Кто читает:: Кафедра английского языка для социальных дисциплин (Школа иностранных языков)

Статус:: Курс обязательный

Когда читается:: 2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Преподаватель

Кашперская Александра Петровна

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course consists of two parts: 1) an online course of historical subjects on the Coursera platform, which the student selects independently from the proposed list and must complete within 1-2 modules; 2) introductory and final seminar classes. The “Historical Dictionary in English” course implies independent study of one of the recommended courses on the Cousera platform www.coursera.org/. Current control is carried out by a lecturer leading an online course selected by the student. The tasks performed by the student include: tests, essays, essays on the subject of the course. The final results of the online course are converted into a total accumulated score on a ten-point scale. The exam based on the course results is held at the end of module 2, in the form of an oral conversation with the teacher on the topic of the completed online course (within 5-6 minutes).

Learning Objectives

1. broadening the horizons and increasing the overall humanitarian culture and information reserve of students
2. the development of information culture: the search and systematization of necessary information, determining the degree of its reliability, abstracting and use to create your own texts of various kinds, work with large volumes of information in a foreign language
3. the development of cognitive and research skills using resources in a foreign language in the course of independent work
4. complex formation of speech skills in oral and written speech, language skills and sociocultural awareness in the range of the indicated levels of communicative competence
5. comprehensive formation of speech skills in oral and written speech, skills of working with different types of texts, based on the professional needs of specialists in the field of "History"

Expected Learning Outcomes

to know general information about the contemporary history
to understand modern economical and political currents by studying their historical origins
to be able to use historical events to interpret modern issues
to be able to make connection and see relation between various historical events

Course Contents

Topic 1. Modern Middle East
The emergence of the modern Middle East from the fall of the Ottoman Empire, at the end of the First World War to the present. The Ottoman legacy in the region and the Western imperial impact on the creation of the Arab state system. The course will review the rise and retreat of Arab nationalism, the problems of internal cohesion of the Arab states, issues of religion and state, and the evolution of Islamist politics. We will also focus on the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and its impact on the region and will conclude with an in depth analysis of the “Arab Spring” by placing these contemporary revolutionary events in their historical context. The Middle East from the early 20th century to the present. The rise and retreat of Arab nationalism, the problems of internal cohesion of the Arab states, issues of religion and state, and the evolution of Islamist politics.The evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and its impact on the region and will conclude with an in depth analysis of the “Arab Spring” by placing these contemporary revolutionary events in their historical context.https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-middle-east-1 , https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-middle-east-2
Topic 2. Modern World I
Modern history from a global perspective. The political and economic revolutions of the late 1700s and tracks the transformation of the world during the 1800s. The changes that seem to be running beyond the capacity of older institutions to handle them. https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-world
Topic 3. Egypt
Colossal pyramids, imposing temples, golden treasures, enigmatic hieroglyphs, powerful pharaohs, strange gods, and mysterious mummies are features of Ancient Egyptian culture that have fascinated people over the millennia. The Bible refers to its gods, rulers, and pyramids. Neighboring cultures in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean wrote about its god-like kings and its seemingly endless supply of gold. The Greeks and Romans describe aspects of Egypt's culture and history. As the 19th century began, the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt highlighted the wonders of this ancient land, and public interest soared. Not long after, Champollion deciphered Egypt's hieroglyphs and paved the way for other scholars to reveal that Egyptian texts dealt with medicine, dentistry, veterinary practices, mathematics, literature, and accounting, and many other topics. Then, early in the 20th century, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun and its fabulous contents. Exhibitions of this treasure a few decades later resulted in the world's first blockbuster, and its revival in the 21st century has kept interest alive. https://www.coursera.org/learn/introancientegypt
Topic 4. Greeks
The survey of ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age to the death of Socrates in 399 BCE. Along with studying the most important events and personalities, students will consider broader issues such as political and cultural values and methods of historical interpretation. https://www.coursera.org/learn/ancient-greeks
Topic 5. Common Law
The common law of England and Wales is one of the major global legal traditions. This topic will give you an introduction to this influential legal system including its history, constitutional background, sources and institutions. The topic will describe the different ways in which laws are made and interpreted, the English court system and the increasing importance of European Union and human rights law. It is an especially exciting to be learning about English common law, given the potential changes that lie ahead in today’s political, economic and social environment – all these pose challenges to and opportunities for the law. https://www.coursera.org/learn/common-law
Topic 6. French Revolution
The French Revolution was one of the most important upheavals in world history. This topic examines its origins, course and outcomes. It was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies beginning in 1789. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, catalyzed violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon who brought many of its principles to areas he conquered in Western Europe and beyond. https://www.coursera.org/learn/french-revolution
Topic 7. Modern World II
The survey of modern history from a global perspective. The 21st century has been marked by growing economic globalization and integration, with consequent increased risk to interlinked economies, as exemplified by the Great Recession of the late 2000s and early 2010s. This period has also seen the expansion of communications with mobile phones and the Internet, which have caused fundamental societal changes in business, politics, and individuals' personal lives. The Internet and mobile telephony have also expanded the space for criminal behaviour on the part of individuals, organizations, corporations, and rogue states. https://www.coursera.org/learn/french-revolution
Topic 8. Holocaust
The Holocaust was an inconceivable historical event, which forever robbed Western culture of its innocence. As civilized human beings, we fail to understand how events of such horror could have taken place, and how an idea so inhumanly warped could have spread like wildfire through an entire continent, instigating the systematic annihilation of millions of Jews. https://www.coursera.org/learn/holocaust-introduction-1 , https://www.coursera.org/learn/holocaust-introduction-2
Topic 9. Medieval Europe
Perhaps no other relic of the European Middle Ages captures our imagination more than illuminated medieval manuscripts, or those documents decorated with images and colored pigments. Serving as windows unto a lost world of kings, ladies, faith, war, and culture, they communicate complex visual and textual narratives of Europe’s collective cultural heritage and patrimony. In this fashion, illuminated manuscripts are dynamic messages from our communal past that are still relevant today in fields like graphic design and typography. In this seven-week course, students will explore the material creation, content, and historical context of illuminated medieval European manuscripts. Students will acquire an introductory knowledge of their distinguishing characteristics, their cataloguing and periodization (when they were created), the methods utilized to produce them, and their historical context and value. https://www.coursera.org/learn/medieval-europe
Topic 10. Historical Fiction
A unique and exciting introduction to the genre and craft of historical fiction, for curious students, aspiring authors--anyone with a passion for the past. Read classics of the genre, encounter bestselling writers of historical fiction, and discover your own historical archive while interacting with a global community of interested readers. https://www.coursera.org/learn/historical-fiction

Assessment Elements

test, research works and essays
Exam

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (2 module)
0.4 * Exam + 0.6 * test, research works and essays

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Lewis, B. (2011). The End of Modern History in the Middle East. Stanford, Calif: Hoover Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=550370

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Sir A.W. Ward. (2019). The Cambridge Modern History : Modern History 13 Vl. [N.p.]: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1085534

Бакалаврская программа «История»

Historical Vocabulary in English