作为一本入门级的教材，《英语国家社会与文化/跨文化交际英语课程系列》为读者提供了一个了解美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰这五个主要英语国家社会与文化的窗口。其介绍从两个层次上展开，一是聚焦各国的民族特性，从宏观层面上展现该国的“思维方式”；二是描述各国日常的社会和文化生活，从微观层面上展示该国民众的“生活方式”。本教程语言浅显易懂，练习兼顾语言知识和文化知识，旨在激发读者兴趣，培养跨文化意识，提高跨文化交际能力

PartⅠ The United States
Unit One The Nation and the People
Unit Two Religion
Unit Three Values and Beliefs
Unit Four Education
Unit Five Social and Cultural Life

Part Ⅱ Great Britain
Unit Six The Nation and the People
Unit Seven Religion
Unit Eight Values and Beliefs
Unit Nine Education
Unit Ten Social and Cultural Life

Part Ⅲ Canada
Unit Eleven The Nation and the People
Unit Twelve Social and Cultural Life
Part Ⅳ Australia
Unit Thirteen The Nation and the People
Unit Fourteen Social and Cultural Life

Part Ⅴ New Zealand
Unit Fifteen The Nation and the People
Unit Sixteen Social and Cultural Life