AJ18050 Introduction to Canada

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucia Otrísalová, PhD. (lecturer)
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 15:50–17:25 G32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of this course students will understand and be able to explain the historical development of Canada in broader regional, national, continental and global contexts. They will be able to use information about Canada’s history from the pre-contact period to the present to formulate their own views of Canada’s distinctive nature. They will improve their ability to organize the results of their research and articulate an argument regarding a topic related to Canadian history.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course; Opening lecture
    2. Beginnings: Pre-contact period
    3. France in America
    4. The making of British North America, 1763-1821
    5. Maturing colonial societies, 1815-1867
    6. Industrializing Canada, 1840-1867
    7. Inventing Canada, 1867-1914
    8. Economy and society in the Industrial Age, 1867-1921
    9. Transitional years: Canada, 1919-1945
    10. Reinventing Canada, 1945-1975
    11. Post-modern Canada, 1975-2008
Literature
  • CONRAD, Margaret and Alvin FINKEL. History of the Canadian peoples. 3rd ed. Toronto: Addison-Wesley-Longman, 2002, xx, 508 s. ISBN 0-201-72582-7. info
  • CONRAD, Margaret and Alvin FINKEL. History of the Canadian peoples. 3rd ed. Toronto: Addison-Wesley-Longman, 2002, xvi, 432 s. ISBN 0-201-71980-0. info
Teaching methods
This class meets once a week for ninety minutes. It is a seminar that consists of weekly written assignments and seminar discussions of key issues arising from the weekly reading.
Assessment methods
For partial credit: weekly response papers (60%), keyword definition (40%) For full credit: weekly response papers (30%), keyword definition (20%), paper proposal and annotated bibliography (20%), research paper (30%)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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