Course: Radio Studies Introduction

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Course title Radio Studies Introduction
Course code KDU/USRO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hanáčková Andrea, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bojda Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course will by means of model demonstration make clear basic terms and genres of literary broadcasting and radio publicism. Topics: Radio broadcasting as experiment Radio as modern media Present structure of radio broadcasting Statutory radio and private commercial radios Evolution termini in literary broadcasting Radio literary broadcasting and its specificity Theory of radio production and its sources Typology of radio literary genres Radio publicisticy Radio feature and document

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
The aim of lecture is to familiarize students with radio medium, with structure of radio stations and broadcasting schemes, give the basic overview of radio terms, make clear specificity of radio medium, its historical origins and features of literary broadcasting.
Knowledge of basic terms within the range of radio medium. Students are familiar with the current structure of the public Czech Radio stations and their specialization. Students master basic concepts affecting the radio as modern media, know the historical stage of verbal radio broadcasts and can distinguish the artistic genre while listening to radio. They are able to apply basic terms on analysis of individual parts of radio artistic piece (sound composition, sound detail, assembly, audio editing, subjectivisation, focus, time and space in radio drama, etc.).
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic terms within the range of Introduction to theatre studies.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

Credit: Completing partial exercises - continuous tasks in the moodle (3 times per semester), the listener's diary (including its partial submission in the middle of the semester), 1x short performance with the listener's own tip (last class), active participation in classes (monitored presence) Examination: Option in the 1st term: 1. Final test to verify the lecture content. Students sign up for the exam, which they take online in moodle. The test will take 60 minutes, has open questions, tests knowledge, listening experience, reading skills of technical texts. 2. Oral exam, for which students will appear in person at the department. Students will answer questions orally that test their knowledge of the material presented, ability to use professional terminology, orientation in professional texts. The examination includes a reflection on the listener's diary. The exam CANNOT be combined, you must choose EITHER a written test OR an oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Panáček v říši mluveného slova.
  • HANÁČKOVÁ, Andrea. (2010). Český rozhlasový dokument a feature. Poetika žánrů.. Brno: JAMU.
  • HILMES,Michele- LOVIGILO, Jason (eds.). (2002). Radio Reader.Essays in the Cultural History of Radio.. Routledge.
  • JEŠUTOVÁ, Eva. (2003). Od mikrofonu k posluchačům. Praha.
  • JEŠUTOVÁ, Eva. (2008). 99 významných uměleckých osobností rozhlasu. Praha.
  • MOTAL, Jan. (2012). NOvé trendy v médiích II. Rozhlas a televize.. BRNO: Masarykova univerzita.
  • STARKEY, Guy. (2014). Radio in Context.. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • ŠTĚRBOVÁ, Alena. (1995). Rozhlasová inscenace. Olomouc.
  • WARREN, Steve. (2013). Radio. The Book.. New York and London: Focal Press.


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): Film, Theatre, TV and Radio Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2019_2024) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): TV and Radio Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -