FF:SLA205 Contemporary Slovenia - Course Information
SLA205 Contemporary Slovenia
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Thu 17:30–19:05 KOM 410
- 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
- Philological Area Studies (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- Slovenian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- Slovenian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Course objectives
- Basic geographic, political, social and economic characteristics of the Republic of Slovenia. The course provides an introduction to Slovenian life and institutions as well as to the political development and cultural specifics of the country. Students will be able to explain, analyze and compare situation and specifics of the Republic of Slovenia.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to Slovenian studies
- 2. Physical geography of Slovenia
- 3. Human geography of Slovenia
- 4. The Alpine region
- 5. The Subalpine region
- 6. The Dinaric-Karst region
- 7. The Submediterranean region
- 8. The Subpannonian region
- 9. The autochtonous Slovene minorities in Italy, Austria and Hungary
- 10. Politics of Slovenia. Foreign relations of Slovenia.
- 11. Education & Science in Slovenia. Present-day culture of Slovenia: cinema, music, arts.
- Literature
- LONGLEY, Norm. Slovinsko : turistický průvodce. Translated by Dalibor Mahel - Jan Sládek. Vyd. 1. Brno: Jota, 2005, 405 s. ISBN 8072173464. info
- DRAŽAN, Jan. Slovinsko : podrobné a přehledné informace o historii, kultuře, přírodě a turistickém zázemí Slovinska. 1. vyd. Praha: Freytag & Berndt, 2009, 240 s. ISBN 9788073162924. info
- NOVÁKOVÁ, Marcela and Ondřej SOUKUP. Slovinsko : průvodce do zahraničí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Olympia, 2000, 286 s. ISBN 8070336242. info
- LONGLEY, Norm. Slovinsko. Edited by Dalibor Mahel, Translated by Jan Sládek. 2. vyd. Brno: Jota, 2012, xvi, 399. ISBN 9788074620201. info
- RYCHLÍK, Jan. Dějiny Slovinska. Vyd. 1. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2011, 441 s. ISBN 9788074221316. info
- NĚMEC, Dušan. Slovinsko : kapesní průvodce. Vyd. 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2003, 194 s. ISBN 8072267787. info
- V očeh drugega :češko-slovenski in slovensko-češki stiki v 20. stoletju : monografija. Edited by Alenka Jensterle-Doležal. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní knihovna ČR - Slovanská knihovna, 2011, 315 s. ISBN 9788070506042. info
- SCHETAR-KÖTHE, Daniela and Friedrich KÖTHE. Slovinsko. 2. aktualiz. čes. vyd. Ostfildern: Mairdumont, 2006, 128 s. ISBN 3829762518. info
- HLOUŠEK, Vít. Republika Slovinsko (Republic of Slovenia). Petr Fiala, Jan Holzer, Maxmilián Strmiska a kol. In Politické strany ve střední a východní Evropě. 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2002, p. 382-399. Sborníky, sv. č. 10. ISBN 80-210-3036-4. info
- CABADA, Ladislav. Politický systém Slovinska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 271 s. ISBN 8086429377. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures are combined with seminars, class discussion, presentations.
- Assessment methods
- Written assessment: test (score: more than 70 %). Compulsory presentation. To receive credits students will be required to have no more than two absences.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je otevřen všem zájemcům, znalost slovinštiny není vyžadována.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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