AJ2BP_DUSA History of the United States

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Tue 14:20–15:05 učebna 30
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This is a survey course of American History from pre-Columbian times to the period of Cold War. Its aim is to provide part of the historical and cultural background necessary for those intending to be become English language teachers, as well as to serve as an introduction and foundation for further studies in American culture and literature. The lecture class will end with an exam. The lecture topics (see bellow) will be covered on 2-hour bases. Some of the significant topics of American history will be covered in the seminar sessions.
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and be able to explain the main events in the U.S. history and their causes and consequences in relation to American cultures and society.
Syllabus
  • 1. Native Americans
  • 2. Colonial America
  • 3. The Struggle for Independence
  • 4. Religious America
  • 5. The U.S. of the 1800s - 1900s
  • 6. American Foreign Policy
Literature
  • DAVIDSON, James West. Nation of nations : a concise narrative of the American Republic. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996, xxiv, 947. ISBN 0070157383. info
  • O'CALLAGHAN, D. B. An illustrated history of the USA. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 144 s. ISBN 0582749212. info
  • ZINN, Howard. A people's history of the United States. 1st HarperPerrenial ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 1990, 614 s. ISBN 0060907924. info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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