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Regional Studies of English-Speaking Countries

05.01

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2018/2019

1 Semester

2

PLO 1, PLO 2, PLO 3, PLO 4, PLO 5, PLO 6, PLO 7, PLO 8, PLO 9, PLO 10, PLO 11, PLO 12, PLO 13, PLO 14, PLO 15, PLO 16, PLO 17, PLO 18, PLO 19 The full list of learning outcomes is given in the section "Educational Program Profile".

Full-time form

A student should master successfully such academic courses: “Practical course in the English language (1st term)”, “Theoretical course in the English language: part 1” and -have skills in selecting, making analysis and interpretation of lingua-cultural facts; -converse on lingua- cultural topics

The course is aimed at shaping students’ lingua-cultural competence for effective cross-cultural communication, along with developing students’ awareness of worldview values of native speakers. The course consists of two parts: the first one gives an idea about linguistic and extra-linguistic cultural realia, terms and concepts in different spheres of life of Great Britain and the second part deals with the same aspects in the USA.

1.Арделян О.В. Lingual Country Studies: навч. посіб. .– Кіровоград, 2005,148с 2.Гапонів А.Б., Возна М.О. Лінгвокраїнознавство. Англомовні країни / [підручник]. – Вінниця: Нова Книга, 2005, 464 с. 3. Яшенкова О. В. (2004). Лінгвокраїнознавство США. Київ: ВПЦ “Київський університет”. 4. Bilas L.M. The Foggy Albion: a manual in ‘British Area Studies’ for philology students: K: PC, 2020, 278 p. 5. Crowther, J. (2005). Oxford Guide to British and American Culture (2nd ed.). Oxford: OUP. 6. Fiedler E. America in close-up. Harlow: Longman, 2005, 284 p. 7. Pavliuk A. Discover the UK / A. Pavliuk: [навч. посібник]. – Тернопіль: Лібра Терра, 2008, 147 с. 8. Reading on America: навч. посіб. з американознавства для студ. вищ.навч. закл. / уклад. Білас Л.М.- К., 2012, 166 с.

The course is delivered with the help of such activities as oral reports and written tests. The teaching methods are lectures, seminars, creative and research projects, students’ individual work.

The course ends with a credit. Students’ performance during the term is the sum of the points accumulated for their work in classroom (oral reports, tests) and individual work. The minimum score for the term is 60 points, while the maximum score equals 100.

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