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Regional Studies (for English-Speaking Countries)

16.2

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2021/2022

4 Semester

2

PLO 1. Communicate freely on professional issues with experts and non- experts in Ukrainian, German and English, in oral and in written form, use these languages to organize effective cross-cultural communication. PLO 5. Collaborate with colleagues, representatives of other cultures and religions, supporters of different political views, etc. PLO 9. Characterize dialect and social varieties of German language, describe the sociolinguistic situation. PLO 10. Know the rules of standard language and be able to apply them in practice. PLO 16. Know and understand the basic theories and concepts of the chosen philological specialization, be able to apply them in professional activities. PLO 20. Apply knowledge of regional studies of German-speaking and English-speaking countries for successful communication and adequate translation.

The student should successfully master such educational disciplines as "Practical course of English language" and possess skills such as: ● selection, analysis, and interpretation of regional studies facts; ● communication on regional studies topics.

The educational discipline consists of two parts: the first part introduces students to the regional realities, history, culture, political system, geographical features, and prominent figures of Great Britain, while the second part covers the corresponding realities of the United States of America, as well as the peculiarities of the English language functioning in its American variant. Studying this discipline, firstly, allows to deepen, generalize, and systematize knowledge about the role and importance of the English language in the world and in the countries where it has the status of state language, secondly, it prepares students to carry out pedagogical activities as an English language teacher. Classes are held in the form of lectures, practical exercises, and independent work. The discipline concludes with a credit test.

1. Гапонів А.Б., Возна М.О. Лінгвокраїнознавство. Англомовні країни / [підручник]. – Вінниця: Нова Книга, 2005. – 464 с. 2. Шелякіна А.В., Коваленко Л. І. Лінгвокраїнознавство Британії та США : Ч. I-ІІ : [навч. посібник] / Л. І. Коваленко, А. В. Шелякіна. – К. : КНУ ім. Т. Шевченка, 2010. – С. 219. 3. Шелякіна А.В. Практикум «Лінгвокраїнознавство Сполучених Штатів Америки» / А.В. Шелякіна. – К.: PrintTo, 2020. – 116 c. 4. Яшенкова О. В. (2004). Лінгвокраїнознавство США. Київ: ВПЦ “Київський університет”. 5. Algeo J. British or American English / J. Algeo. – N.Y.: Cambridge. – 2009. 6. Crystal D. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language / D. Crystal. – [2nd ed.] – Cambridge : CUP, 2003. – P. 145.

Lectures, practical classes, independent work.

Semester assessment: 1. Report-presentation on a proposed topic – max 10 points 2. Independent work on course topics – max 10 points 3. Final test – max 30 points The final assessment is a credit. The assessment criteria for each form of control are outlined in the course syllabus.

Ukrainian, English