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Anglophone Studies

Anglofonní studia

Aims

Our degree program in Anglophone Studies is designed to provide basic professional expertise in the field of philology, with a focus on selected English-speaking areas of the world (English-speaking America, the British Isles, and Anglophone South Asia). The aim of the program is to train competent, academically literate professionals well-versed in the fundamental aspects of the English language, including an ability to provide linguistic analyses, as well as in both the historical and the synchronic aspects of Anglophone cultures and literatures. Graduates also learn to work with English texts and to effectively communicate both orally and in a written form.

In addition, the program comprises specialization modules of compulsory-elective courses, which are designed to offer students the opportunity to focus in greater depth on one of three possible areas already during their undergraduate studies: English linguistics; Anglophone film and modern media; or migration, minorities and nationalities in an Anglophone context. These modules help students to better prepare for their subsequent studies. This is since although the skills and knowledge acquired in the program enable graduates to find employment in a wide range of careers involving human relations or communication in the English language, the aim of this academically oriented program is above all to provide students with solid academic foundations enabling their successful entry to graduate programs with a similar focus.

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Graduate Profile

Graduates demonstrate proficiency in the theoretical foundations of the literary and cultural study of English-speaking countries, along with the linguistic analysis of the English language and texts written in English. They can apply these foundations during practical work with the English language.

Graduates of the program possess the following knowledge, skills, and competences:

Expert knowledge:

  • Proficiency in the patterns of the English language system (at the phonological, morphological, and syntactic levels)
  • Familiarity with the literary and cultural history of English-speaking countries, including their international context
  • Understanding of the methodology and terminology of the basic theoretical disciplines of linguistics and literary studies
  • Knowledge of English-speaking countries, particularly in terms of their history and culture

Professional Skills:

  • Capable of performing comprehensive linguistic analysis of texts, considering all fundamental aspects of language.
  • Proficient in conducting literary or cultural analysis and identifying the distinctive features of various developmental stages of English-language literatures, including their local or regional specificities.
  • Skilled in applying theoretical knowledge in both spoken and written communication.
  • Competent in independently producing a thesis that adheres to all academic requirements.
  • Adept at locating and processing information from academic and professional sources.

General competences:

  • Proficiency in spoken and written English at C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
  • Capable of independently searching for information, evaluating it, and formulating hypotheses based on it; able to test the validity of these hypotheses and draw conclusions.
  • Able to present views and hypotheses publicly in English.

All graduates of the degree program exhibit the stated expertise, professional skills, and general competences. Additionally, each student gains further knowledge and skills through profiling courses within one of the following three blocks of compulsory elective courses during their studies.

Graduate profile, compulsory elective block A – Linguistics

Students opting for this block of compulsory elective courses gain all the knowledge, skills and competences described above, however, they have an even broader, more comprehensive and, in the case of phonetics, deeper theoretical background in the field of linguistics. Besides being able to identify, describe and analyze the phonological, morphological and syntactic aspects of communication in English, they also acquire a basic orientation in the following linguistic disciplines:

  • lexicology,
  • experimental phonetics and phonology,
  • discourse analysis (with a focus on political and media discourse),
  • and corpus linguistics.

Graduate profile, compulsory elective block B – Film and Modern Media

In the same way as with the Linguistics module, students choosing the Film and Modern Media block of compulsory electives will fully possess the knowledge, skills and competences described in the general profile. However, by choosing this block, they will also acquire a basic historical overview of the development of Anglophone visual media, and the theoretical, methodological and terminological training necessary for the linguistic and narrative analysis of films, television programs and modern media. 

This block offers a basic orientation in the following areas:

  • The narrative analysis of films, television series, modern media, and intermedia storytelling.
  • A historical overview of the development of film and television in Anglophone countries.
  • The representation of environmental and social issues in visual media.

Graduate profile, compulsory elective block C – Migration, Minorities, Nationalities

As with the other blocks, students choosing the block of compulsory elective subjects Migration, Minorities, Nationalities during their studies fully masters all the knowledge, skills and competences described above according to the general profile. However, by opting for this block, the graduate will additionally gain a basic orientation in the cultural, political, historical and linguistic aspects of the migration, coexistence and conflicts of national, ethnic and linguistic communities in English-speaking countries, and will be equipped with the theoretical, methodological and terminological training necessary for the analysis of literary and cinematic representations of ethnic and national minorities and migrants, and for the linguistic analysis of multilingualism.

This block offers a basic orientation in the following areas:

  • The linguistic analysis of communication in multilingual environments,
  • literary, film and media representations of ethnic and national minorities and migrants,
  • representations of environmental and social challenges associated with migration or minority existence in visual media.

Graduate Employment

Given the academic focus of the degree program, graduates are encouraged to continue their studies in a relevant master's program.

Those choosing to embark on a professional career straight after graduation, however, may find employment primarily in positions where a very good knowledge of the English language and/or a basic understanding of the literary and cultural aspects of Anglophone areas is required, for example in foreign and international companies or other institutions that require a good knowledge of English or of Anglophone areas (e.g. in the field of culture, tourism, various assistant positions in foreign companies operating in the Czech Republic). Graduates can also find a wide range of employment in public administration, in the media or in the field of international relations.

