AJ1303 Historie, kultura a literatura USA I

Pedagogická fakulta
podzim 2021
Rozsah
0/3/0. kombinované studium: výuka v blocích. 5 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (cvičící)
Michael George, M.A. (cvičící)
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D. (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
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
AJ1303/Kombi01: Pá 17. 9. 8:00–10:50 učebna 11, Pá 1. 10. 8:00–10:50 učebna 11, Pá 15. 10. 8:00–10:50 učebna 11, Pá 5. 11. 8:00–10:50 učebna 11, Pá 19. 11. 8:00–10:50 učebna 11, Pá 3. 12. 8:00–10:50 učebna 11, P. Buchtová, M. George
AJ1303/Prez01: Čt 23. 9. až Čt 16. 12. Čt 13:00–15:50 učebna 53, P. Buchtová, M. George
AJ1303/Prez02: St 22. 9. až St 15. 12. St 8:00–10:50 učebna 53, P. Buchtová, M. George
Předpoklady
AJ1102 Praktický jazyk 1B
none
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The aim of the course is to explore the major as well as some of the lesser-known writers, literary movements, major historical events, trends and cultural concepts and make meaningful connections between them; and also to provide the historical, literary and cultural background necessary for those intending to be become English language teachers.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of this course, students should be able
1) to identify and evaluate the main currents of U.S. cultural history and especially their causes and consequences in relation to modern American culture and society
2) to understand how myths about America’s foundation and iconic historical events have been formulated, debated and challenged by American writers
3) to discuss the role of gender, culture and race in shaping the forms and themes of literary texts
Osnova
  • Colonial Beginnings
  • History: Immigration and the National Character: Puritans - Studying the Seeds
  • Literature: William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Mary Rowlandson
  • Revolution and Enlightenment
  • History: From European to American: the road to revolution
  • Literature: Benjamin Franklin, Jean de Crevecoeur, The Declaration of Independence
  • America Moves West
  • History: The Frontier as a Movable Concept: Mobility and Family
  • Literature: romantic period; Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The Nation Divides
  • History: Sectionalism: North, South and Slavery
  • Literature: African American experience, slave narratives, folk tales, spirituals
  • America Transforms: Industrialism and Immigration
  • History: Industrialism and Immigration: the Emergence of the Modern Woman
  • Literature: Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism; Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Zitkala Sa
Literatura
  • The Columbia history of the American novel. Edited by Emory Elliott - Cathy N. Davidson. New York: Columbia University, 1991, xviii, 905. ISBN 0-231-07360-7. info
  • The Heath anthology of American literature. Edited by Paul Lauter. Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath, 1990, xxxix, 261. ISBN 0-669-12065-0. info
  • Columbia literary history of the United States. Edited by Emory Elliott. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988, xxviii, 12. ISBN 0-231-05812-8. info
Výukové metody
discussion-based seminars, pair and group work, issue-based learning, project work
Metody hodnocení
1) Response papers (1 for each seminar), focusing on one text from the assigned reading
2) Credit test (mock state exam test) will focus on the inter-relationship between history, culture and literature. Students failing to pass this test will then sit a colloquium.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2868
FOR ONLINE SEMESTER: Students are requested to secure good internet connection in order to participate in online lessons as indicated in the schedule. Students must attend these meetings with both the sound and camera on.
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Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2018, podzim 2019, podzim 2020, podzim 2022, podzim 2023, podzim 2024.