Course: Selected Chapters from American Literature

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Course title Selected Chapters from American Literature
Course code KAJ/YSAML
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Flajšar Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Čipkár Ivan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course will present and discuss selected chapters from American literature of the 19th to 21st century.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 24 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 34 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 36 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course will present and discuss selected chapters from American literature of the 19th to 21st century.
Knowledge of the selected chapters from American literature of the 19th to 21st century.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test

Readings, active participation in discussions during the lessons, weekly online tests, final test.
Recommended literature
  • Berkowitz. (1992). American Drama of the Twentieth century. Longmann.
  • Bigsby C. W.E. (2000). Modern American Drama 1900-1945. Cambridge.
  • Saddik A. (2007). Contemporary American Drama. Edinburgh.


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