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Course title Creative writing
Course code KAJ/TVPS@
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Kořínková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Flajšar Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: Basic definition of creative writing. Story structure, plot, characters. Description. Monologue and dialogue. Poetry writing.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 12 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 15 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Aims: After taking the course the students will be able to: - characterize the essential approaches and possibilities of creative writing, - create the structure of a short story with a plot and characters, - write a letter to create an emotional response, - build an effective dialogue and monologue of characters, - write a short poem. Topics: Basic definition of creative writing. Story structure, plot, characters. Description. Monologue and dialogue. Poetry writing.
Knowledge of creative writing in English.
Prerequisites
Ability to write and communicate in English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Didactic Test, Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio, Written exam

Attendance, participation, written portfolio, final test.
Recommended literature
  • Cassill, R. V. (1992). Writing Fiction. New York.
  • Earnshaw, Stephen, ed. (2014). The Handbook of Creative Writing.. Edinburgh.
  • Earnshaw, Steven. (2014). The Handbook of Creative Writing. Edinburgh.
  • Gardner, John. (1991). The Art of Fiction. New York.
  • Goldberg, Nathalie. (2010). Writing Down the Bones. Boston.
  • Hugo, Richard. The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing. (2010). The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing.. New York.
  • Hugo, Richard. (2010). The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing. New York.
  • May, Steve. (2007). Doing Creative Writing. London.
  • Minot, Stephen. (2007). Three Genres: The Writing of Fiction/Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, and Drama. Upper Saddle River.
  • Minot, Stephen. (2011). Three Genres. Boston.
  • Rilke, Rainer Maria. (2019). Letters to a Young Poet. Mineola.
  • Rush, David. (2010). Building Your First Play. Carbondale.
  • Watts, Nigel. (1998). Umění psát. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus maior (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English: teaching focus (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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