FF:UZPOB956 Analysis of Portuguese Text II - Course Information

UZPOB956 Analysis of Portuguese Text II

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Zuzana Burianová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each even Friday 14:10–17:25 A47

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Pokročilá znalost portugalštiny.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS3)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS3)

Course objectives

The main objective is to analyse portuguese-written essay focusing on the vocabulary, phraseology, idioms, as well as the main ideas.

Syllabus

• Analysis of the following texts: a) Eduardo Lourenço: Fernando, Rei da Nossa Baviera, A nau de Icaro ou o fim da emigraçao, Somos um povo de pobres com mentalidade de ricos, Portugal Identidade e Imagem, Portugal: entre a realidade e o sonho b) Eugénio de Andrade: Encontro com Fernando Pessoa, Rilke e Mariana Alcoforado c) António Manuel Batista: Um Discurso Sobre as Ciencias que é um discurso contra a Ciencia d) Agostinho da Silva: Carta Vária

Literature

• Gomez-Martinez, Jose Luis, Teória eseje, Filozofia do vrecka, Bratislava, 1996

Teaching methods

Based on students´ homework consisting in reading selected literary or publicistic texts, the passages that are difficult or interesting from the point of view of its language or ideas are analysed in detail in the seminar. This is followed by interpretation of the text and discussion of its topic. The work with the text is finished by writing an essay on the particular topic or translating a selected part of the text into Czech.

Assessment methods

Credit: a) attendance and active participation in the course (min. 50 %) based on the given homework b) writing 5 short essays on particular topics, translating selected passages of the texts into Czech

Language of instruction

Portuguese

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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