PdF:AJ_INRE Independent Reading - Course Information
AJ_INRE Independent Reading
Faculty of EducationSpring 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jaroslav Izavčuk (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- AJ_INRE/01: No timetable has been entered into IS.
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- Recommended for advanced students.
- 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 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This seminar is for readers. The student will choose 5 contemporary British novels to read and discuss with the tutor. There should be at least two meetings throughout the term, arranged individually.
- Syllabus
- Some reading tips:
- Choose an author that you might be likely to talk about at the state exams or use in your further career.
- Pick up books that you have not read about.
- Take notes and keep a reading journal.
- Some recommneded writers:
- Ian McEwan
- Salman Rushdie
- Graham Swift
- Alasdair Gray
- Michael Heddon
- A.S. Byatt
- Jeanette Winterson
- Iris Murdoch
- Zadie Smith
- Monica Ali
- Kauo Ishiguro
- Timothy Mo
- Margaret Atwood
- Peter Carey
- J M Coetzee
- Roddy Doyle
- Michael Haddon
- Meera Syal
- Hanif Kureshi
- Literature
- BRADFORD, Richard. The novel now : contemporary British fiction. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2007, vii, 259. ISBN 9781405113861. info
- The Oxford illustrated history of English literature. Edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2001, xiv, 528. ISBN 0192854372. info
- GILBERT, Sandra M. and Susan GUBAR. The Norton anthology of literature by women : the tradition in English. 1st ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 1985, xxxiv, 245. ISBN 0393953912. info
- Teaching methods
- Reading. You are required to keep up with the reading for every class. Students need to follow the readings assigned and bring them to class. The knowledge of the reading material may be tested by quizzes and on the final exam. Writing. There will be 3 major writing assignments (typed, 1-page double-spaced, font 12) announced in class and posted on moodlinka. You are required to submit a hard copy (not just email) on time and be able to discuss your writing in class. Papers will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Late papers may result in a lower final grade.
- Assessment methods
- Reading. You are required to keep up with the reading for every class. Students need to follow the readings assigned and bring them to class. The knowledge of the reading material may be tested by quizzes and on the final exam. Writing. There will be 3 major writing assignments (typed, 1-page double-spaced, font 12) announced in class and posted on moodlinka. You are required to submit a hard copy (not just email) on time and be able to discuss your writing in class. Papers will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Late papers may result in a lower final grade.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován pokud se přihlásí alespoň 10 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina. - Teacher's information
- http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=513
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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