SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
FACULTY/INSTITUTE
COURSE CODE
DEGREE PROGRAMME
FIELD OF STUDY
ENGLISH PHILOLOGY
COURSE FORMAT
YEAR AND SEMESTER
NAME OF THE TEACHER
CULTURE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
(GREAT BRITAIN)
PHILOLOGY / INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES
DEGREE LEVEL
BA STUDIES
FORMA
STUDIÓW/STUDY
MODE: FULL-TIME STUDIES
BASIC CONTENT
2ND YEAR / WINTER SEMESTER
DR MAŁGORZATA MARTYNUSKA
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. LEARNING ASPECTS OF HISTORY, SOCIAL LIFE, POLITICS AND CULTURE IN
GREAT BRITAIN.
2. PRESENTING BRITISH GEOGRAPHY.
3. PRESENTING POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
4. INTERESTING STUDENTS WITH ANGLO-SAXON CULTURE
5. IMROVING LANGUAGE FLUENCY.
PREREQUISITES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH AT LEAST AT UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL
KNOWLEDGE:
STUDENT KNOWS TERMINOLOGY CONNECTED WITH CULTURE
STUDIES AND ANALYSES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
STUDENT KNOWS POLITICAL SYSTEM IN GREAT BRITAIN.
SKILLS:
STUDENT ANALYSES AND MAKES JUDGEMENTS CONCERNING
POLITICAL AND LEGAL SYSTEMS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
STUDENT HAS RESEARCH SKILLS ALLOWING TO ANALYSE
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGES IN GREAT BRITAIN.
FINAL COURSE OUTPUT - SOCIAL COMPETENCES
STUDENT IS ABLE TO DISCUSS SOCIO-POLITICAL ISSUES
CONCERNING GREAT BRITAIN.
STUDENT HAS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ETHNIC MINORITIES IN
MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
COURSE ORGANISATION –LEARNING FORMAT AND NUMBER OF HOURS
30 HRS OF LECTURE WITH POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
COURSE DESCRIPTION
1. BRITISH NATIONAL SYMBOLS – 2HRS
2. BRITISH GEOGRAPHY – 2HRS
3. BRITISH CONSTITUTION AND MONARCHY – 2HRS
4. BRITISH PARLIAMENT – 2HRS
5. BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND ELECTIONS – 2 HRS
6. POLITICAL PARTIES IN GREAT BRITAIN – 2HRS
7. LEGAL SYSTEM IN GREAT BRITAIN – 2HRS
8. RELIGION IN GREAT BRITAIN – 2HRS
9. EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN – 2HRS
10. BRITISH SOCIETY IN 1960S – 2HRS
11. BRITISH SOCIETY IN 1970S – 2HRS
12. BRITISH ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY– 2HRS
13. SPORT IN GREAT BRITAIN – 2HRS
14. HOLIDAYS IN GREAT BRITAIN – 2HRS
15. FINAL TEST – 2HRS
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS
GRADING SYSTEM
LECTURE WITH POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
STUDENTS SELF-STUDY READING NOTES FROM
LECTURES
PRESENCE AT LECTURES AND PASSING THE FINAL TEST
grades
Bdb (A)
plus dobry (B)
Dobry (C)
plus dostateczny (D)
Dostateczny (E)
Niedostateczny (F)
% marks
95-100
86-94
80-85
70-79
60-69
0-59
TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED
LEARNING OUTCOMES EXPRESSED
IN TIME AND ECTS CREDIT POINTS
Classes: 30 hours
Preparation for the classes: 15 hours
Preparation for the final test: 15 hours
Hours total: 60
ECTS credit points: 2
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
INTERNSHIP
MATERIALS
ENGLISH
NO
PRIMARY OR REQUIRED BOOKS/READINGS:
Kleparski, G.A., Martynuska, M., Dziama, A. The
Highlights of Anglo-Saxon Culture and Language. A
College and University Guide, Wydawnictwo UR:
Rzeszów, 2010.
SUPPLEMENTAL OR OPTIONAL BOOKS/READINGS:
Bromhead P., Life in Modern America, Longman,
Harlow, 1992.
Bromhead P., Life in Modern Britain (Longman) 1990.
Culpin, Ch., Turner, B., Making Modern Britain,
Collins Educational: London, 1997.
Falk R., Spotlight on the USA, Oxford University
Press, New York, 1993.
Fiedler E., R. Jansen, M. Norman-Risch, America in
Close-up, Longman, Harlow, 1990.
Jurczyński T., Dictionary of the USA, WSiP, 1995.
Kirn E., About the USA, US Department of State, 1989.
Marwick, A. British Society since 1945, Penguin
Books: England, 2003.
Mauk, D. Oakland, J., American Civilization,
Routledge: London, New York, 1995.
Oakland, J., British Civilization, Routledge: London,
New York, 2004.
O'Driscoll J., Britain. The Country and Its People: An
Introduction for Learners of English (OUP) 2000.
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford
University Press, 2010.
Schroeder R.C., i N. Glick, An Outline of American
Government, US Info Agency, 1990. Smolinski F.,
Celebrate! Holidays in the USA, USIA, 1993
Stevenson D.K., American Life and Institutions, Ernst
Klett Verlag, Stuttgart, 1997.
Storry, M., Childs, P., British Cultural Identities,
Routledge: London, New York, 2007.