AJ1RC_DARA British Life and Institutions

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/12. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ivana Hrozková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
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
The aim of the course is to explore how different cultures are defined through both verbal and non-verbal language, symbols and meanings they assign to the symbols, and values they sustain. In the first part of the course we will deal with the questions What is culture? What is cultural identity? How is my culture different from those of others? How do we perceive the world and How do we interpret the social reality? How are our interpretations interlinked with our culture? Further we will look into ways one's own language reflects one's own culture. The topics will include language and gender, i.e. how females and males communicate, language and stereotypes, language and social power, i.e. how language influences our view of other cultures. The course is to be geared primarily, but not exclusively, to American cultures. Its essential idea, however, lies in deepening and broadening students' cultural awareness. Students should develop positive attitudes towards other cultures.
Syllabus
  • 1. Meanings of Culture
  • 2. Cultural Identity
  • 3. Cultural Awareness
  • 4. Cultural Stereotypes
  • 5. Cultural Values: Values of American national culture
  • 6. Cultural Diversity
  • 7. Culture and Language
  • 8. Teaching Culture
Literature
  • Basic concepts of intercultural communication : selected readings. Edited by Milton J. Bennett. 1st ed. London: Intercultural Press, 1998, xiii, 272. ISBN 1877864625. info
  • Language learning in intercultural perspective : approaches through drama and ethnography. Edited by Michael Byram - Michael Fleming. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, viii, 310. ISBN 9780521623766. info
  • TOMALIN, Barry and Susan STEMPLESKI. Cultural awareness. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, 160 stran. ISBN 0194371948. info
Assessment methods
e-learning participation: doing quizzes, written assignments; active in-class participation.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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