AJ5_VMKB Inquiries in Intercultural Communication B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ5_VMKB/01: Tue 10:15–11:00 učebna 59, M. George
AJ5_VMKB/02: Tue 9:20–10:05 učebna 12, M. George
Prerequisites (in Czech)
aj5_vmka Intercultural Communication A
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 the second term of the 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. Seminars will meet for two hours every fortnight and each will be made up of 2 students presenting the topics they had been researching during the first semester. The topics are of the students choosing and the research is directed by individual consultation, as is the preparation of methodology before the presentation and evaluation afterwards.
Syllabus
  • 1-7. Student presentations
Literature
  • Mc Dowell, Britain in Close-up, 1993, Collins
  • Barnes, Julian, Letters from London, 1995
  • 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 also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003.
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