History and Culture of the USA

2023/2024

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Школа иностранных языков

Статус:

Курс по выбору

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Преподаватели

Бакулев Алексей Валентинович

Будникова Алина Александровна

Стырина Елена Вячеславовна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course “History and Culture of the U.S.A.” is taught to freshmen majoring in foreign languages and intercultural communication. The aim of the course is to establish the context of understanding of the cultural, historic, economic, and political background of the U.S.A. as a country whose language is the target language of students’ professional scrutiny. Course materials include a variety of primary and secondary sources that explore the phenomena discussed from different perspectives to enhance students' analytical, critical thinking and media literacy skills. Special attention is paid to a comparative analysis of the U.S. – Russia relations. The course features both lectures and seminars, which enables students to interiorize the “American component” of their intercultural communicative competence through involvement in class discussions, case-study, quizzes, tests and writing critical reviews.