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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Flajšar Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics in American history from pre-European history up to the present.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 14 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Aims: After completing the course students will be able to: - describe the most important historical moments in the history of the United States, - outline the way in which individual events follow along a timeline, - characterize the meaning of the most important figures in US history, - explain the events which over history shaped the contemporary political situation in the United States, - select text, video etc, on any topic from American history for use in teaching English.
Knowledge of American history.
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Prerequisites
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Ability to communicate in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Didactic Test, Seminar Work, Written exam
Attendance, reading, participation, weekly tests, final test. Requirements for students with the individual study plan (ISP) and/or students with special needs: Students with ISP will write an extra written work (essays, 4-5 pages, on a course-related topic approved by the instructor) and post it at the course page in Moodle. Alternately, students with ISP and/special needs meet the adapted course requirements (written and/or oral testing) based on the expert recommendations of The Support Centre for Students with Special Needs.
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Recommended literature
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Lepore, Jill. (2019). These Truths: A History of the United States.. New York.
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O'Callaghan, Bryn. (2002). An Illustrated History of the USA.. Harlow.
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Remini, Robert V. (2009). A Short History of the United States.. New York.
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Zinn, Howard. (2017). A People?s History of the United States.. New York.
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