TANM-ANG-111/d
Challenging stereotypes (Angol nyelvű népek kultúrája) in autumn 2015
Veljanovszki Dávid, Tue 15:30–17:00, R414, host: DELP (R301)
2-credit seminar, 30 h/term; weak prereq: (TANM-ANG-109/109K)
description & set texts
This course focuses on popular cultural stereotypes about the British. Centuries-old common notions about self-perception, imperial legacy, attitude to foreigners,language as well as Britishness vs. Englishness will be addressed from multiple perspectives. In addition, preoccupations with seeming trivia typically associated with the British, such as the weather, tea drinking, 'national' pastimes and the number-one unguent one can spread on one's toast, will be cast in a new light. Using such stereotypes as a starting point, this course is intended to explore how the British saw themselves and were seen by others in the past, as well as how they see themselves and are seen through the looking glass of other cultures today. To this end, various earlier and contemporary authors' discussions of various aspects of British culture will be reviewed, interpreted, debated and challenged as part of the course. The outcomes of these cultural enquiries will be exploited for language development and ELT methodology-related purposes, too.
requirements & assessment
Regular attendance, active class participation, readings assigned weekly, two in-class tests, regular quizzes based on input, one oral presentation, one home paper. Assessment will be based on performance in the listed areas.