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Lecturer(s)
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Königová Veronika, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Novikov Alexander, B.A.
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Course content
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Elizabethan England The Enlightenment Romanticism Victorian England Edwardian England Modernism Angry Young Men The Era of Mass Media Presentations
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Group discussion, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 72 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 33 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| use English at the B2 level according to CEFR |
| name the main characteristics of current development of the English-speaking countries |
| name the key Anglo-American literary trends |
| define the basic data related to the cultural development of English-speaking countries |
| explain key facts from the history of English- speaking countries |
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| adequately respond to spoken texts on Anglo-American culture |
| explain one's viewpoint related to current cultural development in English-speaking countries |
| fluently participate in a pair/group discussion of a specialized topic |
| using clear and structured expression, to recapitulate and interpret the basic theses of a text |
| identify the main ideas of English specialized texts |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| explain the developmental periods and characteristic features of English literature |
| chronologically analyze the characteristic elements of English prose in regards to the specific cultural, social and historic events that significantly influenced English and American literature |
| work with a wide range of cultural history sources as well as British/American press |
| analyze key aspects of contemporary Anglo-American culture |
| identify key authors of specific literary periods |
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| show detailed knowledge of main British and American institutions |
| characterize in detail the structure of British and American society and the lifestyle of the individual social classes |
| understand on the basis of historical development the basic social issues of Britain and the USA |
| identify the main features of the British and American media scene |
| characterize development tendencies of British prose, drama and poetry in the second half of the 20th century, e.g. post-modern British literature: traditional and experimental prose and magical realism |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Group discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Baldick, Ch. The Oxford Dictionnary of Literary Terms. Oxford: Oxford University, 2008.
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Daiches, D. A Critical History of English Literature. 2 sv. New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1960.
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DOBSON, A. Anglo American Relations in the Twentieth Century. London: Routledge, 1997.
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Drabble, Margaret; Stringer, Jenny; Hahn, Daniel. The Concise Oxford Companion to English literature.. New York, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-921.
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FERGUSON, N. How Britain Made the Modern World. London, 2004.
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Morgan, Kenneth O. Dějiny Británie. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999. ISBN 80-7106-347-9.
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O'DRISCOLL, J. Britain. 2. vyd.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Zinn, Howard. A people's history of the United States : 1492 to present. New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005. ISBN 978-0-06-083865-2.
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