Culture and History of B Language Area - English 3200-L3-0KOJBA

K1_W07 will know and understand the relation between languages and their role in culture
K1_W10 will know the outline of culture of the studied language and understand the role of language in the communication between people and cultures
K1_W11 will know and understand cultural differences, being a core element of multicultural societies in the contemporary world, and understand a general outline of the social-economic and legal reality of the studied languages
K1_W12 will know and understand the functioning of cultural institutions and will be well informed about these in the studied languages

K1_U01 will be able to critically analyze texts as cultural products, as well as to search, analyze, assess and select authentic texts in the studied languages and develop professional skills in the field of cultural studies
K1_U03 will be able to recognize characteristic cultural elements and correctly interpret social-historical changes as regards the studied language area
K1_U12 will be able to identify goals and plan how to achieve them, understanding the need to continue self-education and boosting one’s skills, including practical linguistic competence

K1_K01 will be ready to accurately identify and solve dillemas of intercultural communication, caused by discrepancies in language systems and cultural differences, without forgetting about ethical requirements and heeding expert advice
K1_K03 will be able to participate in the cultural life of the region, country, and Europe, using traditional and modern media and forms of communication
K1_K04 will be ready to undertake actions in intercultural/ multicultural communication, serving to preserve the cultural heritage of the given region or country
K1_K05 will be ready to manage a group in a responsible manner (within a group research or practical project – e.g. educational, multicultural or multilanguage), accepting responsibility for the outcomes
K1_K06 will be ready to cooperate and work in a group, adopting different roles (including the role of linguistic and cultural mediator) without forgetting about professional ethics

Each of the instructors presents their preferred form of the exam (each of the semesters is graded independently). Detailed criteria for the final grade are presented in the decription of the respective group.

General assessment criteria:
5 - 100-90%

4+ - 85-89%

4 - 80-84%

3+ 70-79%

3 - 60-69%

N/A

The following reading list is an example, detailed reading lists can be found in the description of respective groups.

Sample reading list:
Fall semester:

Oakland J., British Civilization. An Introduction, Routledge 2019
McDowall D., An Illustrated History of Britain, Longman 1995
Morgan, K., The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Oxford University Press, 1986.

Spring semester:
Althen, G., Bennett, J., American Ways, Intercultural Press, 2011.
Case A. Deaton A., Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, Princeton UP, Princeton 2020.
DiMaggio A. R., Political Power in America: Class Conflict and the Subversion of Democracy, SUNY Press 2019.
Duncan, R., Goddard, J., Contemporary America, Palgrave, 2013.
Gorn, E. J., Roberts, R., Bilhartz, T. D., Constructing the American Past: A Sourcebook of a People&History, Volume 1 to 1877 and Volume 2 from 1865. Longman 2017.
Hillstrom L.C., Black Lives Matter: From a Moment to a Movement, ABC Clio, Santa Barbara, CA 2018.
Hogan T., Hydrocarbon Nation: How Energy Security Made Our Nation Great and Climate Security Will Save Us, Johns Hopkins UP, 2018
Lacorne D., The Rise of the Religious Right, w: Religion in America: A Political History, Columbia UP 2011.
Lepore J., These Truths: A History of the United States, W.W. Norton & Company, New York 2018.

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