American Studies

Upon completion of the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

• have knowledge of the social life, history, and a wide variety of cultural expressions in English-speaking countries, especially central works in the American literary tradition
• have knowledge of textual structures and linguistic devices of critical and analytical approaches to both literary and non-literary texts
• have knowledge of textual genres and their characteristics, as well as norms for the production of academic texts and the responsible use of sources
• have knowledge of how oral and written language can be integrated into inspiring and meaningful activities 

Skills:

• use English confidently and functionally, orally and in writing, in various situations and genres with precision, fluency, and coherence
• adapt, select, and facilitate the work on English-language texts for children and young adults, as well as employing relevant and precise terminology while working with texts
• select and adapt work with texts from the American literary tradition for children and young adults in a varied, challenging, and inspiring way
• facilitate student creation of oral, written, and multimodal texts with fluency, precision, and coherency
• explore the social, historical, and cultural history of English-speaking countries

General competence:

• maintain and develop their own linguistic competence  
• work independently and together with others to solve identified problems in relation to the student's learning and development in the subject of English
•  work independently with various topical problems