Course: French for Humanities

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Course title French for Humanities
Course code KFI/FOH
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, French
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Matějka Jan, PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D., MAE, MSc., MBA et MBA
  • Zábranská Kateřina, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
In seminars the French scholarly texts are read and interpreted. The supervised reading is focused on acquiring terminology as well as specifics of the academic style in the humanities. Working with text is guided in Czech nevertheless students are led to be able to present the main theses of the text in French. A list of particular texts is published on the Courseware.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 38 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to use French at level B1 according to the SERR
to characterize basic terms and concepts from the field of philosophy and humanities at a basic level
Skills
to use french terminology from the field of philosophy and humanities
to summarize an authentic professional text adequately
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize methods of reading specialized texts
to describe and explain the basic concepts of the field of study in a foreign language
Skills
to actively use technical terminology
to interpret authentic texts from the given field appropriately
to characterize the main features of a given text based on your understanding of it
to present a chosen topic from a given field in French
to produce a professional written presentation and adequately evaluate the assigned topic in it
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Competences
Skills demonstration
Textual studies
Seminar
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Continuous assessment
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Test
Competences
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Test
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • François Latraverse. Signe, proposition, situation: éléments pour une lecture du Tractatus logico-philosophicus. Revue internationale de philosophie. Volume 56. N°219. 2002.
  • Jean Grondin. La solution de Dilthey au probleme du relativisme historique. Revue internationale de philosophie. Volume 57. N°226. 2003.
  • KFI/FOH. Texty dostupné na stránkách Courseware.
  • Michel Bourdeau. Présentation: intuitionnisme et philosophie. Revue internationale de philosophie. Volume 58. N°230. 2004.
  • Michel Bourdeau. Ryle et la Phénoménologie. Revue internationale de philosophie. Volume 57. N°223. 2003.
  • Richard Glauser. Le probleme du mal dans la philosophie analytique de la religion. Revue internationale de philosophie. Volume 57. N°225. 2003.
  • Sylvie Mesure. Individus et ensembles dans la méthodologie diltheyenne des sciences sociales. Revue internationale de philosophie. Volume 57. N°226. 2003.


Study plans that include the course
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