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KAJ / 1ALC
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAJ
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1ALC
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Academic Year
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2022/2023
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Academic Year
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2022/2023
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Title
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Anglo-American Literature and Culture
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
10
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
3
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
4
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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6 / -
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Repeated registration
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YES
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Repeated registration
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YES
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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KAJ/ALC
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to equip students with essential knowledge of the literary, cultural and historic development of Anglo-American countries. In the literary segment of the module, developmental trends and the characteristic elements of English and American prose, poetry and drama will be chronologically analyzed in regards to the specific cultural, social and historic events that significantly influenced English and American literature. Key authors of specific literary periods will also be presented. In the segment devoted to English history and culture, the students will become acquainted with the development of key institutions - the monarchy, parliament, the Anglican Church, the British Empire, and so forth. The module is taught in English.
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Requirements on student
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Combined exam - test and oral exam. Students work with authentic English texts, prepare oral presentations, essays and projects, which are consulted by tutors. Essays are 10-20 pages, oral presentations 10-20 minutes. Projects reach 10-20 pages and 10-20 minutes of oral presentation.
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Content
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Elizabethan England
The Enlightenment
Romanticism
Victorian England
Edwardian England
Modernism
Angry Young Men
The Era of Mass Media
Presentations
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Zinn, Howard. A people's history of the United States : 1492 to present. New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005. ISBN 978-0-06-083865-2.
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Basic:
Morgan, Kenneth O. Dějiny Británie. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999. ISBN 80-7106-347-9.
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Recommended:
Daiches, D. A Critical History of English Literature. 2 sv. New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1960.
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Recommended:
DOBSON, A. Anglo American Relations in the Twentieth Century. London: Routledge, 1997.
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Recommended:
O'DRISCOLL, J. Britain. 2. vyd.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Recommended:
FERGUSON, N. How Britain Made the Modern World. London, 2004.
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Recommended:
Drabble, Margaret; Stringer, Jenny; Hahn, Daniel. The Concise Oxford Companion to English literature.. New York, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-921.
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Recommended:
Baldick, Ch. The Oxford Dictionnary of Literary Terms. Oxford: Oxford University, 2008.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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72
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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33
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Individual project (40)
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40
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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15
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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40
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Total
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260
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
use English at the B2 level according to CEFR |
name the main characteristics of current development of the English-speaking countries |
name the key Anglo-American literary trends |
define the basic data related to the cultural development of English-speaking countries |
explain key facts from the history of English- speaking countries |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
adequately respond to spoken texts on Anglo-American culture |
explain one's viewpoint related to current cultural development in English-speaking countries |
fluently participate in a pair/group discussion of a specialized topic |
using clear and structured expression, to recapitulate and interpret the basic theses of a text |
identify the main ideas of English specialized texts |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
explain the developmental periods and characteristic features of English
literature |
chronologically analyze the characteristic elements of English prose in regards to the specific cultural, social and historic events that significantly influenced English and American literature |
work with a wide range of cultural history sources as well as British/American press |
analyze key aspects of contemporary Anglo-American culture |
identify key authors of specific literary periods |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
show detailed knowledge of main British and American institutions |
characterize in detail the structure of British and American society and the lifestyle of the individual social classes |
understand on the basis of historical development the basic social issues of Britain and the USA |
identify the main features of the British and American media scene |
characterize development tendencies of British prose, drama and poetry in the second half of the 20th century, e.g. post-modern British literature: traditional and experimental prose and magical realism |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Seminar |
Textual studies |
Group discussion |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
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