This course presents a wide variety of geographical, cultural, historical, political, and current social and institutional information on Britain and America, and attempts to contextualize this in cogent fields of narrative. The aim is to broaden participants´ knowledge and cultural and social awareness of the two countries, and to provide a professional area-studies framework within the compass of learning and teaching the English language and the culture of English-speaking countries. Apart from the presentation of infomation, the course aims to encourage participants to interact communicatively on the topics addressed, and to incorporate their own opinions and experiences into the scope of discussion.