Cultural Studies I - O01301215

• Title: Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí I
• Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2019
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, C [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Explanation: Rok1
• Old code: CUST
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D.
• Classification: Teaching > English
• Is pre-requisite for: O01301216

Annotation

English

Last update: Stephen Douglas, M.A. (07.10.2018)

This course provides a general introduction to British society and culture. The syllabus includes a general focus on the history, the regional variations of British society, as well as a consideration of important aspects of cultural life such as government, education, attitudes towards class and accent, multiculturalism, etc., looking at both the origins of these and how they appear today. It will provide a wider context for using the English language, in both speaking and writing.

Czech

Last update: Stephen Douglas, M.A. (07.10.2018)

Tento předmět je obecným úvodem do studia britské společnosti. Počíná obecným pohledem na historii a regionální rozmanitost Británie a přesouvá se k významným aspektům kulturního života, jako je systém vlády, vzdělávání, přístup k problematice společenských tříd a akcentu, multikulturalismus atd.

Literature

Last update: Stephen Douglas, M.A. (14.05.2019)

Povinná literatura:

Vaughan-Rees, M., Bystrom, P., Bateman, S. (1995) In Britain. Chancerel.

Doporučená literatura:

McDowell, M. (1993) Britain in Close-up.

McLean, A. (1993). Profile UK.

Syllabus

Last update: Stephen Douglas, M.A. (30.09.2018)

British Cultural Studies     (Sept-Dec 2018)

The course will cover:

1.      (a) A general introduction to the course.

         (b) The Geography of the British Isles and national character

2.      The political system, political parties, the Royal family

3.      History (i): The origins of Britain to the year 1066, the sea, food and cooking.

4.      History (ii): The Normans and 1066 to Tudors (Henry VIII, Elizabeth I) - aristocracy, the church, diet, the sea explorers and expansion; its relevance today.

5.      History (iii) The Civil War – Parliament, the role of Ireland and Scotland, the social classes and political parties.

6.      Industrial Revolution, Empire, and its effects on today’s world.

7.      Scotland and the United Kingdom

8.      Era of Reform, Victorian/Edwardian era – the end of Empire, to WW1, workers and women’s rights.

9.      WW2, social, political and economic change, to now.

10.    Northern Ireland – incl. history.

11.    Wales.

Course completion requirements

Last update: Stephen Douglas, M.A. (30.09.2018)

attendance 80% (no more than 2 absences); 4 essays; 1-2 presentations; final test

As an integral part of the course, each student will practice spoken English by giving a ten-minute presentation about a significant cultural aspect of the British Isles, choosing from a list of subjects.

They will also be asked to write 4 essays of between 150-200 words. Instructions on the practice of essay writing will also be given.

The Final Mark: Each essay will count for 10% of the mark, and will be based on answering a question directly concerned with what has been dealt with during the lectures.

The presentation will receive up to 20% but if the first attempt receives a particularly low mark, or is inadequate, the student will be asked to do a second presentation on a different subject. The student is permitted to make another attempt if they themselves feel they would like to improve their mark. A list of subjects to choose from will be given on the first day of the course.

There will be a general knowledge exam that will count for the final 40%. This will consist of firstly, a general knowledge test needing only short answers, while the second half of the test will ask for longer and more detailed answers requiring several sentences. It will be necessary to take adequate notes on: (a) key aspects of each presentation given by other students, and (b) on the talks and information handed out by the tutor. The second half of the test will ask for longer and more detailed answers requiring several sentences.