The course focuses on some selected issues
concerning the United Kingdom and the United States of America such as
geography, structure of society, education, religion, and media, etc.
Other discussed topics include some elements of small ”c” culture of
those countries such as holidays, customs, leisure time, patterns of
behavior, and stereotypes. Particular subjects are presented from both
contemporary and historical perspective. Also, the current issues,
their significance and context are discussed on the basis of every week
news reports and article reading and discussion. Besides, the concept of
culture, identity, race and ethnic groups are introduced and applied to
analyze both societies, with a focus on multiculturalism and
globalization. The subjects for discussions are also derived from
students presentations, movie extracts, YouTube movies, cultural texts
such and newspaper articles.
- Nauczyciel: Samuel Bennett