The latvian academy of culture

The name of the Course Geography, history and culture of Great Britain

The author of the Course lecturer Mag.paed.. Lilita Zuboviča

The Objective of the Course The objective of the course is to give the students systematized information about the country, the most important events in its development and the mostn outstanding public figures who have facilitated the development of Britain in various spheres; to develop and further improve their abilities to see the succession of historical events, their interaction and consequences as well as their link to the contemporary processes; to supplement and enrich students specialized vocabulary and develop the skills of discussion and argumentation.in English.

Preconditions for the Knowledge of general history of the world, history of culture and

Acquisition of the Course English knowledge of the secondary school level.

The Scope of the Course 4 terms, in the first and second study year, from Terms 1 to 4

The Number of Credit Points 8 points
The Type of Assessment An examination in written form at the end of each term preceded by two midterm tests.

The Contents of the Course see Appendix

Appendix

Term 1

No.	Themes	Hours
1.	Introduction into geography of Britain	2
2.	Project in geography – students themselves choose topics providing information on geography of the British Isles from different aspects	2
3.	Project in geography – students themselves choose topics providing information on geography of the British Isles from different aspects	2
4.	Prehistory of the British Isles, the first inhabitants	2
5.	Celts	2
6.	Cultural heritage of the Celts	2
7.	The Roman conquest and its consequences	2
8.	Anglo-Saxon invasion	2
9.	Development of the first Anglo-Saxon kingdom	2
10.	The beginnings and development of feudalism	2
11.	The Viking invasion	2
12.	The Norman conquest and its consequences	2
13.	Seminar on 5 conquests, their essence, process, consequnces and heritage in nowadays	2
14.	Project - students themselves choose topics providing information on topics covered in the course	2
15.	Project - students themselves choose topics providing information on topics covered in the course	2
16.	Project - students themselves choose topics providing information on topics covered in the course	2

Term 2

N0.	Themes	Hours
1.	Art in the Middle Ages	2
2.	Architecture – Romanesque and Gothics	2
3.	Cultural life in the 11th and 12th centuries	2
4.	Cultural life in the 13th century	2
5.	England in the 14th century. A Hundred years war, its causes and consequences	2
6.	John Wycliff and Lowlards, their role in pre-reformation England	2
7.	G.Chaucer – the father of English national literature	2
8.	Project - students themselves choose topics in connection with the historical period	2
9.	Project - students themselves choose topics in connection with the historical period	2
10.	The Wars of Roses in the 15th century	2
11.	Development of literature and drama in the 15th century	2
12.	England in the 16th century	2
13.	Reformation, its essence and consequences	2
14.	Reformation, course of development and consequences	2
15.	Project - students themselves choose topics in connection with the historical period	2
16.	Project - students themselves choose topics in connection with the historical period	2