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Lecturer(s)
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Tihelková Alice, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Britain in the Victorian Era 2. USA at the turn of the 20th century; Gilded Age and the Progressive Era 3. British culture and society in the 1920s and 1930s 4. American culture and society in the 1920s and 1930s 5. Post-war Britain; building the Welfare State 6. 1960s in Britain; the British Invasion phenomenon 7. 1950s and 1960s in the USA; the counterculture and the Civil Rights movement 8. Popular culture of the 1970s and 1980s in Britain 9. Popular culture of the 1970s and 1980s in the USA 10. Current British society 11. Current American society 12. Summary
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 14 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to identify the basic historical events related to Britain and the USA |
| to name the main trends of the cultural development of Britain and the USA |
| to name the leading representatives of British and American culture |
| to explain key facts related to the politics of English-speaking countries |
| to name some basic information sources on British and American history |
| Skills |
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| to produce spoken text on the B1 level according to CEFR |
| to respond adequately to audio texts dealing with the culture of English-speaking countries |
| to summarize the main points of specialized English text |
| to engage in a discussion on a given topic |
| to create coherent written texts |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize the main trends in the development of modern British and American society |
| to describe the culture and subcultures of the second half of the 20th century in Britain and the USA |
| to identify significant cultural personalities of Great Britain and USA and specify their contribution |
| to explain the development and changes of immigrant culture |
| to identify the most important literature and sources on the given period |
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| to adequately reproduce audio material |
| to make active use of specialized vocabulary and grammar |
| to collect the required data from original English sources and analyze it adequately |
| to present and defend one´s detailed viewpoint on a given issue |
| to create a presentation on a topic related to cultural developments/events in English-speaking countries |
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| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Skills |
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| Skills demonstration |
| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Marwick, Arthur. British society since 1945. London : Penguin Books, 2003. ISBN 0-14-100527-0.
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Paxman, Jeremy. Angličané : portrét národa. Praha : Academia, 2006. ISBN 80-200-1383-0.
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SAMPSON, Anthony. Who Runs This Place? The Anatomy of Britain in the 21st Century. London: John Murray, 2004.
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Savage, Mike. Social Class in the 21st Century. London: Pelican, 2015.
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Wasson, Elis. A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present. London: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
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Watts, Duncan. Dictionary of American government and politics. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7486-3501-6.
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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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