ТЕМАТИКА САМОСТОЯТЕЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЫ
1. Экономические районы и города Великобритании.
2. Государственные институты Великобритании.
3. Система школьного и высшего образования.
5. Перечень вопросов к зачету
1. Докельтские и кельтские племена на территории Британских островов.
2. Римское владычество в Британии, влияние римской цивилизации на британскую культуру.
3. Германские племена и англосаксонские государства, их объединение. Альфред Великий и его борьба с викингами. Развитие государства, культура, просвещение.
4. Норманнское завоевание. Феодальные преобразования Вильгельма Завоевателя, централизация государства и абсолютная феодальная монархия.
5. Усиление королевской власти при Генрихе II Плантагенете, развитие конфликтов монархов с баронами и церковью. Создание английского парламента, Столетняя война. Подушный налог и Крестьянское восстание под предводительством Уотта Тайлера.
6. Феодальные междоусобные войны – Алой и Белой розы. Поражение Ричарда III Йорка, торжество династии Тюдоров: Генрих VII Тюдор.
7. Золотой век Тюдоров. Генрих VIII – абсолютизм монархии, реформа церкви, трагедии двора и семьи.
8. Елизавета I – укрепление Англии на мировой арене. Развитие торговли, промышленности, искусства. Начало Британской империи.
9. Династия Стюартов. Гражданская война и Оливер Кромвель.
10. Страна в 18 – 19 веках.
11. 20 век.
Рекомендуемая литература к зачету совпадает с литературой к лекциям и семинарским занятиям.
VIII СЕМЕСТР
Специальность: Английский язык
1. Лекции
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I
GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1. Geographical position and relief. The federal republic of 50 states. The eastern coast of the USA. The western coast of the Atlantic coastal plain. The central part of the USA. The Mountain ranges. Alaska. Hawaii.
2. The largest rivers, lakes and bays. The largest rivers. The famous lakes. The biggest bays.
3. Climate. A variety of climatic zones. A short characteristic of each zone.
4. Agriculture. The most important agricultural regions. The way the population lives there.
5. Mineral resources. The most important mineral-producing areas.
6. Distribution of industries. The industrial regions of the country. The growth of cities.
LITERATURE
1. - Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 55 – 57.
- Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 60 – 61, 110 – 113, 136, 141 – 150, 153 – 154, 167 – 168.
- Fiedler E., Jansen R., Norman-Risch M. America in Close-up. – Longman, 2002. – P. 43 – 48.
2. - Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 50, 71, 85 – 86, 104 – 105, 135 – 136.
3. - Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 60.
4. - Fiedler E., Jansen R., Norman-Risch M. America in Close-up. – Longman, 2002. – P. 63 – 64.
5. - Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 60.
6. - Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 62.
II
THE NEW WORLD
1. The discovery of the new world. Christopher Columbus. Amerindians. The Pueblo people. The Apache. The Iroquois. The Dakota. European colonies in America.
2. The first lasting English settlement (Jamestown). The Virginia Company. The colony of Virginia. Indentured servants. The way of governing.
3. The pilgrims. The Puritans. The Mayflower Compact. “Thanksgiving”. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, North and South Carolina, Georgia. New Englanders, the Middle Colonies, the Southern Colonies. The frontier way of life. Representative government.
4. The roots of the revolution. The 7-year British-French war. The Stamp Act. Boston Tea Party.
5. The 1st and the 2nd Continental Congresses. The War for Independence. The Declaration of Independence. The North and the South. The Treaty of Paris.
LITERATURE
1. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 4 – 11.
- Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 115 – 116.
2. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 12 – 15.
3. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 16 – 23.
- Carroll K., Novikova M. Holidays go Round and Round. – St Petersburg: Triada Publishing. – 1996. – P. 38.
4. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 24 – 27.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 66.
- Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 25 – 26.
5. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 28 – 31.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 66.
- Carroll K., Novikova M. Holidays go Round and Round. – St Petersburg: Triada Publishing. – 1996. – P. 153.
- Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 52 – 53.
III
A NEW NATION
1. The Constitution and the system of state governing. The Constitutional Convention. George Washington. The Constitution of the United States. The President. Congress. Supreme Court. The Bill of Rights. The Federal Party, the Democratic Party. Separation of church (religion) and state (government).
2. The removal of the Indians from their lands. Treaties with the Amerindians. The Indian Removal Act. The Cherokees.
3. The Civil War: the reasons, the results, the consequences. Slavery. The Republican Party. Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War. The Presidential Army. The Confederate Army. Abolition of slavery. Lincoln’s assassination. Andrew Johnson. “Black Codes”.
4. The period of Reconstruction. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The Reconstruction Act. Reconstruction governments. Ku Klux Klan. Racial separation or “segregation”. The foundation of the Civil Rights movement.
LITERATURE
1. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 32 – 35.
2. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 36 – 39.
3. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 44 – 53.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 68.
- Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 65 – 67, 88 – 89.
4. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 54 – 57.
- Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 68.
IV
THE YEARS OF GROWTH
1. The Position of Amerindians. The golden rush. The Homestead Act. The Amerindians. The Indian Citizenship Act. The Indian Reconstruction Act. The American Indian Movement.
2. Industry. The growth of American industry. Corporations and trusts. Great social problems. The Progressive movement. Republican Theodore Roosevelt. Democrat Woodrow Wilson and his policies “the new freedom”.
3. American Colonial Expansion. The Spanish-American War. The new American colonies: Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Hawaii. The changes in the political status of these colonies.
LITERATURE
1. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 58 – 71.
- Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 155 – 156.
2. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 72 – 75, 80 – 83.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 69.
3. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 84 – 87.
AMERICA IN WORLD WAR I (up to the 1940s)
1. The Participation of the USA in World War I. France, Great Britain and Russia (the Allies). Germany and Austria (the Central Powers). The declaration of war on Germany by American Congress. The Versailles Treaty. The 14 points.
2. The Years of Great Depression. The Republicans. The Wall Street Crash. Ruin and despair.
3. Roosevelt’s Plan of Dealing with the Depression. “New Deal”. The Wagner Act. The Social Security Act. 2nd World War.
LITERATURE
1. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 88 – 91.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 70.
2. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 96 – 99.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 70.
3. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 100 – 103.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 71.
VI
AMERICA IN AND AFTER THE 1940s
1. The participation of the USA in World War II. A war in Europe. Neutrality Acts. The Lend Lease Plan. Fighting in Asia. The declaration of war on Germany by America. The Soviet Union and the USA vs. Germany and Japan. Germany’s surrender. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The end of the war.
2. The USA after World War II. The years of prosperity. The social problems. The Civil Rights Act. The war in Vietnam. “Watergate”.
3. The struggle of the black population for equal rights. The campaign to end segregation. Martin Luther King. The Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Act.
LITERATURE
1. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 104 – 107.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 72.
2. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 108 – 111.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 75.
3. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 112 – 115.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 74.
- Carroll K., Novikova M. Holidays go Round and Round. – St Petersburg: Triada Publishing. – 1996. – P. 68 – 71.
- Falk R. Spotlight on the USA. – Oxford University Press. – P. 68 – 70.
- Fiedler E., Jansen R., Norman-Risch M. America in Close-up. – Longman, 2002. – P. 216 – 217.
VII
COLD WAR
1. The War in Korea. “Iron Curtain” across Europe. “Cold war”. North Korea and South Korea. China and the USA.
2. A Balance of Terror. Testing of the 1st H-bomb. The Hungarians’ rebellion. The world’s 1st Earth Satellite. The Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles. “Peaceful coexistence”.
3. Cuba. Fidel Castro. Khrushchev’s help to Cuba. On the edge of nuclear war. The end of the most dangerous crisis of the Cold War.
4. The Vietnam Years. Communist North and non-communist South. The North Vietnamese Army (Vietcong) and the USA. The end of the war.
5. America’s Backyard. The countries of Latin America. “The good neighbour” policy. The Organization of American States (OAS). A positive and humanitarian side of America’s behaviour.
6. An End to Cold War. A treaty to stop testing new nuclear weapons in the atmosphere and under water. A special telephone link “Washington – Moscow”. Détente. The Strategic Army Limitation Treaty (SALT). The Intermediate Range Nuclear Force Treaty (INF). Afghanistan.
LITERATURE
1. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 118 – 119.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 73.
2. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 120 – 122.
3. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 123.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 73.
4. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 124 – 127.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 75.
5. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 128 – 131.
6. - O’Callaghan Bryn. An Illustrated History of the USA. – Longman, 2002. – P. 132 – 135.
- Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 77.
VIII
PRESENT DAY AMERICA
1. American Values. Freedom. Individualism. Volunteerism. Abundance. Mobility. Patriotism. Progress. The American Dream.
2. Everyday Life. The arts. Sports. Newspapers and magazines. Radio and television. Cable television. Satellite TV.
LITERATURE
1. - Fiedler E., Jansen R., Norman-Risch M. America in Close-up. – Longman, 2002. – P. 25 – 29.
2. - Garwood Ch., Gardani G., Peris E. Aspects of Britain and the USA. – Oxford University Press. – 1996. – P. 85.
- Fiedler E., Jansen R., Norman-Risch M. America in Close-up. – Longman, 2002. – P. 225 – 232, 245 – 248, 261 – 265.
2. Планы семинарских занятий
Литература для подготовки к семинарским занятиям совпадает с литературой, предложенной в планах лекций. В скобках рядом с отдельными вопросами семинаров указаны страницы и задания обязательные к выполнению из учебно-методического пособия Костина Е.А. Английский язык и страноведение Соединенных Штатов Америки. – Новосибирск: Изд. «Архивариус – Н», 2006.