Course: Ethnic and Minority Groups

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Course title Ethnic and Minority Groups
Course code KPG/NPEMS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Chudý Štefan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Plischke Jitka, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Characteristics of ethnic and minority groups on the territory of CR, application of such knowledge in contact with persons from other ethnic origins.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 3 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to: identify the ethnical and national minorities on the Czech republic territory, describe their cultural specification: defferent life stile, family life, value orientation, communication, apply knowledges by social work with minorities, argue the ethnical and cultural diversity as an individual right and possitive phenomenon.
Students will acquire the competence to understand the society where live people from different ethnic groups, to effectively communicate with them, respecting their values and culture.
Prerequisites
The prerequisite is completion of the course Didactics or Pedagogy.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Essay elaboration and scholarly text review.
Recommended literature
  • GABAL, O. aj. (1999). Etnické menšiny ve střední Evropě.. Praha: G plus.
  • Průcha, J. (2004). Interkulturní psychologie. Praha.
  • PRŮCHA, J. (2001). Multikulturní výchova.. Praha.
  • ŠIŠKOVÁ, T. a kol. (2001). Menšiny a migranti v České repuglice.. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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