Multiculturalism in Canada and the US 1.2.5-EC-MCUS
Course objectives
1. Presentation of some key issues within the area of multiculturalism
2. Analysis of some basic texts (Canadian and American) about multiculturalism
3. Mastering argumentative skills in the context of discussions on multiculturalism in North America
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Course content
1. Idea of Multiculturalism
2. Canada's Multiculturalism Policy Objectives
3. Multiculturalism in the USA: from WASP to the Melting Pot
4. Language Diversity and Language Policy in Canada and the US
5 Toleration and Cultural Accommodation
6. Minorities and Social Justice: Recognition, mis-recognition, and non-recognition
7 Case Study: First Nations in Canada
8 Case Study: Hispanics in the US
9 Case Study: Polish (Ukrainian, others) Americans and Canadians
10 Criticism of Multiculturalism in Canada and the US
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Methods of teaching: lecture, slide shows, discussion, text analysis, individual and team work, ICT tools/e-learning
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
elective courses
Mode
Course coordinators
Term 2023/24-Z: | Term 2022/23-Z: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019
Knowledge
1. the student has knowledge regarding the cultural aspects of North American multiculturalism's cultural input (k_W02 P6S_WG)
2. the student knows methods of analysis and interpretation of texts and culture products about multiculturalism in Canada and the US (k_W04 P6S_WG)
Skills
3. the student can recognize texts about multiculturalism and other creations of culture about the multiculturalist problems and carry out their critical analysis and interpretation for an assessment of their relevance and impact in the historical and cultural process. (k_U02 P6S_UW)
4. the student takes part in a debate -using English at C1 level - presents and evaluates different opinions and positions and discusses them in reference to the cultural input of the multiculturalist issues (k_U05/P6S_UK; k_U09/P6S_UU)
5. the student plans and organizes individual and team work (k_U08/P6S_UO)
Social competences
6. the student is ready to participate in cultural life and use its various forms (k_K04/P6S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active participation in classes - 40% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
2. Video presentation/online presentation/in class presentation on a specific topic - 30% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)
3. Other, advanced forms possible (e.g. recording a video clip based on academic material) in the case of willingness to achieve a higher grade - 30% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)
pass at 60% of the final grade
Bibliography
Reading list
A. obligatory reading (to get a credit):
1. Canadian Multiculturalism (Parliament of Canada Library; Internet access)
2. Charles Taylor, "The Politics of Recognition" (on the Internet)
3. 'Multiculturalism' w: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Internet access)
B. supplementary reading (this is not an extensive list)
'Multiculturalism' in: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Internet access)
Richard Rorty, 'Priority of Democracy to Philosophy'; 'on Ethnocentrism'
Additional information
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