Area Studies in English
- Credits: 6
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2P + 2C
- Semester: winter
- Year: 2
- Faculty of Applied Languages
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Teaching results:
Knowledge:
• acquiring theoretical knowledge about the history, culture, politics, economy, demography, social and legal system of Great Britain and the United States of America
• acquiring fundamental knowledge about the political and economic system, and knowledge about the basic context of the formation of modern societies in Great Britain and the USA from the perspective of historical and cultural development
Competencies:
• acquiring foreign language communication competence in professional (political and economic) language
• learning openness and tolerance and breaking down prejudices against foreign countries and cultures and languages
Skills:
• expanding and using of common communication vocabulary with terminology in areas such as politics, economics, demographics, social and legal systems, as well as culture
• ability to communicate in an international environment at a highly professional level
• acquiring skills in analysis and synthesis of the content of historical and contemporary texts
Indicative content
Indicative content:
- Historical background
- Political system and current political contexts
- Economic system
- Society and demographics
- Media systems – Media and their impact on the development of society
- Current problems and their solutions
Support literature
Required:
1. BLACK, Jeremy. A History of Britain: 1945 to Brexit. Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2017.
2. CARNEVALI, Francesca - STRANGE, Julie-Marie. 20th Century Britain: Economic, Cultural and Social Change. 2nd Edition. London : Routledge, 2007.
3. CHRISTOPHER, David. British Culture: An Introduction. London : Routledge, 1999.
4. DATESMAN, Maryanne K. - CRANDALL, JoAnn - KEARNY, Edward N. American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture. 3rd Edition. White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2005.
5. GRANT, R.G. - KAY, Ann - KERRIGAN, Michael - PARKER, Philip. History of Britain and Ireland: The Definitive Visual Guide. London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2019.
6. HIGGINS, Michael - SMITH, Clarissa - STOREY, John. The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Culture. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
7. KING, David C. Smithsonian American History: A Visual Encyclopedia. London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2019.
8. MITCHELL, Sally. Daily Life in Victorian England. 2nd Edition. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2009.
9. PATERSON, Michael. A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain. London : Robinson Publishing, 2008.
Optional:
10. CANNADINE, David. Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906. London : Penguin Books, 2017.
11. CHILDS, Peter - STORRY, Mike. Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture. London : Routledge, 1999.
12. GOODMAN, Ruth. How to Be a Victorian. London : Penguin Books Ltd., 2013.
13. HEWITT, Martin. The Victorian World. New York : Routledge, 2012.
14. MORAN, Maureen. Victorian Literature and Culture. London : Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006.
15. STEINBACH, Susie L. Understanding the Victorians: Politics, Culture and Society in Nineteenth-Century Britain. 2nd Edition. New York : Routledge, 2017.
16. WILLIAMS, Chris. A Companion to Nineteeth-Century Britain. Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
Requirements to complete the course
Requirements to complete the course:
Interim evaluation: 30%
Final evaluation: 70%
Student workload
Full-time study: 156 hours. Of which:
52 hours – attendance at seminars
32 hours – preparation for seminars and for the interim evaluation
72 hours – preparation for the final exam
Language whose command is required to complete the course
English
Date of approval: 08.03.2024
Date of the latest change: 19.05.2022