Course: Folk Dance and Traditions in the Czech Republic

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Course title Folk Dance and Traditions in the Czech Republic
Course code KSK/@CFDT
Organizational form of instruction Not filled in + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Truksová Milada, Mgr.
  • Janečková Kristýna, Mgr.
Course content
Traditional dance will be thought at the example of region Haná and students will be introduced also in basics of other Moravian regions. Integral part of lessons will be introduction to the traditional folk culture, calendar and family habits and rituals, ethnographic regions of the Czech Republic, folk costumes, folk festivals...

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 10 hours per semester
  • Excursion - 14 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Course aims at exchange students at the Faculty of Physical Culture and brings an introduction to traditional dance as non-material heritage of the society in the Czech Republic. Students will become familiar with Moravian folk dance specifics with emphasis on the region Haná. Integral part of classes will be putting dances into a context of traditional folk culture and its appearance in present days - still maintained rituals and habits, differences between village and town environment, folk festivals. The core of the lessons will be practical training of the folk dances. After finishing the course, students should manage doing the basic movement components and they should be able to create a very simple dance by their own.
After completion of the course students will master basic elements of chosen folk dances. When combining these elements they can be able to create a simple variation based on folk music.
Prerequisites
Any special - just at least pre-intermediate (B1/B2) level of English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

- 85% active involvement at lessons; - seminar paper.
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sports (10) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter