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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Anténe Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Obenausová Světlana, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Flajšar Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Čipkár Ivan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The aim of this course is getting to know the culture, history, geography and wildlife of other English speaking countries. A detailed look at other English speaking countries. We will deal only with countries where English is either the only or the main official language. The teacher's and students' presentations will be about all aspects (geography, wildlife, history and culture) of these countries: Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. The online study course contains links to more reading, articles, pictures and maps, videos, interactive exercises and quizzes, tests, homework.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is getting to know the culture, history, geography and wildlife of other English speaking countries, characterise the most important personalities of political and cultural life of these countries, explain the differences in their use of English, define these terms - native speaker, lingua franca, pidgin English, creole etc.
Students should attend the REAL1 first.
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Prerequisites
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Ability to study and discuss in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Seminar Work
Active participation in all lessons, completion of all classwork tasks, timely completion of any homework tasks and tests set and a presentation.
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Recommended literature
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Bothwell, H. (2008). The Penguin History of Canada. London.
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CRYSTAL, D. (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge.
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Ferguson, N. (2004). Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World. London.
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Macintyre, S. (2004). A Concise History of Australia. Cambridge.
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