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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. Roman Britain 3. Anglo-Saxon Britain 4. Viking challenge, rise of Wesses 5. Late Anglo-Saxons 6. Norman Conquest 7. Norman culture in Britain 8. Tudors 9. Late Tudors. Golden Age 10. Civil War 11. Restoration of the Monarchy 12. British Empire
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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- 26 hours per semester
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- 26 hours per semester
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- 26 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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This course engages the broad cultural dynamics of Britain, with particular attention paid to the developing role of historical institutions and their impact on mechanisms of power, social conditions, and cultural production. Emphasis is placed on the changing discourses of British life mainly cultural and social, history.
Participants expand their English language competence, discuss particular issues, compare cultural identities of both countries, apply the knowledge of the UK culture identities when analyzing the Czech culture, identify differences in both systems
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Prerequisites
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Level B2. optional course
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
attendance compulsory (75%), study thoroughly 11 assignments, final test (70% pass mark)
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Recommended literature
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mike storry. British Cultural Identities. London, 2012. ISBN 9780415424608.
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