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KAJ / BL
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAJ
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BL
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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19th and 20th Centuries British Literatu
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Long Title
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19th and 20th Centuries British Literature
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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KAJ/BL19
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The objective of the course is to introduce to students the literary movements in English literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Based on cultural and historical events, the first segment of the course will be devoted to the approaches, development, and characteristic aspects of Romanticism in the works the famous poets of the so-called Lake School (W. Wordsworth, S.T. Coleridge, R. Southey) and poets of the second Romantic wave (G.G. Byron, P.B. Shelley, J. Keats). After, the characteristics and development of Victorian literature will be examined, including essay works and novels (Ch. Dickens, W.M. Thackeray), poetry and drama. Victorian female authors will also be included and the reflection of the "fin de siecle" in literature. The second half of the course will focus on English literary work of the 20th century, and namely on the emergence of the Realist novel and short story (H.G. Wells, J. Galsworthy), Modernism (The Bloomsbury Group), the literary experiments in the work of James Joyce, the developmental tendencies of British prose (e.g. The dissatisfied youth, the new type of Novel Hero), drama (from Sean O'Casey to the absurd drama of the end of the 20th century) and poetry. By using authentic texts analyzed in practical seminars, the course is aimed at systematically developing the students' interpretational and analytical abilities.
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Requirements on student
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Midterm Test, Final Test, Final Exam. Presentation.
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Content
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Suggested Lecture Topics:
1. Romanticism (1800 - 1837); birth, development
Based on cultural and historical events, the first segment of the course will be devoted to the approaches, development, and characteristic aspects of Romanticism in the works the famous poets of the so-called Lake School (W. Wordsworth, S.T. Coleridge, R. Southey) and poets of the second Romantic wave (G.G. Byron, P.B. Shelley, J. Keats).
2. The characteristics and development of Victorian literature will be examined, including essay works and novels (Ch. Dickens, W.M. Thackeray)
3. Victorian female authors will also be included. The Bronte sisters, George Eliot. The Victorian novel. Thomas Hardy.
4. Victorian writers. The influence of Henry James on the development of the British novel. Anthony Trollope, George Meredith, R.L. Stevenson
5. Victorian poetry
6. Victorian drama. Oscar Wilde
7. The British realistic novel and short story of the first half of the 20th century
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Hilský, Martin. Současný britský román. Jinočany : H & H, 1992. ISBN 80-85467-00-3.
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Basic:
Drabble, Margaret,; Stringer, Jenny; Hahn, Daniel. The concise Oxford companion to English literature. 3rd ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-921492-1.
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Basic:
Birch, Dinah. The Oxford companion to English literature. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-280687-1.
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Recommended:
Oliveriusová, Eva. Antologie anglické literatury. Praha : SPN, 1984.
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Recommended:
Stříbrný, Zdeněk. Dějiny anglické literatury. Sv. 2. Praha : Academia, 1987.
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Recommended:
Stříbrný, Zdeněk. Dějiny anglické literatury. Sv. 2. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1987.
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Recommended:
Hilský M., Nagy L. (eds.). Od slavíka k papouškovi. Brno: Host, 2002.
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Recommended:
Hilský, Martin. Modernisté : Eliot, Joyce, Woolfová, Lawrence. Praha : Torst, 1995. ISBN 80-85639-40-8.
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Recommended:
HRBATA, Z., PROCHÁZKA, M. Romantismus a romantismy: pojmy, proudy, kontexty. Praha: Karolinum, 2005.
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Recommended:
Procházka M.; Stříbrný Z. Slovník spisovatelů. Praha: Libri, 1996.
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Recommended:
Abrams, M. H. The Norton anthology of English literature ; M.H. Abrams,general editor. 6th ed. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1996. ISBN 0-393-96808-1.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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65
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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15
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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56
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Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
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20
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Total
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156
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
charakterizovat základní literárněvědné pojmy |
No prerequisite courses. |
orientovat se v aktuálním kulturním dění Velké Británie |
orientovat se v klíčových literárních směrech a proudech |
popsat významné milníky kulturního vývoje Velké Británie ve 20. století |
užívat anglický jazyk na úrovni B2+/C1 |
vysvětlit klíčová fakta z kulturního vývoje Velké Británie v 19. století |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
adekvátně sumarizovat literární texty |
aktivně se zapojovat do diskuse na dané téma |
na základní úrovni vysvětlit své názorové stanovisko týkající se daného literárního textu |
porozumět hlavním myšlenkám odborných anglických textů zaměřených na dějiny britské literatury |
porozumět literárním textům (tj. textům prózy, dramatu a básnickým textům) |
používat literárněvědné pojmosloví |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
charakterizovat vývojové tendence britské prózy, dramatu a poezie ve druhé polovině 20. století, např. postmoderní britskou literaturu: tradiční, experimentální prózu a magický realismus |
pojmenovat a vysvětlit literární směry a proudy v anglické literatuře 19. století |
pojmenovat a vysvětlit literární směry a proudy v anglické literatuře 20. století |
popsat modernismus a literární experimenty v britské próze v první polovině 20. století |
Students will be able to:
- describe and explain the literary movements in English literature of the 19th and 20th centuries,
e.g. the approaches, development, and characteristic aspects of Romanticism in the works the
famous poets of the so-called Lake School and poets of the second Romantic wave,
- explain the term "fin de siecle" and its reflection in literature,
- chronologically analyze the characteristic elements of English prose, poetry and drama
in regards to the specific cultural, social and historic events that significantly influenced
English literature,
- explain and describe the Realist novel and short story,
- explain and describe Modernism, the literary experiments in the work of James Joyce, the
developmental tendencies of British prose, drama and poetry,
- systematically develop interpretational and analytical abilities.
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uvést do souvislosti literární vývoj s kulturněhistorickými událostmi |
zhodnotit vývoj tzv. postkoloniální britské literatury |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
adekvátně interpretovat literární texty britské provenience |
aktivně používat odborné literárněvědné pojmosloví |
demonstrovat znalost daného literárního žánru prostřednictvím analýzy zvoleného literárního textu |
na základě znalosti daného literárního směru charakterizovat jeho hlavní rysy a představitele |
na zvoleném díle aktivně prezentovat literárně-estetické aktivity |
samostatně klasifikovat literární druhy a literární žánry |
samostatně zhodnotit úlohu společenského a kulturního kontextu pro vznik literárních děl a jejich recepci |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Combined exam |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Self-study of literature |
Students' portfolio |
Practicum |
Textual studies |
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