CJVA152 English for Psychology and Politology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Filip Hanzelka (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Straková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:30 U36
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FSS)&&TYP_STUDIA(B)&&FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
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
Course objectives
The course is aimed at practising four basic language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) in academic context, with a special attention paid to the two branches of social sciences, psychology and political science. A major part of the material used in the course will be authentic texts from these disciplines, taken from scholarly literature. Students will learn strategies for efficient reading, discuss a variety of topics falling within their areas of interest, deliver presentations relevant to their fields of studies and work on their academic vocabulary. Furthermore, they will develop and improve their writing skills (coherence and cohesion, topic sentence, nominalization, summarizing and paraphrasing, referencing and quoting, etc.)
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course. Presentation Skills.
  • 2. Ancient philosophy as the cradle of modern sciences.
  • 3. Political campaigns, political advertising- how does it influence voters?
  • 4. Emotions, attitudes and beliefs in politics.
  • 5. Personality and politics. Authoritarian regimes. Dictators. Zimbardo and Stanford Prison Experiment.
  • 6. Terrorism. Extremism and violence.
  • 7. Voting and the role of the media in politics.
  • 8. Psychology of race and ethnicity. Prejudice.
  • 9. Migration and Multiculturalism.
  • 10. Language in political speeches. Inspirational Political Speeches.
Literature
  • COTTAM, Martha L. Introduction to political psychology. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004, xvi, 343. ISBN 0805837701. URL info
  • BEARD, Adrian. The language of politics. New York: Routledge, 2000, ix, 121. ISBN 0415201780. info
  • MASCULL, Bill. Key words in the media. 1. ed., repr. London: HarperCollins, 1997, ix, 246 s. ISBN 0-00-370951-5. info
Teaching methods
home reading, presentations, class discussion
Assessment methods
Presentation related to the topics from the syllabus
Writing assignments: abstract, position paper and/or book review
Class attendance and active participation
Giving a lead on current topics related to the fields of study in each seminar
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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