Introduction to the History of English
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Course Description
This is a lecture course which is supposed introduce you to a brief survey of the History of Britain, its main events, tendencies, regularities, and the most important people.
During the course you will study the main periods, events, facts of British History; we will establish the correlation between the social and historical development of the country and the development of its culture; you will learn about the most important historical figures who contributed greatly to the development of the country; we will establish the connection between the modern state of the country and its history. We will use the Internet as one of the resources and in this way you will develop your skills of finding the information on the Internet, assessing its accuracy and using it while doing your tests, web-quests, preparing for your exam.
Course Requirements
To succeed in the course you are supposed to attend lectures, do your midterm and final tests, do a group web-quest, and take your exam.
Grading Procedures
Attendance 10%
Midterm test 20%
Final test 20%
Web-quest 20%
Exam 30%
Materials
Required books:
1. David McDowall. An Illustrated History of Britain. Longman, 2004.
2. Robin Eagles. The Rough Guide Chronicle. England. Rough Guides Ltd., 2002.
Recommended books:
1. J.P.Kenyan. The Wordsworth Dictionary of British History. Wordsworth Reference, 1994.
2. Josephine Ross. Kings and Queens of Britain. Artus Books, London, 1994.
3. Guryeva Yu.F. “Deep are the Roots …”. Moscow, 1999.
On-line materials:
British history . http://www.britannica.com/history
British history online . http://www.british-history.ac.uk
BBC-History: British History in-depth . http://www.bbc.co.uk/history
Course Syllabus
Week 1. Introduction to the Course. Pre-historic Britain. Celtic Britain.
Week 2. Roman Britain.
Week 3. Anglo-Saxon Period.
Week 4. Norman Invasion.
Week 5. England in the 12th-13th cent.
Week 6. England in the 14th-15th cent.
Week 7. The Tudor Dynasty.
Week 8. Midterm test.
Week 9. The Stuarts. The Civil War.
Week 10. The Stuarts. The Restoration.
Week 11. England in the 18th cent.
Week 12. England in the 1st part of the 19th cent.
Week 13. British Empire. Queen Victoria.
Your web-quests are due!
Week 14. Great Britain in the 20th cent.
Week 15. Great Britain at the end of the 20th cent. And at the beginning of the 21st cent.
Week 16. Final test.
Assignments
Assignment # 1. Web-quests.
You will be divided into groups. Each group can choose any historical event, historical figure or a historical site from the list and do a web-quest about with role they played in the history of the country.
Assignment # 2. Tests.
During the course you will have to take a midterm and final test. These are multiple-choice and short-answer tests. The midterm test counts 20% and the final test counts 20 %of the total course grade.
Useful Internet Links
British history. http://www.britannica.com/history
British history online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk
BBC-History: British History in-depth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history
British History:Main Index. http://www.spartacus-schoolnet.co.uk/Britain
History.UK.Com. http://www.history.uk.com
English history and heritage guide - History of England. http://www.britainexpress.com/History
British History Sources. http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/history/tm/britain
Royal Family History. http://www.britroyals.com
History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents. http://eudocs.lib.byn.edu/index/php/History_of_the_United_Kingdom:_PrimaryDocuments
The British Museum. http://www.britishmuseum.org
England and English History. http://www.englandandenglishhistory.com
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This is a lecture course which is supposed introduce you to a brief survey of the History of Britain, its main events, tendencies, regularities, and the most important people.
During the course you will study the main periods, events, facts of British History; we will establish the correlation between the social and historical development of the country and the development of its culture; you will learn about the most important historical figures who contributed greatly to the development of the country; we will establish the connection between the modern state of the country and its history. We will use the Internet as one of the resources and in this way you will develop your skills of finding the information on the Internet, assessing its accuracy and using it while doing your tests, web-quests, preparing for your exam.
Course Requirements
To succeed in the course you are supposed to attend lectures, do your midterm and final tests, do a group web-quest, and take your exam.
Grading Procedures
Attendance 10%
Midterm test 20%
Final test 20%
Web-quest 20%
Exam 30%
Materials
Required books:
1. David McDowall. An Illustrated History of Britain. Longman, 2004.
2. Robin Eagles. The Rough Guide Chronicle. England. Rough Guides Ltd., 2002.
Recommended books:
1. J.P.Kenyan. The Wordsworth Dictionary of British History. Wordsworth Reference, 1994.
2. Josephine Ross. Kings and Queens of Britain. Artus Books, London, 1994.
3. Guryeva Yu.F. “Deep are the Roots …”. Moscow, 1999.
On-line materials:
British history . http://www.britannica.com/history
British history online . http://www.british-history.ac.uk
BBC-History: British History in-depth . http://www.bbc.co.uk/history
Course Syllabus
Week 1. Introduction to the Course. Pre-historic Britain. Celtic Britain.
Week 2. Roman Britain.
Week 3. Anglo-Saxon Period.
Week 4. Norman Invasion.
Week 5. England in the 12th-13th cent.
Week 6. England in the 14th-15th cent.
Week 7. The Tudor Dynasty.
Week 8. Midterm test.
Week 9. The Stuarts. The Civil War.
Week 10. The Stuarts. The Restoration.
Week 11. England in the 18th cent.
Week 12. England in the 1st part of the 19th cent.
Week 13. British Empire. Queen Victoria.
Your web-quests are due!
Week 14. Great Britain in the 20th cent.
Week 15. Great Britain at the end of the 20th cent. And at the beginning of the 21st cent.
Week 16. Final test.
Assignments
Assignment # 1. Web-quests.
You will be divided into groups. Each group can choose any historical event, historical figure or a historical site from the list and do a web-quest about with role they played in the history of the country.
Assignment # 2. Tests.
During the course you will have to take a midterm and final test. These are multiple-choice and short-answer tests. The midterm test counts 20% and the final test counts 20 %of the total course grade.
Useful Internet Links
British history. http://www.britannica.com/history
British history online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk
BBC-History: British History in-depth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history
British History:Main Index. http://www.spartacus-schoolnet.co.uk/Britain
History.UK.Com. http://www.history.uk.com
English history and heritage guide - History of England. http://www.britainexpress.com/History
British History Sources. http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/history/tm/britain
Royal Family History. http://www.britroyals.com
History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents. http://eudocs.lib.byn.edu/index/php/History_of_the_United_Kingdom:_PrimaryDocuments
The British Museum. http://www.britishmuseum.org
England and English History. http://www.englandandenglishhistory.com
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