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Lecturer(s)
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Tollet William Andrew, Bc. et Mgr. M.Litt.
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Lancová Klára, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The main topics are: 1. Similarities and differences in the lexicon of Czech and English (and other European languages); 2. The ethnography of communication; 3. Pragmatics of communication (cooperative principles); 4. Forms of address and first name terms; 5. Analysis of spoken and written texts 6. Language and identity.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Textual studies, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 22 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| No particular prerequisites specified. |
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| No particular prerequisites specified. |
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| be familar with communicative situations in various cultures from a linguistic perspective and able to identify potential difficulties and misunderstandings which may arise on the basis of differing cultural and linguistic norms in thegiven cultures |
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| apply the acquired knowledge in multicultural communicative situations |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Task-based study method |
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| Textual studies |
| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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HARTLEY, John. Communication, cultural and media studies. 5th ed.. Abingdon., 2019. ISBN 9780415787635.
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Huber-Kriegler, Martina. Mirrors and Windows. Strasbourg, 2003.
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Lewis, Richard D. When Cultures Collide. Boston, MA, 2006.
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MARTIN, Judith N., & NAKAYMA, Thomas, K. Intercultural communication in contexts.. New York., 2017. ISBN 9780073523934.
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Wierzbicka, Anna. Meaning and Culture. Oxford, 2006.
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