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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Nevařil Josef, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility Oscar Wilde: An Ideal Husband Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Ian McEwan: The Cement Garden Nick Hornby: About a Boy, High Fidelity Helen Fielding: Bridget Jones?s Diary Tom Stoppard: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Peter Shaffer: Amadeus Alice Walker: The Color Purple Arthur Miller: The Crucible Michael Cunningham: The Hours The content of the seminar will be specified during the first session with respect to each group?s needs and preferences.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Attendace
- 14 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 28 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to provide language practice through discussions over a few books/adaptations of books of mostly British authors. Students get an opportunity to develop mainly: - their speaking skills with respect to formulating and defending their opinion, presenting an argument, leading a discussion; - their critical thinking and background knowledge through the works both read and watched.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Seminar Work
- attendance - at least 80% (70% ISP), - active participation during sessions, - timely completion of home-reading and home-/Film Club-watching, - moderating one session discussion successfully.
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Recommended literature
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Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
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Nick Hornby. About a Boy.
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Oscar Wilde. An Ideal Husband.
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William Shakespeare. Hamlet.
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