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Last update: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (28.10.2019)
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Last update: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (28.10.2019)
Recommended literature: 1. Higgins, M., Smith, C. The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Culture (Cambridge Companions to Culture). Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0521683463. 2. Turner, G. British Cultural Studies. Routledge, 2002. ISBN-13:978-0415252287. 3. Driver, S. Understanding British Party Politics. Polity, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0745640785. 4. Wright, T. British Politics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN-13: 978-0199661107. 5. Bryson, B. The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way. William Morrow, 1990. ISBN-13: 978-0380715435. 6. Hughes, A., Trudgill, P., Watt, D. English Accents and Dialects: An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles, Fifth Edition (The English Language Series). Routledge, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1444121384. 7. Hochschild, A. Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves. Mariner Books, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0618619078. 8. Darwin, J. Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain. Bloomsbury Press, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-1620400388. 9. Winch, D. (Ed.) Malthus: 'An Essay on the Principle of Population'. Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN-13: 978-0521429726. 10. Autorské online kvízy vytvořené za pomoci softwaru Hot Potatoes + audio z veřejných zdrojů. 11. Susan Basnett ed. (1997). Studying British Cultures. Routledge. London. 12. Krzysztof Knauer and Simon Murray eds. (2000). Britishness and Cultural Studies: Continuity and Change in Narrating the Nation. Slask Wydawnictwo Nankowe. Katowice. |
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Last update: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (28.10.2019)
Presentation topics
1. Sport Most popular British sports & sports originating from Britain or Celebrity spotlight – a brief cameo of a British sport celebrity
2. Culture British music – a close-up on a specific music genre or Celebrity spotlight – a brief cameo of a noteworthy British musician British film – a close-up on a specific genre (comedy, thriller, cartoon, etc.)
3. Education British educational system: a general introduction, types of school etc. Major differences between Czech and British educational system
Queen Elizabeth I (vs Mary Stuart) intro, pros & cons
5. Noteworthy personalities II James Cook Winston Churchill or Margaret Thatcher
6. Noteworthy personalities III Isaac Newton Charles Darwin Thomas Robert Malthus (utilitarianism -> Darwinism -> eugenics?!)
7. History I The origin of the British parliament The English Reformation The English Revolution
8. History II (out of spotlight) Josiah Wedgewood (and the birth of modern marketing) Top Five British Inventors
9. History III (out of spotlight) The Luddite movement and penal transportation The abolition of slavery in Britain
10. History IV (out of spotlight) British suffragist movement The rise and fall of British colonialism – multiculturalBritain The British Raj and the Quit India movement
11. Language corner A brief history of the English language British regional dialects and accents (audio samples required)
12. Britain and Europe Brexit – pros and cons |
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Last update: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (28.10.2019)
Credit requirements: 80% attendance (2 unexplained absences allowed); a brief PPT file which is to be (1) presented in class and (2) uploaded through Moodle. One presentation topic is by default assigned to one student, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Every presentation must also include a brief check-up section (i.e. questions). The completion of two online quizzes. |
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Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (24.09.2019)
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