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Course: Contemporary British literature for teachers of English

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Course title Contemporary British literature for teachers of English
Course code KAJ/MBRL@
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Anténe Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kaščáková Janka, doc. Mgr. PhD.
Course content
Contemporary British poetry Contemporary British drama Postcolonial literature, ethnic identity and multiculturalism in contemporary British literature Contemporary women writers, gender and sexual identity in contemporary British literature Postmodernism and its developmental tendencies in contemporary British literature 21st century authors and their influence on British literature The use of contemporary British texts in ELT, eventually in relation to other school subjects

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should be familiar with contemporary British literature based on their theoretical knowledge as well as their own reading understand the social and cultural context of production and analysis of literary texts be able to work with literary texts as sources of cultural, social and historical information and opinions be able to choose literary texts whose content and structure is adequate for ELT be able to prepare a detailed lesson plan which uses a literary text in ELT

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Attendance, reading assigned texts, submitting a seminar paper (essay or lesson plan). Students with ISP: attendance is not required, reading assigned texts, 2 seminar papers (essay and lesson plan using a literary text from the field of British literature)
Recommended literature
  • BRADFORD, R. The Novel Now: Contemporary British Fiction. Malden, MA: Blackwell. 2007.
  • HEAD, D. Modern British Fiction 1950-2000. Cambridge: CUP. 2002.
  • MARSHALL, B. K. Teaching the Postmodern: Fiction and Theory. New York: Routledge. 1992.
  • RATTANSI, A. Multiculturalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP. 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English for Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 23.01.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025