AJ0305 Cultural Studies for Teachers of English

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 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
AJ0305/01: Thu 17:00–18:50 učebna 53, Z. Janík
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
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Course objectives
Is Culture important for learning a foreign language? How do your cultural values and ways you perceive the outside world influence your communication and learning styles? Who is the native speaker of English in today’s multicultural and global world? How is the Black English of African Americans different from the standard American English? Why did American schools demand from Afro-Americans to give up their Black English? How and why did British colonizers in Trinidad force the native elites to learn the “proper” British English? Why is language so powerful?These and other questions will be discussed in the course of Cultural Studies for Teachers of English. The underlying objective of the course is to point out the misconception of English language and English culture as essentially the same in all English-speaking countries. The course explores cultural and linguistic diversity of English speaking countries.
Learning outcomes
The students will deepen and broaden their cultural awareness, develop positive attitudes towards other cultures, and improve their skills as intercultural speakers of English.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to cultural studies • 2. Cultural Identity • 3. Cultural Awareness and Cultural Differences • 4. Explaining Cultural Differences • 5. Cultural Values • 6. Seeing the others: Developing Stereotypes and Making Judgments • 7. National Culture and Cultural Diversity • 8. Theory of Multiculturalism: How to Cope with Cultural Diversity • 9. Culture and Communication • 10. Language and Power Relations: British English and British Imperialism. Black English in the U.S. • 11. Language and Power Relations: Discriminating Attitudes Toward Speech • 12. Culture and Language Differences in the Classroom Setting
Literature
    recommended literature
  • The skin that we speak : thoughst on language and culture in the classroom. Edited by Lisa D. Delpit - Joanne Kilgour Dowdy. London: New Press, 2008, xiii, 229. ISBN 9781595583505. info
  • SAMOVAR, Larry A. and Richard E. PORTER. Intercultural communication : a reader. 10th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2003, x, 483. ISBN 053456495X. info
  • HOFSTEDE, Gert Jan, Paul PEDERSEN and Geert HOFSTEDE. Exploring culture : exerscises, stories and synthetic cultures. First published. London: Intercultural Press, 2002, xix, 234. ISBN 1877864900. info
  • Language learning in intercultural perspective : approaches through drama and ethnography. Edited by Michael Byram - Michael Fleming. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, viii, 310. ISBN 9780521623766. info
  • CAMPBELL, Neil and Alasdair KEAN. American cultural studies : an introduction to American culture. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1997, viii, 312. ISBN 041512798X. info
Teaching methods
discussion based seminars
Assessment methods
active participation in discussion (both in class and on-line in discussion fora) , 80% class attendance, short essays.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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