UCJAMLIG American Studies

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
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)
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. Vše je založeno na historickém vývoji. Sylabus: 1. Colonial America and American values 2. American revolution and American government 3. American expansion and geography 4. Between the revolution and the Civil War and American education 5. The Civil War 6. Reconstruction and American Empire 7. 1900-1939 8. The USA at war 9. The post-war America and American religion 10. 1970s till nowadays and American population 11. Mass Media 12. American Arts 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 Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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