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KAJ / CTJA2
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAJ
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CTJA2
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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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Reading English Texts 2
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
3
Cred.
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Type of completion
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-
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Type of completion
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-
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Time requirements
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Seminar
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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NO
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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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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NO
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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 + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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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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Czech
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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 |
S|N |
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 |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KAJ/ČTJA2
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Preclusive courses
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KAJ/ČTJA2
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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 course focuses on the close reading and interpretation of English literary texts in a broader cultural, social, political, and economic context. Through the interdisciplinary approach, students will enhance and develop their language and literary competence as well as general knowledge. Students will read and analyse texts by prominent English writers against the dual background of literary events and historical factors, shaping and determining the British cultural heritage. A course portfolio includes a collection of selected representative English literary texts chosen for analysis. The sequence of the selected readings will be, for the most part, chronological, beginning with works of William Shakespeare (with emphasis on the specific dramatic genre - the Shakespearean drama - in terms of its wider cultural and historical implications concerning the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. and King James I, etc.) and concluding with 20th century English writers (for more information, see Course Content and Student Learning Outcomes). Throughout the course, students will examine the history and development of English literature and should be able to evaluate its cultural evolution.
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Requirements on student
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Submission of all assigned homework and completion of both midterm and final tests.
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Content
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Week 1: Introduction: basic literary terms and critical concepts (some basic guidelines for reading literature Week 2: Shakespeare's timeless works in the context of Tudor England with primary emphasis on the major comedies and tragedies Week 3: A duality in Victorian literature Authors associated with the late Victorian Period, particularly Oscar Wilde Week 4: Literature between the Wars Literature between the outbreak of the World War I and the beginning of the World War II with attention to cultural, political and literary contexts Week 5: Modernist experiments: James Joyce, a prominent contributor to the Modernist Movement Week 6: Modernist experiments: Virginia Woolf, a key figure of Modernism Week 7: George Orwell, an acute observer of his time, in the context of significant historic and political events Week 8: The themes of fall, guilt, corruptibility and the depravity of human nature in William Golding's novels Week 9: Theatre of the Absurd: an existentialistic vision of the meaningless of human existence; Samuel Beckett and his influence on Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard Week 10: Angry Young Men: authors at the forefront of a new trend of social realism and anti-establishment Week 11: Women writers: Doris Lessing Week 12: Contemporary British fiction: Chinua Achebe Week 13: Revision, Final Test
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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:
Mišterová, I.; Skopečková, E. A Reader in British Studies. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2008.
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Basic:
Oliveriusová, E. Antologie anglické literatury. Praha: SPN, 1984.
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Basic:
Stříbrný, Z. Dějiny anglické literatury. Praha: Academia, 1987.
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Basic:
Wellek, R.; Warren, A. Teorie literatury. Praha: Votobia, 1996.
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Basic:
Abrams, M.H., Greenblatt, Stephen, eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Volume F. The Twentieth Century and After. 8th ed. New York. London: W. W. Norton and Company, 2006.
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Extending:
Evans, I. A Short History of English Literature. Penguin Books : London, 1990.
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Extending:
ČAŇKOVÁ, M. Open Gates. Student´s book: a course in 20th century British literature. Voznice: Leda, 2005.
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Extending:
Barnard, Robert. Stručné dějiny anglické literatury. Praha : Brána, 1997. ISBN 80-85946-83-1.
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Recommended:
Cuddon, J. A. A dictionary of literary terms. London : Penguin Books, 1982. ISBN 0-14-051112-1.
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Recommended:
Grmela, J.; Hilský, M.; Oliveriusová, E.; Marek, J. Dějiny anglické literatury. Praha: SPN, 1988.
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Recommended:
Abrams, M.H. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. The Major Authors. 2 sv. New York. London: W. W. Norton and Company, 1996.
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Recommended:
Baldick, Ch. The Oxford Dictionnary of Literary Terms. Oxford: Oxford University, 2008.
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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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26
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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36
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Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
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16
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Total
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78
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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: |
No prerequisite subjects. |
- disponovat znalostí anglického jazyka na úrovni B2 podle SERR; |
- orientovat se v klíčových literárních směrech a proudech; |
- popsat významné milníky kulturního vývoje Velké Británie v 19. a 20. století; |
- orientovat se v aktuálním kulturním dění Velké Británie; |
- definovat základní literárněvědné pojmy.
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Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- porozumět literárním textům (tj. textům prózy, dramatu a básnickým textům); |
- porozumět hlavním myšlenkám daných literárních děl; |
- adekvátně sumarizovat literární texty; |
- aktivně se zapojovat do diskuse na dané téma; |
- na základní úrovni vysvětlit své názorové stanovisko týkající se daného literárního textu. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
Students will be able to: - describe and explain William Shakespeare's timeless work, - explore a duality in Victorian literature - explain and describe the works of the Bloomsbury group authors, - explain the important innovation of British fiction, the stream of consciousness technique, - explain and describe Modernism, the literary experiments in the work of James Joyce, the developmental tendencies of British prose (Virginia Woolf, James Joyce), - explain and describe the Angry Young Men, - analyse and identify Theatre of the Absurd (Samuel Beckett), - describe and explain the literary movements in English literature of the 20th century in a broader cultural and social context.
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- uvést do souvislosti literární vývoj ve Velké Británii s významnými kulturněhistorickými událostmi; |
- popsat modernismus a literární experimenty v britské próze v první polovině 20. století; |
- charakterizovat vývojové tendence britské prózy, dramatu a poezie ve druhé polovině 20. století, např. postmoderní britskou literaturu: tradiční prózu, experimentální prózu a magický realismus; |
- zhodnotit vývoj tzv. postkoloniální britské literatury. |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
- aktivně používat odborné literárněvědné pojmosloví; |
- adekvátně interpretovat literární texty britské provenience; |
- demonstrovat znalost daného literárního žánru prostřednictvím analýzy zvoleného literárního textu; |
- na základě znalosti daného literárního směru charakterizovat jeho hlavní rysy; |
- na základě znalosti daného literárního směru charakterizovat jeho hlavní představitele; |
- 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: |
Test |
Continuous assessment |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Seminar |
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