Course: Comparative Stylistics

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Course title Comparative Stylistics
Course code KSR/7SRST
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, Russian
Status of course Compulsory, 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)
  • Dobrova Mariia, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.-2. Introduction to contrastive stylistics. Methods and approaches. 3.-4. Resources of stylistics of Russian and Czech languages from a contrastive perspective. 5.-6. Vocabulary and phraseology of RL and CL from a comparative stylistic perspective. 7.-8. Expressive resources of RL and CL from the perspective of comparative stylistics. 9.-10. Functional styles of RL and CL from a comparative stylistic perspective. 11. Stylistics and translation. Key aspects. 12. Concluding exercises.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course is designed to facilitate and reinforce the students´ comparative treatment of Russian and Czech stylistic features in a text. The course explores key comparative and comparative stylistic techniques and looks at the stylistic features of the different levels of the language systems of the languages being compared.
The student will acquire a theoretical knowledge of comparative stylistics and practical skills in correct comparing stylistic phenomena.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Russian language (B2 - C1), basic knowledge of stylistic aspects of Russian and ability to analyse a text (e.g., completing the KSR/7STYL course).

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam, Student performance

- attendance at lectures and seminars with a maximum of 2 weeks absences per semester; - completion of assignments; - analysis of the student's performance; - successful passing of the examination.
Recommended literature
  • Čechová, M. (2008). Současná stylistika. Praha.
  • Golub, I. (2001). Stilistika russkogo jazyka. Moskva.
  • Kapitánová, J. (2013). Antologie textů ke srovnávací stylistice. Komentáře a analýzy.. Olomouc.
  • Kožina, M.N. (2003). Stilistitcheskij encyklopeditcheskij slovar? russkogo jazyka. Moskva.
  • Markova, E.M., Grigorjanova, T. (2016). Dinamičeskie aspekty leksiki sovremennych slavjanskich jazykov. Monografia.. Brno.
  • Pilátová, J. (2009). Krátká zpráva v současné ruské a české publicistice. Jazyk a text. . Olomouc.


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): Russian for translators (2016) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian for Translators (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer