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Lecturer(s)
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Mišterová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Tihelková Alice, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Week 1: The Colonial and Early American Period, Enlightenment Week 2: The Rise of national literature, Romanticism Week 3: Late American Romanticism - Transcendentalism Week 4: American realism and naturalism Week 5: American Poetry of the 2nd Half of the 19th century Week 6: Early 20th century American Realist Fiction Week 7: Lost Generation, 'Jazz Age', American Modernism Week 8: American Fiction of the 1930s 'Southerners' Week 9: The Forties and Fifties American Jewish literature Week 10: The sixties and Seventies The Black American Literature Week 11: American Drama Postmodernism Week 12: Final test Week 13: Credits
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Collaborative instruction, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Seminar
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 14 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 10 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| use English at the B2 level according to CEFR |
| identify key literary trends |
| explain key facts from the cultural development of the USA in the 19th century |
| describe key milestones of cultural development of the USA in the 20th century |
| show knowledge of the current cultural developments in the USA |
| Skills |
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| read and understand litarary texts |
| identify the main ideas of given literary works |
| adequately summarize literary texts |
| actively engage in discussion on a given topic |
| on the basic level, to express one's viewpoint related to a literary topic |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| put literary development in the USA and major cultural and historical events into context |
| define and describe significant features of cultural and social development on the US territory in the 19th and 20th century |
| define the chronological and intellectual specifics of the origin of the American novel |
| characterize regionalism, realism and naturalism and describe their differences |
| identify development lines and concepts of American poetry and drama |
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| actively use specialized literary terminology |
| independently classify literary genres |
| adequately interpret given American literary texts |
| demonstrate the knowledge of a given literary genre via the analysis of the selected literary text |
| characterize the main features and representatives of a given literary trend |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Practicum |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Brendlová, Světla; Novy, Jan Lindsey. Literatura anglicky mluvících zemí = A survey of literature in English-speaking countries. Plzeň : Fraus, 1998. ISBN 80-85784-31-9.
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Cuddon, J. A. A dictionary of literary terms. London : Penguin Books, 1982. ISBN 0-14-051112-1.
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Čaňková, Michaela. Open channels : a course of 20th century british literature. Voznice : LEDA, 1997. ISBN 80-85927-33-0.
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Hewings, Martin. Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English : with answers. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-521-49868-6.
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High, Peter B. An Outline of American Literature. Harlow : Longman, 1986. ISBN 0-582-74502-0.
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Macionis, John J.; Benokraitis, Nijole V. Seeing ourselves : classic, contemporary, and cross-cultural readings in sociology. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2006. ISBN 0-13-220491-6.
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Murphy, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53762-2.
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Ruland, Richard; Bradbury, Malcolm. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu : dějiny americké literatury. London: Penguin, 1991.
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