Study plan

1, Defense of the diploma thesis (written in English or French).
2. The oral exam is divided according to the English and French-speaking areas. The exam is in English and/or French.
The exam focuses on theoretical knowledge and knowledge from the following areas: cultural aspects of identity construction; multilingualism, language changes in North America; colonialism, regionalism; current society in the monitored areas; literature and culture of Canada, USA, Mexico and the Caribbean.
The examiner verifies the knowledge of selected literature, the ability of students to theoretically analyze intercultural phenomena and situate them properly in the historical and contemporary social context.

Anti-multiculturalism in Quebec - Backlash on the Allophones
Evaluative language in journalistic discourse
Native Soul, Anglo-American Standards
The Slave Narrative and its Crucial Features
Inuit Pattern of Childrearing
The Popular Image of the American West Disrupted by Pioneer Women’s Writing
The Integration of Western Values by African Americans as Portrayed in Selected Works of Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor

Les anglicismes et la politique au Québec (l'imaginaire linguistique des citoyens en confrontation avec le médias)
Les revendications des Premières Nations : réalité et littérature
Rap québécois
La comparaison du joual et de l’acadien dans les oeuvres Les Belles soeurs de Michel Tremblay et La Sagouine d’Antonine Maillet
Wajdi Mouawad: Incendies. Oeuvre littéraire et son adaptation cinématographique