- •Уо «белорусский государственный экономический университет»
- •Contents
- •Lecture 1 geography and cultural regions of the u.S.A.
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 2 history of the united states Part 1. From the 16th century to the american revolution
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 2 history of the united states Part 2. From the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 2 history of the united states Part 3. The u.S. In the 20th and 21st centuries
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 3 federal government of the united states
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 4 u.S. Economy and demographics
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 5 the united states - nation of immigrants
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lectures 8 the united states culture and american identity
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 9 american cultural traits
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 10 american english
- •A). American Indian languages and their influence
- •1. British English vs. American English
- •When speaking about lexico-semantic differences one should pay attention to structural variants of words in be and ae. They differ in affixes while lexical meaning remains the same: e.G.,
- •2. Analysis of the Linguistic Peculiarities Introduced by Various Ethnic Groups in the Course of American History a). American Indian Languages and their Influence
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •Lecture 12 tourist attractions in the united states
- •Summary
- •Questions for discussion
- •References
Questions for discussion
What places of interest (memorials) can you see on the Mall?
What museums are located on the Mall?
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Falk, R. Spotlight on the USA / R.Falk. Oxford University Press. 1993. - 172 p.
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http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/helmod/america.html
http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2004-03/speakamerican.html
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/usa_immigration.html
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/chinhate.html
http://www.historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?ID=18038
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki_usa/
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