UCJCA009 American studies

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Stručná anotace předmětu: Smyslem předmětu je poskytnout posluchačům základní rozhled a orientaci v problematice amerických lingvoreálií, upozornit na základní politické, kulturní a sociální aspekty života v USA s důrazem na to, co je specifické pro Spojené státy. Po absolvování kurzu má být posluchač schopen samostatně se orientovat v oboru amerických studií a v odborné literatuře a sám se v této oblasti dále vzdělávat. Sylabus přednášky: 1. Colonial America - (beginnings of colonization, New England, the South, middle colonies, Seven Years War) 2. American Revolution - (British relation to colonies and their reaction, War of Independence, foundations of the new government) 3. American Expansion - (westward expansion, Indian policy, the myth of the West) 4. Between the Revolution and the Civil War - (political scene after the revolution, antebellum era) 5. Civil War - (history of slavery and abolitionism, civil war) 6. Reconstruction and the Gilded Age - (social situation after the war, industrialisation, American at the end of the 19th century) 7. America from the Beginning of the 20th century to 1939 - (the rise of the USA to the position of superpower, WWI, 20ies, 30ies) 8. A Historical View of the USA at War - the USA at war from Spanish-American war to WW I, WW II 9. A Historical View of the USA at War - Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, the war in Iraq 10. Post-war America - development after the war, the 50s, 60s 11. Post-war America - from the 70s till the end of the millennium 12. The position of the USA in the nowadays world Sylabus semináře: 1. The USA and Canada - view of a Czech person, American values, What is an American? 2. Geography of the USA - (the USA on the map, climate, regionalism, national parks) 3. Population of the USA - (population structure in the USA today, multiculturalism, melting pot, salad bowl, pluralism, particularism, separatism, history of immigration) 4. Education in the USA - (system of education, basic features, new trends) 5. Religion - (religious pluralism, Puritanism and Protestant religion, other religions, cults and sects, legal guarantees of religious freedom) 6. American government - (executive, legislative and judicial branches, checks and balances, from a bill to a law, federal, state and local governments) 7. Economy in the USA - (industry and agriculture, governmental involvement, producer-seller-buyer relationship, historical perspective) 8. Mass media - (freedom of press, basic features, newspaper, magazines, television, radio, internet) 9. Culture and arts in the USA, popular culture - (architecture, painting, sculpture, music, film) 10. Canada - outline of the history 11. Canada - geography, population, education 12. Canada - government, economy, culture Odborná literatura: Jordan, W. D. a Litwack, L. F.: The United States, 7. vydání, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1994. McNaught, K.: The Penguin History of Canada, London: Penguin, 1988. Nevins, A. a kol.: A Pocket History of the United States, 9. vydání, New York: Washington Square Press, 1992. Stevenson, D. K.: American Life and Institutions, Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag, 1989. Veselý, K.: The English Speaking Countries, 3. vydání, SPN: Praha, 1983.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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