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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The aim of this seminar is to develop skills which allow students to critically explore their own culture from the outside. The seminar will also introduce basic writing techniques (which will be developed in later courses). At the outset, students will concentrate on reviews of Czech hotels and restaurants in online guides, such as TripAdvisor. This will be followed by analysis of several Czech traditions from a foreigner's viewpoint, using memoirs and online articles. We will also look at cases where Czech culture has travelled beyond the bounds of the state to influence other countries' cultures, adapting itself in the proces (for instance, The Kolache Factory in Texas, the designer Ladislav Sutnar in New York, "Škoda lásky/Roll Out the Barrel", Czech literature in translation).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Seminar
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 22 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 30 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| No prerequisites |
| learning outcomes |
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| describe own culture from the outside, through the eyes of anglophone writers. |
| understand basic intercultural capabilities, as well as the language and style of reviews (literary, film) and political commentary. |
| Skills |
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| write an article in English about Czech culture aimed at an international audience. |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Bažant, Jan, Nina Bažantová, a Frances Starn, eds. The Czech Reader: History, Culture, Politics.. Durham NC, 2010.
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Englund, Terje B. Czechs in a Nutshell. Praha, 2004.
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Kuras, Benjamin. Czechs and Balances: A National Survival Kit.. Praha, 1998.
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Sayer, Derek. The Coasts of Bohemia: A Czech History. Princeton NJ, 2000.
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