Introduction to Canadian Studies - AAALD003AE

• Title: Introduction to Canadian Studies
• Guaranteed by: Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (21-UALK)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: winter
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (7)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Is provided by: AAALD003A
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: Mgr. Klára Kolinská, Dr., Ph.D.
• Class: Exchange - 09.2 General and Comparative Literature

Annotation

Last update: Mgr. Helena Znojemská, Ph.D. (20.09.2021)

N.B.:
THIS CODE WAS CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS who need a grade for this course.
The course is only open to DALC incoming Erasmus students.

OBJECTIVES
The course will provide an introductory survey of Canadian geography, political systém, history and cultural history,
including relevant information on the social, political and cultural development of Canada and the most important
contemporary issues.

Main topics:
basic features of Canadian geography
a brief survey of Canadian history
Canadian political system
international relations
Anglophone and Francophone Canada
First Peoples NOW AND THEN
immigration
multiculturalism
Canada´s road to cultural independence and integrity
ART IN CANADA


Material:
Recommended reading on various Canadian topics (making use of the
Department´s Canadian Library)
Xeroxed or anthologized texts
Special film and video showings (including parts of the CBC ten-hour
video series /2000/ ?Canada ? A People?s History?)


Assessment:

CREDIT based on the student´s attendance and active participation in the seminar sessions; among others, the
participants are expected to submit a short paper dealing with or complementing one of the relevant topics
included in the seminar programme (possibly, in the form of an oral presentation).