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Lecturer(s)
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Dumchak Iryna, doc. CSc.
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Palatinus Dávid Levente, Ph.D.
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Klapcsik Sándor, Ph.D.
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Marková Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Světlíková Anna, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Vernyik Zénó, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics of online lectures: Pre-Norman History and Culture Britain in the Middle Ages Renaissance and Humanism British Renaissance Rationalism and the Enlightenment British Enlightenment: Philosophy, Culture, Life Romanticism and Its British Form Victorian Britain: Life and Culture Modernism and Twentieth Century Schools of Thought Modernism in Britain: Life and Culture before the Second World War Topics of live lectures and seminars: Old English Literature Middle English Literature Elizabethan Literature Literature of Restoration Period Enlightenment Prose and Poetry Romantic Prose and Poetry 19th-Century Novel Irish Culture and Literature Modernism Prose, poetry, and drama in the 20th century
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Seminár, E-learning, Students' self-study
- Home preparation for classes
- 0 hours per semester
- Contacts hours
- 56 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the study of British culture. They gain a general chronological overview of historical and cultural periods and familiarize themselves with a selection of schools of thought and art, as well as with some of the most important works of art of each period, always in the context of general European trends.
Students acquire an overview of the history, culture and literature of Great Britain.
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Prerequisites
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B2 level of English, successful completion of Culture I: Introduction to Culture and Literature.
KAJ/KU1BE
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Test
Description: Lectures: The content of the lectures is split into two forms. Compulsory reading from a textbook and pre-recorded videos (available on the e-learning server and YouTube) provide an overview of British history and cultural history. Face-to-face lectures cover the literary history of the British Isles and they directly complement the work which is done in the seminar. Seminar: The seminar focuses on a selection of texts from British literature. Requirements: Lectures: Attendance of face-to-face lectures is not obligatory; however, it is strongly recommended for a successful completion of the course. There are two tests for the content of the online lectures and the assigned reading from the course textbook. These tests are written online, in the form of self-correcting tests based on multiple choice questions. Knowledge of the content of the face-to-face lectures is not tested separately but is presupposed at the oral exam. Seminar: Attendance is obligatory. One absence is allowed in the full-time program and in the part-time program. Thorough familiarity of compulsory reading and active participation in class work is a prerequisite for a successful completion of the course. Students write a mid-term and an end-term test in class and take an oral exam. The tests and the exam test their knowledge of the compulsory texts and their broader context; the students' language skills are also assessed. Seminars and lectures both have their e-learning courses with compulsory readings which students are required to access. Credits: The credit in the lecture part of the course is awarded on two conditions: 1) at least 70% score on average in the lecture tests; 2) active participation and regular attendance in the seminars. Only students who have successfully completed all of the seminar requirements (attendance, active participation, sufficient score in the mid-term and end-term test) and have earned their credit from the lectures may enroll for the oral exam with their seminar teacher.
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Recommended literature
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Carter, R. The Routledge History of Literature in English. Britain and Ireland. London: Routledge, 2016.
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Crowther, Jonathan, and Kathryn Kavanagh. Oxford Guide to British and American Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Cunliffe, Barry et al. eds. The Penguin Illustrated History of Britain and Ireland. From Earliest Times to the Present Day. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2004.
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Christopher, David P. British Culture. An Introduction. London: Routledge, 1999.
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Churchill, Winston. A History of the English Speaking Peoples. Volumes I-IV. London: Cassell, 2002.
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Lang, Seán. British History for Dummies. New York: Wiley, 2006.
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