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Lecturer(s)
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Kucíková Monika, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course is a part of the Final State Examination of the bachelor's study programme Foreign Languages for Commercial Purposes. The oral examination takes about 15 - 30 minutes. All procedures comply with the Study and Examination Regulations at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Textual studies
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| The subject is a requirement for completion of a bachelor?s program guaranteed by the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. |
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| Students will be able to: - explain historical, social, cultural, and political development of the USA - describe historical development of the USA throughout the 1960s - explain social movements in the USA - explain the American education system - explain the American system of government - explain the British edcation system - explain the British system of government - explain and describe class system in Great Britain - explain "multiculturalism" |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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Garwood, Christopher; Gardani, Guglielmo; Peris, Edda. Aspects of Britain and the USA. Oxford, 1999. ISBN 978-0194542456.
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McDowall, David. An illustrated history of Britain. Harlow, 1989. ISBN 978-0582749146.
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O'Driscoll, James. Britain. Oxford, 1997. ISBN 978-0194324298.
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Paxman, Jeremy. Angličané : portrét národa. Praha, 2006.
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Storry, Mike; Childs, Peter. British cultural identities. Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0415424608.
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