AJ2BK_BRHC History and Culture of Great Britain

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2BK_BRHC/OS01: Fri 23. 9. 11:10–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 7. 10. 11:10–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 21. 10. 11:10–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 11. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 25. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 11, Fri 9. 12. 11:10–12:50 učebna 11, Z. Janík
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
This is a survey course of British History from Prehistoric times of Britain till the 90s of the last century. 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 British cultures and literature. The lecture class will end with an exam. T
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and be able to explain the main events in the British history and their causes and consequences in relation to British cultures and English society.
Syllabus
  • 1. Roman Britain
  • 3. Anglo Saxon Britain
  • 4. The Middle Ages
  • 5. The Tudor Age
  • 6. The Stuarts
  • 7. The Eighteenth Century
  • 8. The Nineteenth Century
  • 9. The Twentieth Century
Literature
  • MARWICK, Arthur. Culture in Britain since 1945. Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1991, xiv, 206 p. ISBN 0-631-17189-455. info
  • The Oxford illustrated history of Britain. Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984, xiv, 640. ISBN 0198226845. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
essay and test
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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