AJ4_VMKA Inquiries in Intercultural Communication A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Doležel, CSc.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ4_DVBR British History && AJ4_DUSA History of the United States
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is not a class in 'American' or 'British' studies, but rather a course in cultural fluency with the emphasis on the difference in social and cultural patterns between the Czech Republic and English speaking lands. American And British History are prerequisites, and the course must be followed by the continuing second half in the summer semester. Seminars will meet for two hours every fortnight and students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss the assigned text.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. 2. Culture and the changing world 3. Culture shock 4. Culture and language 1 5. Culture and language 2 6. Cross cultural dialogues 1 7. Cross cultural dialogues 2 8. Cultural fluency 1 9. Cultural fluency 2 10. Comparing cultures 1 11. Comparing cultures 2
Literature
  • Barnes, Julian, Letters from London, 1995
  • Mc Dowell, Britain in Close-up, 1993, Collins
  • Macionis, John and Benokraitis, Nijole, Seeing Ourselves, Prentice Hall, 1995
  • Shulman, Myra, Cultures in Contrast, U of Michigan Press, 1998
  • NOLLEN, Tim. Culture shock! :Czech Republic. London: Kuperard, 1997, 208 s. ISBN 1-85733-190-7. info
  • MARWICK, Arthur. British society since 1945. 2nd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1990, vi, 430 p. ISBN 0-14-013817-599. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Typ výuky: seminář
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004.
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