PdF:AJ_ERKA Ethnic Culture of the USA - Course Information

AJ_ERKA Ethnic and Regional Culture of America

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová

Timetable

Tue 18:00–19:40 učebna 55

Prerequisites

AJ4_DUSA AJ4_SDUS

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

This seminar/discussion course will look at America not as one land, but as a collection of very different cultures. Regional differences such as North-South and East-West and the ethnic differences of groups such as African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Native Americans will be studied. The point will be to try to understand what it means for a land to be so culturally diverse and still one nation. The resulting different speech patterns of each region and group will also be noted. This is a "round table" seminar where each student is expected to have read the assigned text and share his/her opinions during the discussion.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction. 2. The U.S.A. as a land of contrasts 3. Sectionalism, North and South 4. Sectionalism, East and West 5. African Americans 6. Mexican Americans. 7. Native Americans and others 8. Asian-Americans 9. Multi culturalism – the past 10.Multi culturalism – the future 11 - 13. Student research presentations

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Typ výuky: seminář

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

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