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KAJ / AML
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAJ
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AML
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Academic Year
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2022/2023
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Academic Year
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2022/2023
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Title
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American Literature
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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 American 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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1 / -
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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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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer 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/AML19
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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 present a complete summary of the most significant characteristics of the literary, cultural, and social development of the USA during the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on cultural, ethnical, and genre diversity. The first segment of the course will focus on literary and cultural development in regards to the 19th century, namely the chronological and intellectual specifics concerning the rise of the American novel (establishment of a prosaic tradition by Ch. B. Brown, Washington Irving), the attempt to create the American legend in the works of J.F. Cooper, the Gothic styles of Ch. B. Brown, E.A. Poe), the basis of transcendentalism (R.W. Emerson, D.H. Thoreau), late Romanticism (N. Hawthorne, H. Melville), the birth of modern poetry (W. Whitman, E. Dickinson), Regionalism (M. Twain), Realism (D. Howells, H. James) and Naturalism (F. Norris, S. Crane, T. Dreiser, J. London). An integral part of the course is also the introduction of African American literature. The second segment of the course will deal with the developmental periods and concepts of modern American poetry (the Lost Generation, E. Hemingway, H. Miller, F.S. Fitzgerald, S. Lewis, J. Steinbeck, E. Caldwell, and so forth).
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Requirements on student
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Completion of both midterm and final tests. Final exam. Presentation.
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Content
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Suggested Lecture Topics:
1. The Gothic styles of Brockden Brown a Edgar Alan Poe
2. The basis of transcendentalism: Ralph Waldo Emerson and David Herbert Thoreau
3. Late Romanticism: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville
4. The birth of modern poetry: Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson
5. Mark Twain, the Tall Tale, Local Color
6. Realism in the works of William D. Howells and Henry James
7. Naturalism: Frank Norris, Stephen Crane, Theodore Dreiser, Jack London
8. African American literature, Harlem Renaissance
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Guarantors:
PhDr. Ivona Mišterová, Ph.D. (100%),
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Lecturer:
PhDr. Ivona Mišterová, Ph.D. (100%),
PhDr. Alice Tihelková, Ph.D. (100%),
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Tutorial lecturer:
PhDr. Ivona Mišterová, Ph.D. (100%),
PhDr. Alice Tihelková, Ph.D. (100%),
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Literature
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Basic:
High, Peter B. An Outline of American Literature. Harlow : Longman, 1986. ISBN 0-582-74502-0.
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Basic:
Rangno, Erik; Meyers, Karen; Phillips, Jerry. Contemporary American literature : (1945-present). 2nd ed. New York : Chelsea House, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60413-489-6.
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Recommended:
JAŘAB, J. Antologie americké literatury. Praha: SPN, 1985.
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Recommended:
Bradbury, M.; Ruland, R. From Puritanism to Postmodernism. London: Penguin, 1991.
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Recommended:
PROCHÁZKA, M. a kol. Lectures on American Literature. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - nakladatelství Karolinum, 2002.
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Recommended:
Brandbury, M.; Ruland, R. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu. Přel. Marcel Arbeit a kol.. Praha: Mladá Fronta, 1997.
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Recommended:
ČAŇKOVÁ, M. Open Gates. Student´s book: a course in 20th century British literature. Voznice: Leda, 2005.
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Recommended:
Procházka, M, Stříbrný, Z. Slovník spisovatelů. Praha: Libri, 1996.
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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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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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56
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Contact hours
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65
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Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
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20
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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15
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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 USA |
orientovat se v klíčových literárních směrech a proudech |
ovládat anglický jazyk na úrovni B2+/C1 |
popsat významné milníky kulturního vývoje USA ve 20. století |
vysvětlit klíčová fakta z kulturního vývoje USA do 19. století |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
adekvátně sumarizovat literární texty |
aktivně používat základní literárněvědné pojmosloví |
aktivně se zapojit 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 americké literatury |
porozumět literárním textům (tj. textům prózy, dramatu a básnickým textům) |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
charakterizovat regionalismus, realismus a naturalismus a popíše jejich odlišnosti |
identifikovat vývojové linie a koncepce moderní americké poezie |
popsat signifikantní rysy literárního, kulturního a společenského vývoje na území USA v 19. a 20. století z hlediska žánrové, kulturní a etnické různorodosti |
Students will be able to:
- describe the most significant characteristics of the literary, cultural, and social development
of the USA during the 19th and 20th centuries in regards to its genre, cultural, and ethnical
diversity,
- identify the chronological and intellectual specifics concerning the rise of the American novel,
- identify the American legend in the works of J.F. Cooper,
- explain "the Gothic styles" oand the basis of transcendentalism,
- explain late Romanticism,
- differentiate beteen Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism,
- identify the developmental periods and concepts of modern American poetry.
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uvést do souvislosti literární vývoj v USA s významnými kulturněhistorickými událostmi |
vymezit chronologická a intelektuální specifika vzniku amerického románu |
vysvětlit multiplicitu názorů a představ o společnosti a jednotlivci v prozaické a dramatické tvorbě 20. století |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
adekvátně interpretovat dané literární texty americké 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 |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
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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