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Lecturer(s)
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Sedláková Renáta, doc. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course introduces students to the canonical texts of the social sciences that have shaped the fields they study, as well as to intriguing insights into the phenomena of life in the information-saturated society of late modernity. The primary literature for the course consists of journal articles published in international scholarly periodicals after the year 2000.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to increase students' skills and competences in using a foreign language, especially English. The course focuses on reading professional studies related to the field of study and the students' professional profile published in foreign languages. Learners prepare at home and are encouraged to critically analyse the text and discuss its content in seminar classes. The discussion is conducted in English. Teachers aim to provide learners with a professional level of foreign language (as distinct from colloquial, spoken or popular media) and the ability to formulate their ideas in professional terms. Some of the texts that will be read and discussed during the semester can be chosen by the learners according to their own specialization.
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Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Regular preparation for individual seminar sessions throughout the semester is required, along with active participation in discussions on the assigned readings in a foreign language during class, and the submission of a written review of the assigned texts. Required reading: BECKER, Howard Saul & RICHARDS, Pamela. Writing for Social Scientists. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2007. ISBN 0-226-04132-8. BILLIG, Michael. Learn to Write Badly: How to Succeed in the Social Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-107-67698-5. Primary reading for seminar work: Foreign-language scholarly studies selected by students, published for example in journals such as Religio, Culture, Communication and Religion.
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Recommended literature
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