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Lecturer(s)
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Sedláková Renáta, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course introduces students to the canonical texts of the social sciences, which shaped the fields they studied, and interesting insights into the phenomena of life in the information-saturated society of late modernity. The primary literature of the course consists of magazine studies published in foreign periodicals after 2000.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to increase students' skills and competences in using a foreign language, especially English. The course focuses on reading professional studies related to the field of study and the students' professional profile published in foreign languages. Learners prepare at home and are encouraged to critically analyse the text and discuss its content in seminar classes. The discussion is conducted in English. Teachers aim to provide learners with a professional level of foreign language (as distinct from colloquial, spoken or popular media) and the ability to formulate their ideas in professional terms. Some of the texts that will be read and discussed during the semester can be chosen by the learners according to their own specialization.
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Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Continuous regular preparation for individual seminar classes during the semester is required; participation in discussions on the content of the readings in the foreign language in class and submission of a research paper on the assigned texts. Compulsory reading:: BECKER, Howard Saul a RICHARDS, Pamela. Writing for social scientists. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2007. ISBN 0-226-04132-8. BILLIG, Michael. Learn to write badly: how to succeed in the social sciences. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-107-67698-5. Primary literature for seminar work: Foreign language scholarly studies of the students' choice published in journals such as Religio, Culture, Communication and Religion.
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