PdF:AJB_CWI Cold War Issues - Course Information

AJB_CWI Cold War Issues

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (programme PdF, B-SPE) (2)
• Studies to Extend Teaching Qualification for Primary Schools (programme PdF, C-CV, specialization English Language)
• Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language (programme PdF, N-ZS) (2)

Course objectives

In this course we will try to look at the cold war from both points of view. In the first meeting we will primarily concentrate on the events of the late 1940’s, 1950’s and early 1960’s through documentary videos and discussion. During the 12 weeks after that meeting, students will be doing their own research and presenting their findings on the on-line class forum. This research may take the form of traditional academic research, an interview with someone with first hand experience, a study of how the cold war affected a local community, family, etc. The last meeting will deal with events from the mid 1960’s to 1990.

Syllabus

• Workshop material excerpted from: Jervis, Robert. The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1989. 0-8014-9565-2 Smoke, Richard. National Security and the Nuclear Dilemma. New York: Random House, 1987. 0-394-35800-7. Ambrose, Stephen E. Rise to Globalism – American Foreign Policy Since 1938. New York: Viking Penguin, 1988. 0-14-022826-8

Literature

• LAFEBER, Walter. America, Russia, and the cold war, 1945-1990. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991, xi, 370. ISBN 0075575574. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

attendance of all 5 hours of both workshops, research project, participation in forum.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 2 dopolední bloky, 8. října (pondělí) a 7. prosince (pátek).

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