This course deals with customs, institutions and values of the UK and the USA. Two readers will enable students to get to know various aspects of these two societies, such as politics, multiculturalism, education and art. Students will prepare their own presentations of various topics concerning UK and US cultures and present them in the seminar.

1. UK: The British context
2. UK: The people
3. UK: Politics and government
4. UK: International relations
5. UK: The legal system
6. UK: The economy
7. UK: Media
8. UK: Education
9. USA: The people: settlement and immigration
10. USA: The people: women and minorities
11. USA: Political institutions: the federal government / state and local government
12. USA: Economy
13. USA: Foreign policy
14. USA: The legal system
15. USA: Education & the Media

1. obavljati stručne poslove koji zahtijevaju znanje i vještine vezane razumijevanje specifičnosti engleskoga jezika i kulture Velike Britanije i SAD-a
2. usmeno prezentirati rezultate provedenog istraživanja
3. integrirati spoznaje o kulturama SAD-a i Velike Britanije i moći ih prezentirati
4. klasificirati obilježja pravnih sustava SAD-a i Velike Britanije
5. osvrnuti se na suvremena zbivanja u poličkome životu SAD-a i Velike Britanije
6. izdvojiti povijesne događaje iz povijesti SAD-a i Velike Britanije i objasniti njihov značaj za sveukupni povijesni razvoj tih dviju zemalja
7. komentirati i kritički prezentiati položaj SAD-a i Velike Britanije u međunarodnim odnosima
8. prezentirati povijesni razvoj engleskoga jezika i njegov položaj u svijetu danas
9. usporediti obrazovne sustave SAD-a i Velike Britanije
10. kritički prosuđivati gospodarske sustave SAD-a i Velike Britanije

The course is a combination of a lecture and a seminar. Students must attend the classes regularly (have no more than three absences during the semester). They must prepare for classes and write assignments as instructed. The instructor and students will also communicate through Omega and e-mail.

Kolokvij 1 i 2 ili ispit.

1. Giles, Mick, ed. 1993. Modern American Culture: An Introduction. London and New York. Longman.
2. An Outline of American Government. 1989. Washington DC. US Information Agency.
3. Luedtke, Luther S. ed. Making America. 1987. The Society and Culture of the United States. Washington. US Information Agency.
4. Campbell, Neil and Kean, Alasdair. 1997. American Cultural Studies: An Introduction to American Culture. London and New York. Routledge.

1. Anglistika, sveučilišni preddiplomski dvopredmetni studij, 5. semestar