Educational goals
Our degree program in Anglophone Studies provides basic professional competences in the English language, its structure and development, as well as in Anglophone cultures and literatures. The study program includes linguistic analysis, work with texts and the development of communication skills in English. It offers three specialisation modules allowing students to focus on one of the following areas: English linguistics, Anglophone film and modern media or migration, minorities and nationalities in the Anglophone context. The program prepares graduates for master’s studies as well as employment in a range of areas requiring advanced knowledge of English.
Profile of the graduate
The graduate of the Anglophone Studies program is equipped with knowledge of the English language, literature and culture of Anglophone countries, as well as the skills necessary for their analysis and practical application. He/she can work with the English language at all its structural levels and is familiar with the literary and cultural history of English-speaking areas. He/she has mastered the professional terminology of linguistics and literary studies, is able to analyse texts from a linguistic and cultural perspective and apply the acquired knowledge in written and oral speech. He/she can work with professional sources, independently prepare a qualification thesis and formulate his/her own conclusions based on the analysis of available information. Knowledge of English at level C2 (CEFR) allows him/her to communicate effectively and present his/her ideas.
Information
- Study programme
- Anglophone Studies (B0231A090100)
- Faculty of
- FP
- Type of study
- Bachelor
- Form of study
- Full-time
- Length of study
- 3
- Awarded degree
- Bc.
- Language
- English
Courses of Anglophone Studies programme
1. semester
- Avoiding First-Language Interference (compulsory)
- History of Western Thought 1 (compulsory)
- Introduction to Anglophone Studies (compulsory)
- Introduction to Linguistics (compulsory)
- Introduction to Literature and Culture (compulsory)
- Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology 1 (compulsory)
- Practical English 1 (compulsory)
- Processing of electronic documents (compulsory)
- Sports activities winter semester (compulsory)
2. semester
- British Studies (compulsory)
- Introduction to Text Reading (compulsory)
- Irish Studies (compulsory)
- Linguistics II: Phonology and Morphology (compulsory)
- Practical English 2 (compulsory)
- Presentation Skills (compulsory)
- Sports activities summer semester (compulsory)
- Writing I: Foundations (compulsory)
3. semester
- American Studies (compulsory)
- Canadian Studies (compulsory)
- Cultural Dimensions of Borders (compulsory)
- Film Analysis and Adaptation Theory (compulsory)
- French 1 (compulsory optional)
- History of Western Thought 2 (compulsory)
- Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (compulsory)
- Introduction to the Analysis of Computer (compulsory)
- Irish 1 (compulsory optional)
- Language contact (compulsory)
- Lexicology (compulsory)
- Linguistics III: Syntax 1 (compulsory)
- Practical English 3 (compulsory)
- Spanish 1 (compulsory optional)
- Writing II: Essay (compulsory)
4. semester
- Colonialism and Postcolonial Criticism (compulsory)
- Forms and Methods of Communication (compulsory)
- French 2 (compulsory optional)
- Gender and Literature (compulsory)
- History of Anglophone Cinema (compulsory)
- Introduction to Experimental Phonetics (compulsory)
- Irish 2 (compulsory optional)
- Multilingualism (compulsory)
- Nationalities of the British Isles (compulsory)
- Practical English 4 (compulsory)
- South Asian Studies (compulsory)
- Spanish 2 (compulsory optional)
- Syntax 2 (compulsory)
- Television and Storytelling (compulsory)
- Textual Analysis (compulsory)
- Writing III: Academic Writing (compulsory)
5. semester
- Anglophone Literatures of the Americas (compulsory)
- Bachelor’s Thesis 1 (compulsory)
- Climate, social conflict, and migration (compulsory)
- English Conversation (compulsory)
- French 3 (compulsory optional)
- Introduction to Discourse Analysis (compulsory)
- Irish 3 (compulsory optional)
- Irish Literature and Culture (compulsory)
- Language contact (compulsory)
- Migrant and Minority Cinema (compulsory)
- Practical English 5 (compulsory)
- Spanish 3 (compulsory optional)
6. semester
- Bachelor’s Thesis 2 (compulsory)
- French 4 (compulsory optional)
- Irish 4 (compulsory optional)
- Postcolonial Literatures in English (compulsory)
- Spanish 4 (compulsory optional)
Courses without specified study plan
- Hungarian Language (compulsory optional)
- Polish Language (compulsory optional)
- Summer course (compulsory)
Admission procedure
Students will be admitted to the bachelor?s degree program in Anglophone Studies on the basis of a written test. The test consists of a language section testing reading, grammar and writing on the B2 level of English (CEFR), and a cultural section focusing on the applicant’s knowledge of Anglo-American culture based the bilingual book Británie a USA: Ilustrované reálie by Jaroslav Peprník. More detailed information is available on the Faculty website.