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14175 History and Culture of English Speaking Countries - Five-year degree in English Philology

Center

Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication

Departament

English and German

Lecturers in charge

Sin datos cargados

Met. Docent

Lectures (2 hours per week, average).
- Discussion of articles, news and set readers on cultural issues and current affairs (1 hour per week, average).

Met. Avaluació

Final examination and project work

Bibliografia

ABERCROMBIE, Nicholas & WARDEN, Alan. (1994) 1995. Contemporary British Society. Cambridge: Polity.
BASSNETT, Susan. 1997. Studying British Cultures. An Introduction. London: Routledge.
BREIDLID, A. et al. (eds.) 1996. American Culture. New York: Rougledge.
BRIGGS, Asa. (1983) 1985. A Social History of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Dictionary of Language and Culture. Longman

Continguts

Contents for the course:

Introduction
- Language, Culture, Cultural Studies

Geography
- Geography of the UK, Ireland and the USA

History
- Early Times
- The Middle Ages
- The Tudors
- The Stuarts
- British Colonies in America
- The 18th and 19th centuries in the UK and Ireland
- Independence, Civil War and the Growth of the USA

20th Century and Institutions
- 20th century in the UK and Ireland
- 20th century in the USA
- Overview of other English-speaking countries
- International relationships
- Society
- System of government
- Education
- Media
- Legal system

Theory:
- Lectures (2 hours per week, average).

Practice:
- Discussion of articles, news and set readers on cultural issues and current affairs (1 hour per week, average).
Aims of the Course: To make students aware of the connection between language and culture, as well as the concept of Cultural Studies. To make students familiar with the most important events in the history of the English Speaking countries, as well as their institutions, and the connection with contemporary society and current events.