孔令达等编著的《实用美国文学教程》是新维度外语系列教程丛书之一。这套教材使用覆盖面广，不仅针对大学英语本科学生，也还适合于以英语为第二学位的辅修学生、英语专业大专生、职高学生及成人教育的英语专业学生。本教程秉承简单实用、操作性强的宗旨，务求让老师们使用起来得心应手，学生们理解起来轻松自如，以期获得最好的教学效果。本书一共12个单元，大概分为浪漫主义时期、现实主义时期和现代主义时期三个部分，每个部分选取代表作家和作品进行精读和分析。每个单元的编写体例一致，分别按作家生平介绍、主要作品介绍、对作家及其作品的简要评论、选文内容提要、导入问题、选文及注释、课后练习及扩展阅读的顺序安排教材内容。

Unit 1 Washington IrⅥng (1783--1859)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on IrⅥng and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to Rip Van Winkle

Ⅴ. An excerpt from Rip Van Winkle

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 2 Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803--1882)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Emerson and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to Nature

Ⅴ. An excerpt from Nature

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 3 Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804--1864)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Hawthorne and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to The Scarlet Letter

Ⅴ. An excerpt from The Scarlet Letter

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 4 Walt Whitman (1819---1892)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Whitman and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to Whitman's poems

Ⅴ. Reading the following poems

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 5 Mark Twain (1835--1910)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Mark Twain and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of CalaⅤeras County

Ⅴ. Selected reading "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Ⅵ. Assigned reading :

Unit 6 O. Henry (1862--1910)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on O. Henry and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to "The Gift of the Magi

Ⅴ. Selected reading "The Gift of the Magi".

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 7 JackLondon (1876--1916)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Jack London and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to The Call of the Wild

Ⅴ. An excerpt from The Call of the Wild

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 8 TheodoreDreiser (1871--1945)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Dreiser and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to Sister Carrie

Ⅴ. An excerpt from Sister Carrie

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 9 Sherwood Anderson (1876--1941)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Sherwood Anderson and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to "The Egg".

Ⅴ. Selected reading "The Egg".

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 10 Ernest Hemingway (1899---1961)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Ernest Hemingway and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to "Hills like White Elephant

Ⅴ. Selected reading "Hills like White Elephant".

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 11 William Faulkner (1897--1962)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on William Faulkner and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to "A Rose for Emily".

Ⅴ. Selected reading "A Rose for Emily".

Ⅵ. Assigned reading

Unit 12 Robert Frost (1874--1963)

Ⅰ. Life experiences

Ⅱ. Major works

Ⅲ. Brief comments on Robert Frost and his works

Ⅳ. Brief introduction to "Mending Wall

Ⅴ. Selected reading "Mending Wall".

Ⅵ. Assigned reading