Notes for teachers
Includes photocopiable and accessible resources that can be used in the classroom, including written transcripts of the videos and suggestions for making best use of this website.
Help
- Tips for using the materials [Word Doc, 115kb]
- Technical help
- Acknowledgments, permissions and copyright
Video transcripts
- Transcripts: Why did you choose American Studies? [Word Doc, 104kb]
- Transcripts: Why is it important to study America? [Word Doc, 102kb]
- Transcripts: Is there anything that has particularly inspired you during your american studies? [Word Doc, 101kb]
- Transcripts: Is there a module that you have particularly enjoyed? [Word Doc, 101kb]
- Transcripts: What did you get out of the experience of studying in North America? [Word Doc, 103kb]
- Transcripts: What are you planning to go on to do and how has American studies prepared you for this? [Word Doc, 99kb]
High quality videos: for use off line
Windows Media Player 9 or higher is required to play the video files, which is available free from: www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia
- What is the best thing you've discovered during your American Studies course? [WMV, 12.7Mb]
- Discover America road trip [WMV, 44.9Mb]
- Why did you choose American Studies? [WMV, 103Mb]
- Why is it important to study America? [WMV, 66.6Mb]
- Is there anything that has particularly inspired you during your american studies? [WMV, 47.9Mb]
- Is there a module that you have particularly enjoyed? [WMV, 61.7Mb]
- What did you get out of the experience of studying in North America? [WMV, 90.6Mb]
- What are you planning to go on to do and how has American studies prepared you for this? [WMV, 37.4Mb]
50 reasons
- Transcripts: 50 reasons to study America [Word Doc, 140kb]
To view the videos and the 50 reasons flag, the Adobe Flash player is required. To download the up-to-date version of the player go to: www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer
Alternatively, below are '.exe' (PC) and '.hqx' (Mac) versions of the 50 reasons flag, which do not require the Flash player. If you want the videos to work with these standalone versions, you will also need to download all the '.flv' files below to the same folder as you save the standalone file.
- Standalone program (Windows) [EXE file, 1.62Mb]
- Standalone compressed program (Mac) [HQX file, 3.11Mb]
- Reasons3.flv [FLV file, 938Kb]
- Reasons6.flv [FLV file, 858Kb]
- Reasons9.flv [FLV file, 326Kb]
- Reasons12.flv [FLV file, 970Kb]
- Reasons15.flv [FLV file, 1.58Mb]
- Reasons18.flv [FLV file, 1.48Mb]
- Reasons21.flv [FLV file, 1.33Mb]
- Reasons24.flv [FLV file, 909Kb]
- Reasons27.flv [FLV file, 1.22Mb]
- Reasons30.flv [FLV file, 1.41Mb]
- Reasons33.flv [FLV file, 899Kb]
- Reasons36.flv [FLV file, 1.34Mb]
- Reasons39.flv [FLV file, 1.48Mb]
- Reasons42.flv [FLV file, 913Kb]
- Reasons45.flv [FLV file, 1.53Mb]
- Reasons48.flv [FLV file, 1.35Mb]
Essays
- America and the World: US Foreign Policy [Word Doc, 251kb]
- American Landscapes & American Artefacts [Word Doc, 301kb]
- American History [Word Doc, 275kb]
- American Film [Word Doc, 223Kb]
- American Literature [Word Doc, 267kb]
- American Politics and Government [Word Doc, 270kb]
- American Popular Music [Word Doc, 287kb]