AJ2BP_BRHC History and Culture of Great Britain

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, 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
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
Learning outcomes
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. Prehistoric Britain
  • 2. Roman Britain
  • 3. Anglo-Saxon Britain
  • 4. Medieval Britain
  • 5. The Tudors Era
  • 6. The Stuarts Era:
  • 7. Hanoverians
  • 8. Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain: the growth of British Empire.
  • 9. Towards World War One
  • 10. From Interbellum period to World War Two
  • 11. From Decolonization to Margaret Thatcher
  • 12. Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • 13. Geopolitics: Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Commonwealth, Politics of the U.K.
Literature
  • The Oxford illustrated history of Britain. Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan. Reissued in new covers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xiv, 646. ISBN 0192893262. info
  • EAGLE, Dorothy. The Oxford illustrated literary guide to Great Britain and Ireland. Edited by Hilary Carnell - Meic Stephens. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992, vi, 322. ISBN 0192129880. info
  • MARWICK, Arthur. British society since 1945. 2nd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1990, vi, 430 p. ISBN 0-14-013817-599. info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
1. DO ALL THE QUIZZES There are 13 quizzes in the course. The quizzes are designed for students to test their understanding of the topics from British history. Students will be checked if they regularly fill in each test for each topic from the history. Scores students gain from doing the quizzes will not count towards the overall evaluation of their work. All the quizzes will be closed down 21 May at midnight. 2. THE FINAL TEST Studying the e-books is not enough for passing the test. You are strongly encouraged to go to the lectures where the e-book materials, along with the Lecture study topics, will be dealt with in detail. 3. OPTIONAL requirement Correctly complete 7 out of 10 pop-up quizzes. These 5-minute quizzes will be given at the beginning of certain lectures during the semester. They will not be announced in advance (i.e. they will "pop-up"). The students who will take and correctly complete 7 out of 10 quizzes will not have to take the final test. Taking the quizzes is not obligatory.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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