- Code
- ELL 356
- Name
- American Studies
- Semester
- 0
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 0.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.00
- ECTS
- 5.00
- Description
-
American Studies course serves to introduce students to the main phenomena of life and American culture as well as the impact on today`s globolized world. Assignment: Students will make presentation on one of the states in the USA.
- Objectives
-
To equip students with knowledge about the composition of the nation, American values and beliefs, regionalism against Americanization, the economy of the United States, urbanization of America, the legal system, minorities, political system, education, America's global role, religious beliefs, arts , sports, media, etc.
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Introduction; essay writing
- 2
- America’s Political Foundation
- 3
- Rock and Roll
- 4
- American Philosophy
- 5
- The American Dream
- 6
- Intercultural Relations
- 7
- Film
- 8
- Midterm exam
- 9
- America, Race, Civil Rights
- 10
- America at War
- 11
- Freedom of the Press
- 12
- Watergate
- 13
- Film
- 14
- Documentary
- 15
- Revew
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Students will be able to discuss the impact on American life of key historical and political events throughout the 20th century.
- 2
- Students will be able to identify the relationships between various trends in American popular culture from the turn of the 20th century to today.
- 3
- Students will be given the opportunity to compare and contrast American lifestyles and values to their own.
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 25% 25%
- Quizzes
- 0 0% 0%
- Projects
- 0 0% 0%
- Term projects
- 1 50% 50%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 0 0% 0%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 75%
- Final exam percent
- 25%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 3 48
- Off class study hours
- 14 3 42
- Duties
- 1 9 9
- Midterms
- 1 2 2
- Final exam
- 1 2 2
- Other
- 2 5 10
- Total workLoad
- 113
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 4.52
- ECTS
- 5.00