BRITISH CULTURAL STUDIES
SEMINAR 1
VISUAL ARTS IN THE UK
1. English Architecture.
- Architectural styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, Jacobean, Baroque, Palladian, Regency, Greek and Gothic Revivals, Modernist, New Brutalist style, characteristics of each style;
- Architectural monuments exemplifying each style, cathedrals, castles, stately homes: the Tower of London, Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey, York Minster, Durham Cathedral, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Hampton Court Palace, Blenheim Palace, Banqueting Hall, Castle Howard, Houses of Parliament; mansions: Hardwick Hall, Chatsworth, Somerset House, Wollaton Hall, Strawberry House, other;
2. Leading British architects: Inigo Jones, Robert Adam, Christopher Wren, John Vanbrugh, James Gibbs, John Nash, Charles Barry, Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
3. Leading British painters:
- William Hogarth, Thomas Lawrence, Joshua Reynolds, George Romney, Thomas Gainsborough (18 c.), William Blake, John Constable, William Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites (19 c.), the New English Art Club, “Modern” Artists – Graham Sutherland, Paul Nash, Henry Moore (20 c.).
4. Museums and important art collections in the UK:
- the British Museum, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, the Tate Gallery – Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St. Ives, Tate Modern, Tate Online, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the National Gallery of Scotland, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
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Руководство для практического занятия № 2 по дисциплине «Культура страны изучаемого языка», тема «Музыкальное и театральное искусство Великобритании»
Разработала Л.Д.Акулич
BRITISH CULTURAL STUDIES
SEMINAR 2
PERFORMING ARTS IN THE UK
1. Musical life in Britain.
- Musical styles, leading British composers: William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons (16 c.), Henry Purcell (17 c.), John Gay (18 c.), W.S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan (19 c.), Frederick Holst, Edward Elgar, John Taverner, Vaughan Williams, Michael Tippet, Maxwell Davies, Benjamin Britten, Noel Coward, Andrew Lloyd Webber (20 c.).
- Famous orchestras: London Philarmonic Orchestra, the Halle, London Symphony Orchestra;
- Famous choirs: the Royal Choral Society, the Bach Choir;
- Musical pop and rock groups: the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Pet Shop Boys, Arctic Monkeys, other.
2. Music Festivals:
- Aldeburgh festival of Music and the Arts, Glyndebourne Festival, Three Choirs Festival, BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts (Proms), Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales.
3. Ballet and Opera.
- Leading opera and dance companies: the Royal Opera, the Royal Ballet, the English National Opera, the Welsh National Opera, the Scottish Opera, the Birmingham Royal Ballet, the Rambert Dance Company, the London Contemporary Dance Theatre.
4. British Theatre.
- Periods in the history of the British theatre, genres associated with each period:
- medieval period – mummer’s plays, mystery and morality plays;
- Elizabethan period – tragedy and comedy of Ben Johnson, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare;
- Restoration drama and comedy;
- 18th century comedy of Goldsmith and Sheridan, domestic tragedy, burlesque;
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Руководство для практического занятия № 3 по дисциплине «Культура страны изучаемого языка», тема «Средства массовой информации Великобритании, печать, радио и телевидение»
Разработала Л.Д.Акулич
BRITISH CULTURAL STUDIES
SEMINAR 3
THE MEDIA IN BRITAIN
1. The press.
- characteristics of British newspapers; two broad categories of the national newspaper –the “popular” and “quality” press; difference in format, style, and content, circulation, readership, political bias;
- variety of types of newspaper – national, regional, local, daily, Sunday;
- ownership of the press – press publishing groups;
- news agencies – Reuters, Associated press, United Press International.
2. Magazines and periodicals.
- consumer titles, general and specialist;
- business and professional titles; literary and political journals;
- best-selling periodicals;
- leading opinion journals.
3. Radio.
- BBC Network Radio, 5 national radio networks;
- stations’ formats: BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5, BBC World Service;
- Independent national radio.
4. Television.
- structure of television – BBC television: 2 domestic channels – BBC 1, BBC 2; BBC World;
- Independent Television Commission – 3 commercial television services: Independent Terrestrial Services (ITV / channel 3), Channel 4, Channel 5;
- difference in aims, formats, range of programmes;
- tradition of Britain’s excellence in the field of television; top TV programmes;
- technical developments: cable services, digital technology, satellite TV, the Internet.
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Руководство для практического занятия № 4 по дисциплине «Культура страны изучаемого языка», тема «Традиции и обычаи Великобритании, характерные черты жизни и быта британцев»
Разработала Л.Д.Акулич
BRITISH CULTURAL STUDIES
SEMINAR 4
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS IN THE UK. LIFESTYLES
1. National and regional identities in the UK.
- British ethnic characteristics: individualism, conservatism, love of traditions, insularity, patriotism, reserve, common sense, sense of humour, civic sense, love of the countryside, love of animals, other;
- regional and geographic distinctions of the people in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
2. Lifestyles.
- eating and drinking habits, the English breakfast, roastbeef, Yorkshire pudding, Christmas pudding, tea;
- leisure and recreation, pubs and clubs in British culture, hobbies;
- sports: football, cricket, rugby, rowing, horse-racing, golf, hunting, tennis; sporting events – the Henley Regatta, Royal Ascot, Derby, other.
3. Public holidays and celebrations.
- New Year’s day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day Holiday, Spring Bank holiday, Summer Bank holiday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, national days, national flags and emblems, Halloween, Guy Fawke’s Night, associated customs and traditions.
4. Royal Traditions and pageantry in London.
- Changing the Guard, Trooping the Colour, the Ceremony of the Keys, the Lord Mayor’s Show, Remembrance Day, the State Opening of Parliament, Royal Maundy Service, the Order of the Garter Ceremony, Swan – upping.
