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Lecturer(s)
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Novikov Alexander, B.A.
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Kucíková Monika, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Sociology Vocabulary 2) Understanding Sociology and Politics I. 3) Understanding Sociology and Politics II. 4) Globalisation according to sociology 5) Society and Culture 6) Social Institutions I. (Families, Education, and Religion) 7) Social Institutions II. (Government, Politics, and War) 8) Population, Urbanisation, and Ecology 9) Social Change 10) How to write an essay on sociology
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Collaborative instruction, Discussion, Seminar classes, Individual study, Textual studies
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 38 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| speak English at B2 level according to CEFR |
| show partial knowledge of European social and political development |
| explain key facts about the European social and political development in the 20th century |
| analyse current European social and political events |
| demonstrate knowledge of the important personalities from the social and political sphere |
| Skills |
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| use the basic terminology of the field |
| understand the main ideas of expert English texts focusing on the history and development of European society and politics |
| summarize selected texts adequately |
| participate in the discussion on a given topic |
| express an opinion on a given text |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| speak English at B2 +/C1 level according to CEFR |
| describe the given social and political events |
| explain the connections between contemporary society and politics |
| on a specific example, explain the relationship between an individual and society |
| explain the relationship between the language and the communicated content |
| characterize the methods of reading expert texts |
| Skills |
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| use expert terminology correctly and consistently |
| interpret authentic texts from the given area appropriately |
| characterize the main features of the given text on the basis of its understanding |
| present a chosen topic from the given area (see the table of contents) |
| produce an academic text and evaluate the given topic adequately |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Students' portfolio |
| Skills demonstration |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| Self-study of literature |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Duncan, Simon; Pfau-Effinger, Birgit. Gender, Economy and Culture in the European Union. New York, London: Routledge, 2001. ISBN 978-0415239110.
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Macionis, John J.; Benokraitis, Nijole V. Seeing ourselves : classic, contemporary, and cross-cultural readings in sociology ; edited by John J.Macionis, Nijole V.Benokraitis. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs : Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN 0-13-101130-8.
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Whittaker, Paul; Whittaker, Jarmila. English for Europe. Olomouc : inStep, 2002. ISBN 80-238-9259-2.
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