AJ1RC_DARA British Life and Institutions

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0/12. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Theme: Histories and cultures and their legacies for Today The MAIN TOPIC OF THE COURSE is Race and Membership in American History - membership not only as a sense of belonging to a group, but also as freedom and right to belong and to participate so as to live a full and decent life. In our course we are going to see how millions of Americans were fighting for this dream. We will be also exploring certain periods and events in the British history and will be comparing particular parts and cultures of American and British history.
Syllabus
  • 1. Historical and Cultural Perception 2. Culture and History Learning 3. History and Science 4. The 18th and 19th Century Britain 5. The USA of the 19th Century 6. History of Immigration 7. Science and the State
Literature
  • The Oxford illustrated history of Britain. Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan. Reissued in new covers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xiv, 646. ISBN 0192893262. info
  • O'CALLAGHAN, D. B. An illustrated history of the USA. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 144 s. ISBN 0582749212. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
e-learning participation, in-class consultations.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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