美国多元文化英语ppt 2.ppt

1、America As A Collage,Kung-10/20/08,Russian-American,African-American,ChineseAmerican,Iranian-American,British,Spanish,One of America great symbols is the America flag,13 red and white stripes corresponding to the number of original stats on a rectangular piece of color, one corner blue with 50 white

2、 stars for 50 states.,Americas Map,美國首都：Washington D.C. 美國國歌：The Star Spangled Banner,Main City,f,Kung-10/20/08,Pluralism(多元主义，多元文化),The Topics,Pluralism refers to the acceptance of many different groups in society or m-any different schools of thought in an intellectual or cult-ural discipline. Alt

3、hough Americas culture is becoming more uniform ,its society remains a diverse mix of ethnic, racial, and religious groups.The United States is a pluralistic soc-iety,meaning it is composed of many nation-alities ,races, religions,and creeds(信条）.,Some of the people who immigrated to Ame-rica embrace

4、d (拥抱)the opportunity to leave old cultures behind and to remarke themselves unencumbered(不受约束的）by past tradi-tions and loyalties.Many Americans find that Pluralism adds to the richness and streng-th of the nations culture.,Questions： Why America culture is a “collage”?,Kung-10/20/08,Kung-10/20/08,A

5、merican Beginnings,2.The impact upon US culture 1)They brought different language and different cultures to the US.Gradually most of them assimilated to the dominant American cultre. 2)The dominant American culture has survived at various points in its history,chinatown,Kung-10/20/08,Americans love their country and believe that they can accomplish almost anything. The fact that American ideals are only partly carried out in real life does not diminish their importance. Frenchman Clotaire Rapaille captured this unique aspect