Course: Czech travelogue texts from the Mediterranean up to 1918 I.

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Course title Czech travelogue texts from the Mediterranean up to 1918 I.
Course code KBH/VS2M
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrabal Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course Content Orthoepy Pronunciation of vowels and consonants Sound changes from the perspective of standard pronunciation (particularly voicing and place-of-articulation assimilation) Speech rate, intonation, phrasing, and stress Rhetoric, Speech Culture, and Pragmatics Public speaking in the past and present Rhetorical style and genres Lexical choices, sentence structure, and prosodic modulation in public speaking Non-verbal communication Pragmatic aspects of rhetorical communication Presentation Skills Preparing a presentation The audience Presentation delivery

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course builds on and expands the basic knowledge acquired in the compulsory course Phonetics and Phonology, with particular emphasis on orthoepy. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of speech culture, rhetoric, pragmatics, and presentation skills. The knowledge and skills acquired can be applied both during their studies and in their future professional careers. The aim of the course is to prepare students for professions in which spoken communication plays a primary role. The course will combine theoretical foundations in the above-mentioned areas with practical examples and student presentations.
Students will gain an overall overview of the culture and essentials of public speaking, and will also acquire presentation skills using additional applications that may be useful in future studies and careers.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of phonetics and phonology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

- attendance (80 %) - activity in a course - presentation
Recommended literature
  • Buchtelová, R., Michálková, J., Šmilauer, V., & Romportl, M. (1978). Výslovnost spisovné češtiny: výslovnost slov přejatých, výslovnostní slovník. Praha.
  • BUCHTOVÁ, Božena. (2010). Rétorika: vážnost mluveného slova. 2., aktualiz. vyd.. Praha.
  • Čechová Marie. Současná česká stylistika. Jazyková kultura.
  • Daneš, F. (2009). Kultura a struktura českého jazyka. Praha.
  • Dohalská, M. a kol. (1985). Mluvím, mluvíš, mluvíme: kapitoly z moderní rétoriky. Praha.
  • Hála, B. (1967). Výslovnost spisovné češtiny I, Zásady a pravidla: výslovnost slov českých. Praha.
  • Havránek, Bohuslav - Weingart, Miloš (ed.). (1932). Spisovná čeština a jazyková kultura. Praha.
  • HŮRKOVÁ, J. Česká výslovnostní norma. Praha 1995.
  • KRAUS, J. (2010). Rétorika a řečová kultura. Praha.
  • LOTKO, Edvard. (2009). Kapitoly ze současné rétoriky. Olomouc.
  • LUKAVSKÝ, R. Kultura mluveného slova. Praha: Akademie múzických umění, 2000..
  • Palková, Z. (1994). Stručná pravidla české ortoepie (domácí slovní zásoba). Praha.
  • PALKOVÁ, Z. (2008). Výslovnost současné češtiny a kultura řeči.. Český jazyk a literatura, 59(1), s. 18-26.
  • Štěpánová, V. (2019). Vývoj kodifikace české výslovnosti. Praha.
  • Zeman, J. (2008). Základy české ortoepie. Hradec Králové.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -