AJ2BP_DVBR British History

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Mon 12:30–13:15 učebna 20
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This is a survey course of British History from Prehistoric times of Britain till the 90s of the last century. Its aim is to provide part of the historical and cultural background necessary for those intending to be become English language teachers, as well as to serve as an introduction and foundation for further studies in British cultures and literature. The lecture class will end with an exam. T
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and be able to explain the main events in the British history and their causes and consequences in relation to British cultures and English society.
Syllabus
  • 1. Prehistoric Britain
  • 2. Roman Britain
  • 3. Anglo-Saxon Britain
  • 4. Medieval Britain
  • 5. The Tudors Era
  • 6. The Stuarts Era:
  • 7. Hanoverians
  • 8. Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain: the growth of British Empire.
  • 9. Towards World War One
  • 10. From Interbellum period to World War Two
  • 11. From Decolonization to Margaret Thatcher
  • 12. Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • 13. Geopolitics: Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Commonwealth, Politics of the U.K.
Literature
  • The Oxford illustrated history of Britain. Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan. Reissued in new covers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xiv, 646. ISBN 0192893262. info
  • EAGLE, Dorothy. The Oxford illustrated literary guide to Great Britain and Ireland. Edited by Hilary Carnell - Meic Stephens. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992, vi, 322. ISBN 0192129880. info
  • MARWICK, Arthur. British society since 1945. 2nd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1990, vi, 430 p. ISBN 0-14-013817-599. info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
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