Course: Older History for High School Teachers 2

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Course title Older History for High School Teachers 2
Course code KHI/STDU2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kumpera Jan, Prof. PhDr. CSc.
  • Fritzová Marie, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hlaváček Petr, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Morávková Naděžda, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students will present their own ideas of effective teaching and they will apply it in school practice. This discipline is aimed at deepen and broaden the knowledge and specific knowledge from previous courses with emphasis on the educational use at a later teaching practice. Therefore, the selected topics are chosen according to curriculum. Attention will be paid to current textbooks and contemporary historiography and application of new knowledge in teaching. Topics: The Problems of the oldest civilizations in the world. Mesopotamia - Samaria, Babylonia and Assyria. Hittites, Phoenicians and Israelites. Egyptian civilization, in light of contemporary Egyptology (including the Czech research). Minoan and Mycenaean culture. The birth and expansion of Greek antiquity. The emergence of Rome and his journey from the republic to a world empire. The contribution of Greco-Roman civilization. Termination of the ancient world.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The factual knowledge of ancient history, good knowledge of literature, professional and educational books of facts are cardinal.
Skills
will recognize textbooks and didactic aids suitable for teaching the history of antiquity, justify their choice and effectively work with them in teaching history. Students present their own didactic ideas and apply them effectively in school practice.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
present their own ideas of effective teaching and they will apply it in school practice. This discipline is aimed at deepen and broaden the knowledge and specific knowledge from previous courses with emphasis on the educational use at a later teaching practice.
Skills
will recognize textbooks and didactic aids suitable for teaching the history of antiquity, justify their choice and effectively work with them in teaching history. Students present their own didactic ideas and apply them effectively in school practice.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Seminar classes
Skills
Lecture
Multimedia supported teaching
Students' portfolio
Competences
Multimedia supported teaching
Lecture
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Oral exam
Skills
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • BARTON Keith ? LEVSTIK, Linda. Teaching history for common good. New Jersey 2003. ISBN 978-0-8058-3039-5..
  • Bouzek, Jan. Objevy ve Středomoří. Praha : Odeon, 1979.
  • Burian, Jan. Cesty starověkých civilizací. 1. vyd. Praha : Práce, 1973.
  • Burian, Jan; Oliva, Pavel; Vaněčková, Zuzana. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. 1. vyd. Praha : Nakl. Svoboda, 1984.
  • ERDMANN, Elisabeth-Hasberg, Wolfgang. History Teacher Education. Global Interrelations. Schwalbach 2015. ISBN 978-3-7344-0081-0..
  • Férnándes-Armesto Felipe. Civiizations. London, 2000. ISBN 0-521-28399-X.
  • Garbini, G. Starověké kultury Předního Východu. Praha, 1971.
  • GRACOVÁ, Božena ? LABISCHOVÁ, Denisa. Příručka ke studiu didaktiky dějepisu, Ostrava 2008. ISBN:978-80-7368-584-3..
  • Heller, Jan. Starověká náboženství : náboženské systémy starého Egypta, Mezopotámie a Kenaanu. Praha : ÚCN, 1988.
  • Hunter, E. Nejstarší civilizace. Praha, 1996.
  • Johnson Paul. A history of the Jews. London, 1987. ISBN 978-0-297-79091-4.
  • Klíma, J. Lidé Mezopotámie. Praha, 1976.
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Viliam. Modely na rozvíjanie kompetencií žiakov: k transformácii vzťahu histórie a školského dejepisu. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Stimul, 2004. 118 s. Acta historica posoniensia; V. Monographiae; II. ISBN 80-88982-94-4..
  • Kumpera, Jan. Historia mundi. II., Vybrané kapitoly z dějin starověku. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2000. ISBN 80-7082-639-8.
  • PANDEL Hans-Jürgen. Geschichtsdidaktik. Eine Theorie für die Praxis. Schwalbach, 2013. ISBN 978-3-89974670-9.
  • TIMMINS, Geoffrey, VERNON, Keith a KINEALY, Christine. Teaching and learning history. London: SAGE, 2005. xiv, 250 s. Teaching & learning the humanities in higher education. ISBN 0-7619-4773-6..
  • Upinder Singh, Lahiri Nyanjot. Ancient India: New research. Oxford, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-806028-.


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