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Description The course is for Bachelor's/Master's (CA006/CA061) degree students. The aim of the course is to provide students with essential background on life and institutions of contemporary Great Britain. It should develop the students' competence in debating current British issues, enhance critical thinking, and stimulate the participants to continue studying the subject further on their own. Requirements passing oral exam, exam questions [pdf] Weekly tasks none Recommended sources Oakland, J. (2006): British civilization: an introduction. 6th ed. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-36522-8. Oakland, J. (2003): British civilization : a student's dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 0-0415-30777-5. Oakland, J. (2001): Contemporary Britain: a survey with texts. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-15038-8. O'Driscoll, J. (2003): Britain. The country and its people. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-432429X. Oxford Guide to British and American Culture. Oxford University Press 1999. ISBN 0-19-431332-8. McDowall, D. (1993): Britain in Close-up. Longman. ISBN 0-582-06461.9. McDowall, D. (1989): An Illustrated History of Britain. Longman. ISBN 0-582-74914-X Nangonová, S. (1995): An Outline of British History. Ostravská univerzita (skriptum). ISBN 80-7042-435-4. current British mass-media www.fco.gov.uk www.bbc.co.uk Topics
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