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History and Culture of Great Britain - selected issues

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Course ID: 340-AS1-2ECHZ
Erasmus code / ISCED: 09.001 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title: History and Culture of Great Britain - selected issues
Name in Polish: Kultura i historia Wielkiej Brytanii - wybrane zagadnienia
Organizational unit: Faculty of Philology
Course groups: (in Polish) 3L stac. I st. studia filologii angielskiej - przedmioty obowiązkowe
(in Polish) Filologia angielska 2 rok sem.zimowy 1 stopień
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 1.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
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Language: English
Type of course:

obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):

Students' expected language level is B2/C1. Students have a basic understanding of British culture and history.
Short description:

The history of the United Kingdom and its culture over the centuries, social transformations, key events and historical figures.

The lecture covers basic historical events shaping contemporary Britain from prehistoric times to World War II.

The lecture aims to introduce the key figures in British history. The lecture will help students understand the significance of the role of individual agents in a broad historical perspective, and at the same time will point out the social, economic, political, and cultural factors conditioning the attitudes and actions of selected key figures over the centuries. The lecture is structured chronologically. Individual lectures are devoted to the most important events and the individuals involved in them.
Full description: (in Polish)

Profil studiów - ogólnoakademicki

Forma studiów - stacjonarne

Rodzaj przedmiotu - obowiqzkowy

Dziedzina i dyscyplina nauki - filologia angielska, nauki o kulturze i religii, historia

Rok studi6w/semestr - II rok, semestr 3

Wymagania wstępne - brak

Liczba godzin dydaktycznych: 15

Metody dydaktyczne - Wykład.

Punkty ECTS 1

Bilans nakładu pracy studenta 20h (odpowiada 1 pkt. ECTS)

Wskaźniki ilościowe: Nakład pracy studenta związany z zajęciami wymagającymi bezpośredniego udziału nauczyciela - 15h (0,75 pkt ECTS); Nakład pracy studenta związany z przygotowaniem do zaliczenia 5h (0,25 pkt ECTS)
Bibliography:

McDowall J., An Illustrated History of Britain, Longman 1989

O'Morgan K., The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Oxford 1997

Lipoński W., Dzieje kultury brytyjskiej, Warszawa 2003

Zins H., Historia Anglii, Warszawa 1995

Arnold-Baker C., The Companion to British History, Longcross Press 2001

John Cannon, The Kings and Queens of Britain, Oxford 2001

Borman Tracy, Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II, Atlantic Monthly Press 2022

Stephen Oppenheimer, The Origins of the British The New Prehistory of Britain A Genetic Detective Story, 2007
Learning outcomes:

1) Students can characterize the four parts of the United Kingdom; they know the historical processes conditioning Britain's present state.

2) Student is able to chronologically arrange major events in British history, to explain their causes and consequences.

3) Student understands relations between historical processes and contemporary events, understands cultural and social differences and their consequences.

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Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

In order to receive credit for the lecture, students are required to take a written exam. The exam consists of open-ended questions.

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/2024" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-06-30
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators: Dorota Guzowska
Group instructors: Dorota Guzowska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Grading
Type of course:

obligatory courses
Mode:

(in Polish) zdalnie

Classes in period "Academic year 2024/2025" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-06-30
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators: Dorota Guzowska
Group instructors: Dorota Guzowska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Grading
Type of course:

obligatory courses
Mode:

(in Polish) w sali
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