Course: The Latest History for teachers

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Course title The Latest History for teachers
Course code KHI/NDEU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bárta Daniel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Issue of teaching recent history: debatable and white spaces issues. 2. The issue of motivation of students: From knights to tanks, from dungeons to concentration camps. 3. Criminal ideologies in the 20th century: socialism, communism, fascism. Background and differences. 4. Anti-Semitism and racism I. The development and consequences until 1945. 5. Anti-Semitism and racism II. Contemporary sources and interpretations. 6. World wars: the battle of good and evil? 7. The Cold War and the unification of Europe. Development and other ways? 8. So-called. Third World ? Where does ?white man's guilt? finish ? What about ?political correctness?? 9. The collapse of communism, the end of history and the struggle of civilizations. 10. How to get along with teaching time? Does ?irrelevant? history exist?

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, Students' self-study
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Not only broad didactic and pedagogical knowledge - especially important is the thorough knowledge of the facts and context of the Czechoslovak and the general history of the 20th century as a basic condition of their interpretation and subsequent teaching.
learning outcomes
After this course students will propose different forms of presentation of historical themes, concerning to the modern history in way accesible to pupils of primary school. Students will know how to use different method of work not only with the textbook, a map and other ?classic? equipment, but will seek, process, analyze, and especially to make available information from the Internet and multimedia resources. Give reasons and general consistency of Czechoslovak history, as well as the fact that history would take place even in the immediate vicinity of home.
teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching
Self-study of literature
Students' portfolio
Discussion
assessment methods
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Aron, Raymond. Historie XX. století. 1 vyd. Praha : Academia, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0778-4.
  • Breitfelder, M., Východská, H. 50. léta a videosvědectví dětí politických vězňů. Metodická příručka pro pedagogické pracovníky.. Praha, 2009.
  • Čapek, Petr. Moderní didaktika. Lexikon výukových a hodnoticích metod. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-3450-7.
  • Johnson, P. Dějiny 20. století. Praha, 1991. ISBN 80-85336-07-3.
  • Kershaw, Ian. Na horské dráze. Evropa v letech 1950 - 2017.. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-257-2971-7.
  • Kolektiv autorů. Přes práh totality. Metodická příručka pro výuku moderních československých a českých dějin po druhé světové válce. Zlín, 2009.
  • Nolte, E. Fašismus ve své epoše. 1 vyd. Praha : Argo, 1998. ISBN 80-7203-107-4.
  • Pipes, Richard. Vixi. Paměti nezařaditelného. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-204-1296-4.
  • Popper, K. R. Bída historicismu. Vyd. 2. Praha : Oikoymenh, 2000. ISBN 80-86005-80-1.
  • Popper, Karl Raimund. Otevřená společnost a její nepřátelé I. Uhranutí Platónem.
  • Popper, Karl Raimund. Otevřená společnost a její nepřátelé II. Vlna proroctví: Hegel, Marx a co následovalo. Praha : ISE, 1994. ISBN 80-85241-54-4.
  • Service, R. Soudruzi. Světové dějiny komunismu. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-257-0105-8.
  • Tigrid, P. Kapesní průvodce inteligentní ženy po vlastním osudu. 4. vyd., v Odeonu 3. vyd. Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-207-0355-1.
  • Zubov, Andrej Borisovič. Dějiny Ruska 20. století. Vydání první. 2014. ISBN 978-80-257-0921-4.
  • Zubov, Andrej. Dějiny Ruska - 20. století díl II. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-257-0964-1.
  • Zubov, Andrej. Rusko 1917. Katastrofa. Přednášky o ruské revoluci.. Praha, 2021. ISBN 978-80-257-3445-2.
  • Žáček, P. Boje o minulost. Deset let vyrovnávání se s komunistickou minulostí - pokus o přeběžnou bilanci. Brno, 2000.


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