A2BP_DRVB History of Great Britain

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
A2BP_DRVB/01: Thu 10:15–11:55 učebna 12, Z. Janík
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( A2BP_PJ1B Practical Language 1B && A2BP_GR1B Grammar B && A2BP_SFFB Phonetics Seminar B ) || A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam
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
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
  • MARWICK, Arthur. British society since 1945. 2nd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1990, vi, 430 p. ISBN 0-14-013817-599. info
  • The Oxford illustrated literary guide to Great Britain and Ireland. Edited by Dorothy Eagle - Hilary Carnell. New York: Crescent Books, 1985, vi, 312. ISBN 0517482924. info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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