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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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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, South Africa and others. The online study course contains links to more reading, articles, pictures and maps, videos.
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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)
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 4 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 13 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 4 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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As courses in Anglophone cultures tend to focus on the UK and the USA exclusively, this compulsory course is designed to provide a survey of other English speaking countries on all continents. Thus, the goal of this class is to familiarize students with basic information about less "visible" Anglophone countries across the globe. The overarching theme of the course is the history and legacy of the British colonial empire. Within this framework, historical personalities, social trends and cultural stereotypes will be critically re-evaluated and confronted with the standard fare curricula of English/Czech secondary education. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: -- characterize individual English-speaking countries from a geographical, social or cultural perspective, -- describe the contributions of the most important figures in the political and cultural life of these countries, -- select a text, video, etc. on the realities of English-speaking countries for use in teaching English in connection with the RVP.
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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