Typical positions that graduates can work in are, for example:

  • language consultant,
  • copywriter,
  • proofreader,
  • editor,
  • worker at departments of international relations, project management or customer service,
  • staff at foreign language call-centres,
  • employee of the diplomatic services and cultural centres of English-speaking countries,
  • civil servant (e.g. in the Ministry of Culture or Foreign Affairs),
  • administrative worker.

Single Major Curriculum (Completus)

Compulsory Courses - Academic Core
Course TitleYearSemesterCode
Introduction to Anglophone Studies
1
Winter
PUSTA
Introduction to Linguistics
1
Winter
PZAJB
Introduction to Literature and Culture
1
Winter
PILCA
Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology 1
1
Winter
PFO1A
Practical English 1
1
Winter
PEN1A
Avoiding First-Language Interference
1
Winter
PACA
British Studies
1
Summer
PABSA
Irish Studies
1
Summer
PISTA
Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology 2
1
Summer
PFO2A
Practical English 2
1
Summer
PEN2A
Writing I: Foundations
1
Summer
PPP1A
Reading Texts
1
Summer
PUCTA
Presentation Skills
1
Summer
PPDOA
Syntax 1
2
Winter
PSY1A
American Studies
2
Winter
PASTA
Canadian Studies
2
Winter
PAKSA
Practical English 3
2
Winter
PEN3A
Writing II: Essay
2
Winter
PPP2A
Colonialism and Postcolonial Criticism
2
Summer
PKOKA
South Asian Studies
2
Summer
PAJSA
Syntax 2
2
Summer
PSY2A
Writing III: Academic Writing
2
Summer
PPP3A
Practical English 4
2
Summer
PEN4A
Forms and Methods of Communication
2
Summer
PFMCA
Gender and Literature
2
Summer
PGLIA
Irish Literature and Culture
3
Winter
PLIRA
Anglophone Literatures of the Americas
3
Winter
PALA
Practical English 5
3
Winter
PEN5A
Conversation in English
3
Winter
PKONA
Postcolonial Literatures in English
3
Summer
POPLA
Compulsory Courses - Common Core
Course Title (Czech/English)YearSemesterCode
History of Western Thought 1
Dějiny západního myšlení 1
1
Winter
PZM1
Processing Electronic Documents
Zpracování elektronických dokumentů
1
Winter
PZED
Sport Activities Winter Semester
Sportovní aktivity ZS
1
Winter
PSPZS
Sport Activities Summer Semester
Sportovní aktivity LS
1
Summer
PSPLS
History of Western Thought 2
Dějiny západního myšlení 2
2
Winter
PZM2
Compulsory Courses - Internships, Stays
Course TitleSemesterCode
Summer Course
Winter, Summer
PLESA
Compulsory Courses - Bachelor's Thesis
Course TitleYearSemesterCode
Bachelor's Thesis 1
3
Winter
PBT1A
Bachelor's Thesis 2
3
Summer
PBT2A
Compulsory Elective Block A - Linguistics
Course TitleYearSemesterCode
Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
2
Winter
PKOLA
Lexicology
2
Winter
PLEXA
Introduction to Experimental Phonetics
2
Summer
PEFA
Text Linguistics
2
Summer
PTEXA
Language Contact
3
Winter
PLCA
Introduction to Discourse Analysis
3
Winter
PADA
Compulsory Elective Block B - Film and Modern Media
Course TitleYearSemesterCode
Film Analysis and Adaptation Theory
2
Winter
PAFA
Introduction to Computer Game Studies
2
Winter
PCOGA
History of Anglophone Cinema
2
Summer
PHACA
Television and Intermedia Storytelling
2
Summer
PTELA
Migrant and Minority Cinema in Anglophone Context
3
Winter
PMAMA
Climate, Social Conflict and Migration in Anglophone Literature and Culture
3
Winter
PCLIA
Compulsory Elective Block C - Migration, Minorities, Nationalities
Course TitleYearSemesterCode
Cultural and Historical Dimensions of Borders
2
Winter
PBORA
Language Contact
2
Winter
PLCA
Multilingualism, Multiculturalism and Communication
2
Summer
PMULA
Nationalities of the British Isles and the Northern Irish Conundrum
2
Summer
PBINA
Migrant and Minority Cinema in Anglophone Context
3
Winter
PMAMA
Climate, Social Conflict and Migration in Anglophone Literature and Culture
3
Winter
PCLIA
Compulsory Elective Courses - Second Foreign Language
Course TitleSemesterCode
Irish 1
Winter
PIR1A
Irish 2
Summer
PIR2A
Irish 3
Winter
PIR3A
Irish 4
Summer
PIR4A
French 1
Winter
PFR1A
French 2
Summer
PFR2A
French 3
Winter
PFR3A
French 4
Summer
PFR4A
Spanish 1
Winter
PSP1A
Spanish 2
Summer
PSP2A
Spanish 3
Winter
PSP3A
Spanish 4
Summer
PSP4A
Elective Courses
Course TitleSemesterCode
Hungarian
Winter
PMGYA
Polish
Winter
PPLA