Course: Introduction to comparative literature and imagology

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Course title Introduction to comparative literature and imagology
Course code KNJ/KOMP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pazderník Michal
  • Ayari Karolína, PhD
Course content
1.-2. History of comprative literature 3. French tradition 4. American tradition 5.-6. Research of reception and influence 7.-8. Aachener Programm 9.-10. System theory approach in the imagology 11.-12. About methodology in the imagological interpretation of literary texts

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to relate the relation between world literature - the literature of a particular country
to have knowledge at baccalaureate level
Skills
to use professional literature in a foreign language
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the basic ideas of imagology
to describe the evolution of imagology, the history of comparisons and the function of stereotypes
Skills
to analyze and understand the images of their own and other countries in literary texts
to apply knowledge from comparative imagology
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Skills
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Skills demonstration
Discussion
Competences
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Competences
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Angelika Corbineau-Hoffmann. Einführung in die Komparatistik.
  • Dyserinck, Hugo. Komparatistik, Eine Einführung.
  • Grabovszki, Ernst. Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft für Einsteiger.
  • Mehnert. Bilderwelten-Weltbilder, Vademecum der Imanologie.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter