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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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Course Topics: Columbus day in the USA and elsewhere The first English colonies in the New World Revolution and Fighting for Independence Founding Fathers and the American Constitution Years of growth for the white and forced removal of Indians Slavery, the Civil War and the Reconstruction The Railroad, cowboys, farmers, and sad end of buffalo and Amerindians Inventors and immigrants WWI, Jazz Age, Depression, New Deal, WWII The USA after WWII, the beginning of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement Vietnam, the Hippies movement The USA after the Cold War
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work, Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 34 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 60 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students will be able to understand the most important moments of American history and their relationship to the present-day situation, to characterise the most important personalities of American history and put events on the timeline.
Ability to study in English.
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Prerequisites
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Ability to communicate in Englishn and understand English instruction.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam, Essay, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Dialog
Students are set homework and quizzes all through the term in the online course. Active participation, with all tasks and tests being fulfilled, is the condition for getting a credit for the seminars. The course is concluded with an written 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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Chafe, William Henrz. (1999). The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II. New York.
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McAuley, Karen. (1987). The United States. Past to Present. Lexington, USA.
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O'Callaghan, Bryn. (2002). An Illustrated History of the USA. Harlow, England.
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Ritchie, Donald A. (1985). Heritage of Freedom. History of the United States.. New York.
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Shi, David Emory. (2019). America: A Narrative History. 11th ed.. New York.
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Tindall, George B. (1994). USA. Praha.
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Zinn, Howard. (2017). A People's History of the United States. New York.
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