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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAJ
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STYA
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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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English Stylistics
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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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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
3
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
1
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
1
[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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0 / -
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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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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter 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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None
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Preclusive courses
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KAJ/STYLA
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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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This subject is taught in English. The object of the course is to provide an introduction to particular language styles and to the functionality of distinct language styles. The styles of journalism, science, administration, law and advertising will be included. Class attendance is recommended in accordance with FF regulations.
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Requirements on student
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Grades will be based on seminar exercises, mid-term test (60% or higher) and final exam assessing an understanding of the material covered.
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Content
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Week 1
Introduction, course goals and requirements. Introduction to English stylistics
Week 2
Classification of texts, part 1: fiction / non-fiction, narrative / non-narrative, etc.
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 1)
Week 3
Classification of texts, part 2: register (formal, colloquial, etc.)
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 1)
Week 4
Grammatical cohesion, part 1: deictic references
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 4)
Week 5
Grammatical cohesion, part 2: ellipsis, substitution, connectives (additive, temporal, etc.)
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 4)
Week 6
Lexical cohesion: synonomy, hyponomy, collocation
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 4)
Week 7
Midterm test
Week 8
Coherence: inference, imagery
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 4)
Week 9
Narrative voice, part 1: personal vs. impersonal
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 5)
Week 10
Narrative voice, part 2: omniscience vs. reportage
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 5)
Week 11
Reported speech and thought
(Clarke, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Chapter 5)
Week 12
Review. Examples of complete stylistic analysis.
Week 13
Course evaluation
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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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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 formative assessments (2-20)
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20
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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32
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Contact hours
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26
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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: |
use spoken and written English at an advanced level, i.e. B2 according to CEFR |
use more complex grammatical structures |
actively use a wide range of lexical means |
apply specialized linguistic terminology |
identify word-formation processes in English |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
explain differences between British and American English |
adequately demonstrate the knowledge of morphological categories of nouns and verbs |
use common English phraseology |
correctly translate selected passages of a text from English into Czech |
distinguish between spoken and written English at an advanced level, i.e. B2 according to CEF |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
show knowledge of specialized terminology from the area of English stylistics |
define individual language styles according to function |
explain the characteristics of functional styles |
explain the basic procedures of the stylistic text analysis |
identify stylistic means of expression |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
apply the knowledge of functional styles in oral and written expression |
distinguish the characteristic features of functional styles |
correctly use the language means of functional styles |
substantiate the choice and arrangement of language means of functional styles |
modify language expression especially by the correct choice of words |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Seminar work |
Combined exam |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
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