Course: Reading 1

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Course title Reading 1
Course code UJP/CTA1
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)
  • Štychová Pavla, Mgr.
  • Wolfová Joan, Mgr.
Course content
1. Introduction. Basic terminology. 2. Identifying parallels and dissimilarities. 3. Romantic texts 1: Characteristics, Comparison. 4. Romantic texts 2: Archetypes. 5. Foreshadowing. 6. Gothic texts 1. 7. Gothic texts 2: Transformation. 8. Reading comedy. 9. Intratextuality. 10. Extratextuality 1: Irish texts. 11. Extratextuality 2: Sci-Fi. 12. Christmas reading. 13. Evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Task-based study method, Seminar classes, Individual study, Self-study of literature
  • 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
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
respond and react to suggestions in the discussion
explain their train of thoughts
express assumptions
find relevant facts and information in 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
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
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Task-based study method
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Seminar classes
Textual studies
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
Skills demonstration during practicum
Formative evaluation
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • vybrané studijní materiály. .
  • RonaldCarter and John McRae. The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland. London, 1998.


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