A2BK_DUSA1 Dějiny USA 1

Pedagogická fakulta
jaro 2020
Rozsah
0/0/1. 12hodin. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (cvičící)
Michael George, M.A. (cvičící)
Garance
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Předpoklady
( A2BK_PJ1B Praktický jazyk 1B && A2BK_GR1B Gramatika B && A2BK_SFFB Seminář z fonetiky B ) || A2BK_SOZK Souborná zkouška
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
At the end of this course, students should be able to identify and evaluate the main currents of U.S. cultural history and their causes and consequences in relation to modern American culture and society. They should be able to analyze current events in The United States as well as develop a richer understanding of American literature.
Osnova
  • 1.Introduction, the Character of Americans
  • 2.Immigration: What is an American
  • 3.Colonial America: the Road to Revolutionn
  • 4.The Constitution: 1st and 2nd Amendments and their Modern Application
  • 5.The West: Movement, mobility and family
  • 6.Sectionalism and Slavery
  • 7. The Civil War - and its legacy
Literatura
  • DAVIDSON, James West. Nation of nations : a concise narrative of the American Republic. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996, xxiv, 947. ISBN 0070157383. info
  • ZINN, Howard. A people's history of the United States. 1st HarperPerrenial ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 1990, 614 s. ISBN 0060907924. info
  • O'CALLAGHAN, D. B. An illustrated history of the USA. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 144 s. ISBN 0582749212. info
Výukové metody
This class meets in "round table" seminar discussions fortnightly, where we look in depth at one of these particular issues of American History and ask "why?". These are classic, interactive seminars - in which each student comes to the class having read the assigned texts and shares his/her opinions on the subject. Careful reading is especially important because each set of seminar readings represents several different points of view on the subject of the day. On alternate weeks (when we don’t meet as a class) there are textbook readings to be analyzed in a response paper. That paper is due on the day one week after the previous seminar and one week before the next. Because History and literature are impossible to separate, this course is being offered in conjunction with Mgr. Buchtova’s American Literature course. We will make every effort throughout the semester to blend these disciplines in an attempt to give you a more integrated and realistic picture of the origins of modern America. For that reason, you will be asked to give special attention to the relationships and connections between historical and literary movements, persons and events in both classes. The koloqvium will focus on these associations.
Metody hodnocení
Assessment methods 1. Attendance: Only 1 absence is allowed; two or more absences will mean loss of credit. 2. Preparation and class participation: Every student is required to have read the assigned texts and share his/her thoughts about them around the discussion circle. STUDENTS MUST JOIN THE CLASS DISCUSSION TO RECEIVE CREDIT. 3. Koloqvium: The koloqvium will focus on the associations between history and literature. Students must be able to recognize and describe the connections between history and literature.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
This is the first half of a survey course of American History covering the period from colonial times to the Civil War, and is intended to accompany and compliment the American Literature course of the same period.
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Výuka probíhá každý týden.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2011, jaro 2012, jaro 2013, jaro 2014, jaro 2015, jaro 2016, jaro 2017, jaro 2018, jaro 2019, jaro 2021.