| Course title | British Literature |
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| Course code | KAJ/BRL1Q |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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Old English literature: G. Chaucer, W. Langland, J. Wyckliffe, T. Malory. Elizabethan period, its poetry and Sir T. Wyatt, Earl of Surrey, E. Spenser, Sir P. Sidney, B. Jonson, W. Shakespeare, T. More. J. Lyly, F. Bacon. Elizabetahn theatre: T. Kyd, Ch. Marlowe, B. Jonson. William Shakespeare. Metaphysical poetry: J. Donne, G. Herbert, J. Milton, A. Marwell. Reatoration drama and prose: J. Dryden, W. Congreve, R.B. Sheridan, J. Bunyan, J. Locke. Age of Reason:. A. Pope, Dr. Johnson, J. Swift, O. Goldsmith. Development of the English novel: D. Defoe, J. Swift, S. Richardson, H. Fielding, L. Stern. Romantic poetry: W. Blake, R. Burns, W. Wordsworth, S.T. Coleridge.,Lord Byron, P.B. Shelley, J. Keats. Novelists at the beginning of 19th cent.: J. Austen, W. Scott. Victorian novel and poetry
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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| Learning outcomes |
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After the completion of the course, students will be able to: - orient themselves in the history of English literature from the beginnings until the late 19th century - name and characterize major authors and their works in historical context - explain the significance of literary works - evaluate the quality of literary texts - interpret texts against their historical background, the authors' lives and contemporary reception
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Essay, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary)
Students are required: to read on schedule (shorter texts: short stories or poems and also several novels), participate actively in class discussions, read recommended books in English and be prepared to discuss them with the teacher, write an essay. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB17) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB18) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |