本教程根据《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》精心设计编写，目的在于培养学生对文化差异的敏感性、宽容性以及处理文化差异的灵活性，以提高跨文化交际能力。

本教程可供本科英语专业、商务英语专业作为阅读课、跨文化交际课教材，也可用作大学英语选修课教材、还可供高职高专商务英语专业选用。

Unit 1 Critical Reading and Thinking

Unit 2 Persistence and Success

Unit 3 Lack of Trust Is a Barrier to Progress

Unit 4 How Does Your Work Make You Feel?

Unit 5 Self-Esteem and Child Development

Unit 6 When Good Isn't Good Enough

Unit 7 Home Is Where the School Is

Unit 8 Family Structures and Values

Unit 9 Why Isn't There Gender Equity in Higher Education?

Unit 10 Web Destroys Research Papers

Unit 11 How Does the Use of the Internet Affect Social

Unit 12 Media Violence Causes Youth Violence

Unit 13 Gates May Change Direction to Philanthropy

Unit 14 To Be or Not to Be Single

Unit 15 Project Green