Course Description in 2014, semester II

Dear students! Welcome to the II semester and a new course about American culture and way of life!

This course was created for students of English who already have a baggage of knowledge in English. Its primary goal is to acquaint you with culture, traditions and values of the United States. It consists of 30 hours of direct contact and will finish with an exam. As future translators from English, you should be familiar with the American culture as well.

Below you can see the topics that will be covered during this course:

The final grade will be calculated according to the following scheme:

20% - two written evaluation tests;
20% - individula work: project presentation in class and unit reviews;
20% - class participation;
40% - written final examenation.

The list of topics for individual research are:

Topic	Group 1 LM 2 (rom)	Group 1 LM 3 (rus)
Project 1: Modern USA wonders: death valley and American deserts.	Anneta Danuta Due: 04.02.2014	---
Project 2: Modern USA wonders: Yellowstone and great canyon.	Cristina Turcan Due: 04.02.2014	Alexandr Porhunov Due: 07.02.2014
Project 3: Modern wonders: mount Rushmore.	Florea Maria Due: 04.02.2014
Project 4: Largest  American cities.	Anastasia Pendiurina Due: 11.02.2014	Lia Popaz Due: 07.02.2014
Project 5: American people: immigrants.	Liliana Martalog Due: 27.02.2014	??? Due: 28.02.2014
Project 6: Famous American presidents.	Elena Afonin Due: 18.02.2014	Sergei Ansimov Due: 20.02.2014
Project 7: American Holidays.	Catalina Frecautanu Due: 18.02.2014	Iulia Cernei Due: 20.02.2014
Project 8: Symbols of the USA.	Irina Borozan Due: 27.02.2014	Cristina Anisimova Due: 28.02.2014
Project 9: The modern way of life: culture; leisure, entertainment.	??? Due: 11.03.2014	??? Due: 13.03.2014
Project 10: Educational system in the USA in comparison with Moldova.	??? Due: 27.02.2014	Valeria Mishkina Due: 28.02.2014
Project 11: Famous Black Americans.	Alina Andreev  Due: 27.02.2014	Alexandr Popov Due: 28.02.2014
Project 12: World-known American writers.	Diana Maler Due: 11.03.2014	Valera Djugostran Due: 13.03.2014
Project 13:  Hollywood.	Cristina Sirghi Due: 11.03.2014	Irina Contescu Due: 13.03.2014
Project 14: The role of women in the United States.
Project 15: Turbulent times in US history 1960's - 1970's: space exploration.		Alexandr Egorencov Due: 14.03.2014
Project 16: Prosperity and Depression of 1920's - 1930's in the USA.	Iuliana Martalog Due: 13.03.2014	Ilia Ciornii Due: 14.03.2014
Project 17: The Jazz Sensation.	Tatiana Popescu Due: 13.03.2014	Anna Belaia Due: 14.03.2014

Also below you can see the list of selected literature for the course:
1.    A. Baxter. The USA. Oxford Bookwarms Factfiles 3. Oxford University Press. – 30 p.
2.    A.M. Malkoc, F. Smolinski, T. Kral. Celebrate! Holidays in the USA. A resource handbook for teaching English as a foreign language. Washington DC – 2000, 150p.
3.    E. Kirn. About the USA. Washington DC – 1989, 128 p.
4.    G. Brenner, M. Ford, P. Sullivan. Celebrate! Holidays in the USA. 2nd edition – 2007, 140 p.
5.    Karen Blanchard, Christine Root. American Roots. Readings on US Cultural History. Longman, 2000 – 218 p.
6.    M. Broukal, P. Murphy. Introducing the USA. Cultural Reader. Longman – 1993, 156 p.
7.    M. Broukal. J. Milhomme. More about the USA. Cuturla Reader. Longman – 1995, 156 p.
8.    M. K. Datesman, J. Crandall, E. N. Kearny. American Ways. An introduction to American Culture. 3rd edition: Longman – 2005, 296 p.
9.    Yu. B. Golitsinsky. United States of America. KARO: St. Petersberg - 2001, 448 p.


Best Wishes!