Course: Reading 2

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Course title Reading 2
Course code UJP/CTA2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hohlová Jana, Mgr.
  • Řezáčková Helena, Mgr.
Course content
1. Patterns in text. 2. Figures of speech. 3. Symbols and their interpretation. 4. Campus texts. 5. Critical texts. 6. Genre elements in selected text. 7. Reading drama. 8. Dystopian texts. 9. Understanding titles. 10. Interpreting texts and motives. 11. Identifying the unsaid. 12. Understanding textual meaning. 13. Evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Task-based study method, Seminar classes, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 16 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
understand a text at least at B1 level
work with the given text according to the instructions
work with dictionaries
recognize and use English grammar at B2 level
search for additional information to the entered text
identify and use appropriate secondary sources
recognize archetypes and various genre characteristics
identify foreshadowing in texts
analyse the narrator
compare selected elements across texts
put the text in context
analyse the text itself
Skills
read shorter and medium-length English texts in a given time span
capture the main idea of given texts
express their interpretations in their own words
express assumptions
find relevant facts and information in texts
find the necessary information in the text and use it to create an interpretation
use the correct terms when discussing texts
identify similarities and differences across texts
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
archetypes and characteristics of discussed genres
identification of foreshadowing in texts
analyse the narrator
comparison of selected elements across texts
extratextuality
intratextuality
symbolism, literary devices and parallels
working with text and its meaning
Skills
find the necessary information in the text and use it to create an interpretation
use correct terminology to discuss texts
identify parallels and dissimilarities across texts
analyse and interpret the text itself
analyse and interpret a text set in context
interpretation of texts and their parts
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Discussion
Self-study of literature
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
Seminar classes
Skills
Task-based study method
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Seminar classes
Textual studies
Competences
Task-based study method
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Seminar classes
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Formative evaluation
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Formative evaluation
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Formative evaluation
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • vybrané studijní materiály. .
  • RonaldCarter and John McRae. The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland. London, 1998.


Study plans that include the course
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