Course: Selected Chapters from British Culture

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Course title Selected Chapters from British Culture
Course code KAA/BS00
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Woock Elizabeth Allyn, Mgr. PhD.
  • Jelínková Ema, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Livingstone David, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Flajšarová Pavlína, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Satirical texts (Chaucer - to contemporary literature.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course will focus on British satire throughout centuries. To receive credits, students must do an in-class presentation and read 4 satirical items (item: a novel, or 3 short stories or pamphlets, or 10 poems).
- An understanding of the development of literature and of the main genres in relation to social and cultural changes - An understanding of the specific character of literary representation - An understanding of the connections between the past and the present, mediated by literature - Developing an appreciation for the value of cultural heritage - Acquiring basic literary terminology and MLA bibliography norms - Greater competence in interpreting literary texts - Greater competence in structuring and writing essays - Development of the ability to take part in a scholarly discussion
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Student performance, Didactic Test

Class attendance, essay or presentation, reading (4 items)
Recommended literature
  • Carter, Ronald, and John McRae. (2001). The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland. London.
  • Lane, Richard J, eds. (2003). Contemporary British Fiction. Cambridge.
  • Ogborn, Jane. (2001). Satire. Cambridge.
  • Quintero, Ruben. (2007). The Edinburgh Companion to Satire: Ancient and Modern. Oxford.
  • Sanders, Andrew. (2004). The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English for Translators and Interpreters (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -