FJ0B766 Language, Creativity, Interactivity: Web and New Media

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Lucie Homolová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:50–12:25 L11
Prerequisites
FJIA006 Practical French II
A nessary prerequisite for this course is at least a basic knowledge of English and an intermediate knowledge of French.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to theories of creativity and interactivity and practical application of computers and webs in studying language, texts and literature. It will be our goal to prove that there are important coincidences between natural language and the language of computers.
Syllabus
  • 1. Creativity 2. New media, interactivity 3. Hypertext 4. Web technologies, Web 2.0 5. Text and Image 6. Interactive tools for language research 7. Interactivity in literature 8. Creation of didactic materials
Literature
  • LANDOW, George P. Hypertext 2.0. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, x, 353. ISBN 0801855861. info
  • The digital word : text-based computing in the humanities. Edited by George P. Landow - Paul Delany. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1993, xii, 362. ISBN 026212176X. info
  • The digital word: text-based computing in the humanities. Edited by George P. Landow - Paul Delany. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1993, xii, 362 s. ISBN 0-262-12176-X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and practical demonstration on a computer
Assessment methods
1) Working out set assignments 2) Credit test 3) Presentation of students' own projects
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.
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