Course: Selected Chapters from British Culture

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Course title Selected Chapters from British Culture
Course code KAA/BS10
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 English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Jelínková Ema, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Livingstone David, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Flajšarová Pavlína, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Peprník Michal, prof. PhDr. Dr.
Course content
Children's Literature

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course will focus on British and American children's literature from the 19th century up to the present. To receive credit, students must do an in-class presentation/performance/reading and one in public.
- An understanding of the development of literature and of the main genres in relation to social and cultural changes - An understanding of the specific character of literary representation - An understanding of the connections between the past and the present, mediated by literature - Developing an appreciation for the value of cultural heritage - Acquiring basic literary terminology and MLA bibliography norms - Greater competence in interpreting literary texts - Greater competence in structuring and writing essays - Development of the ability to take part in a scholarly discussion
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Student performance, Didactic Test

Class attendance, test, 6 page essay
Recommended literature
  • Carter, Ronald, and John McRae. (2001). The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland. London.
  • Hilský, Martin. Současný britský román. Praha.
  • Lane, Richard J, eds. (2003). Contemporary British Fiction. Cambridge.
  • Procházka, Martin, et al. Slovník spisovatelů: anglická literatura. Praha.
  • Sanders, Andrew. (2004). The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford.


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): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English for Translators and Interpreters (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -