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Course: Introduction to Slavonic Studies

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Course title Introduction to Slavonic Studies
Course code KRF/9ZS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Benešová Blanka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Matoušek Martin, Kandid. filologických věd
Course content
1. Slavic languages. Indo-European language. Balto-Slavic languages. Proto-Slavic language the basic characteristics. 2. Old Slavonic language the oldest standard Slavic language. 3. The historical significance of Old Slavonic language and its influence on cultural, religious and political development of Slavic people. 4. The political significance of Slavic patriotism from the 19th century to the present day. 5. The current situation of Slavic languages their diversification from the historical and comparative point of view, their typology. 6. The influence of the languages of international relations on the contemporary Slavic languages. 7. Slavic languages and the notion "national language". 8. The comparison of Slavic languages. Traditional historical and comparative criteria, criteria given by traditional structuralist typology. 9. Comparative criteria given by findings of newly created linguistic disciplines and fields, especially in the second half of the 20th century. 10. Slavic patriotism and Slavonic studies. The origin and development of the Slavonic studies, their today's internal structure. The significance of Slavonic studies and their prospects. 11. International Slavic activities, their bodies, International Committee of Slavists, national committees, the international congress of Slavists.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Seminar classes, Individual study, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The knowledge of Russian language on the level of Bachelor studies. Orientation in European history.
learning outcomes
Students gain the knowledge of the development of Slavonic languages. Students are able to explain chosen grammatical forms of contemporary Russian language. Students are able to orientate themselves in the problematic of the Slavonic studies and to name significant linguists.
teaching methods
Lecture
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Oral exam
Test
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Yazyki mira. Slavyanskie yazyki. Sankt-Peterburg: Nestor-Istoriya, 2017. ISBN 978-5-4469-0830-1.
  • Bogoczová, I. Úvod do studia slovanských jazyků a gramatika staroslověnštiny.. Ostrava.
  • Dulichenko, A. D. Vvedenie v slavyanskuyu filologiyu. Uchebnoe posobie. Moskva: Flinta, 2022. ISBN 978-5-9765-1667-0.
  • Horálek, Karel. Úvod do studia slovanských jazyků. Praha : Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1962.
  • Kedron, Katerina; Příhoda, Marek. Slovanský svět: známý či neznámý?. Červený Kostelec ; Pavel Mervart, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7465-063-5.
  • Kubík, Miloslav. Russkij jazyk glazami lingvista-slavista. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1977.
  • Petr, Jan. Úvod do slovanské jazykovědy. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1981.
  • Petr, Jan. Základy slavistiky : Vysokošk. učebnice. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1984.
  • Pospíšil, I. a kol. Slované a Evropa na počátku 21. století.. Brno, 2007.
  • Tolstaya, S. M. Mir cheloveka v zerkale yazyka. Ocherki po slavyanskomu yazykoznaniyu i etnolingvistike. Moskva: Indrik, 2019. ISBN 978-5-91674-550-4.
  • Večerka, R. Jazyky v komparaci. Nástin české jazykovědné slavistiky v mezinárodním kontextu.. Praha, 2008.
  • Večerka, R. Staroslověnština v kontextu slovanských jazyků.. Olomouc, 2006.
  • Večerka, R. Základy slavistiky a rusistiky. Brno, 1980.
  • Večerka, Radoslav. Staroslověnština. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1984.
  • Velichko, A. V., Yudina, L. P. Russkij yazyk v tekstah o filologii. Posobie dlya inostrannyh uchashchihsya. Moskva: Russkij yazyk, 2023. ISBN 978-5-88337-145-4.
  • Žaža, Stanislav. Ruština a čeština v porovnávacím pohledu. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999. ISBN 80-210-2058-X.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026