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English. Insights into Czech Literature, Language, Culture and Mentality - ASZAJ3390

Title:	Angličtina. Insights into Czech Literature, Language, Culture and Mentality
Guaranteed by:	Language Centre - English (21-JCA)
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts
Actual:	from 2022
Semester:	both
Points:	0
E-Credits:	3
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination:	0/2, C [HT]
Capacity:	winter:unknown / 15 (15) summer:unknown / unknown (15)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:	specialized
Note:	you can enroll for the course repeatedly course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester

Guarantor:	Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová
Teacher(s):	Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová
Class:	Exchange - 09.1 Modern EC Languages

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Annotation -

Last update: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová (23.09.2022)

This is a one-semester course, 1x2 lessons per week.
Required knowledge of English - B2 minimally.
The course is specially designed for Erasmus students (but also Czech ones.)
The course maps key events in Czech history, literature, cinematography, and culture. It also deals with a short structural analysis of the Czech language.

Aim of the course -

Last update: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová (23.09.2022)

The objective of the course is to offer students an insight into Czech literature, language, culture, and mentality through key Czech literary and film works of the 20th and 21st century.

The second practical part of the course deals with analyzing Czech cultural norms and specifics, etiquette, and mentality in order to avoid prejudice and intercultural misunderstanding.

Course completion requirements -

Last update: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová (23.09.2022)

Students will obtain 3 credit points for the course if they fulfill the following requirements:

regular attendance

a short presentation (10-15 min)

completion of all assignments (Reflective Journal)

Literature -

Last update: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová (07.09.2019)

Authentic materials from specialised and audiovisual sources.

Recommended sources:

Bažant, J. Bažantová, N. The Czech Reader, History, Culture. Politics. Duke University Press, 2010.

Kundera, M. The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Faber and Faber Limited,1984.

Englund, T. The Czechs in a Nutshell. A User´s Manual for Foreigners. Práh 2009.

Kafka, F. The Metamorphosis. Vitalis 2019.

Szczygiel, M. Gottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia. Melville House Publishing, 2014.

Kalfař, J. Spaceman of Bohemia. Hachette Book Group, 2017.

Baldwin, John R. Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 2014.

Syllabus -

Last update: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová (06.02.2024)

Based on studied texts, videos and audios students analyze, critically evaluate and discuss the given topics.

The course covers basic terminology of literary science, linguistics and humanities.

The course increases students´ language competence in all 4 areas - reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students are also encouraged to increase their presentation skills.

The language of the course is English.