americanshaveviewedtheircountryasagreatexperiment,aworthymodelforothernationastrainofoftenintolerantmoralism.ThisproduceAmericanvaluessuchasindividualism,hardwork,respectofeducation.CatholicMarylandFollowingtheearlyAmericancultureinVirginiaandNewEngland,thepatterninthecolonyofMarylandwasfoundedbyCatholics.ThefounderwasthesecondLordBaltimore,hecarriedhisfather’swill,whowasconvertedfromChurchofEnglandtoRomanCatholicism,towishtointroduceafeudalsystemsimilartothemanorsysteminEuropetohiscolony.EventhoughheencouragedtheimmigrationofProtestantsaswellasRomanCatholics,duetothevariousfactorsintheNewLand,becausetheProtestantsmajoritywerecapitalistic-mindedpeopleandrefusedtocarryoutthefeudalplan,andbecausethewildernessofNorthAmericaprovidedplentyoflandwhilelaborwasscarce,thefeudalexperimentalplanwasdropped,thecolonyfollowedacapitalistdevelopmentroadVI.WilliamPennandhisheritageinAmericancultureWilliamPennwa