AJ2BK_CRRE Critical Reading

Faculty of Education
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, 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
AJ2BK_CRRE/OS01: Fri 4. 3. 9:20–11:00 učebna 57, Fri 18. 3. 9:20–11:00 učebna 57, Fri 8. 4. 9:20–11:00 učebna 57, Fri 22. 4. 9:20–11:00 učebna 57, Fri 6. 5. 9:20–11:00 učebna 57, Fri 20. 5. 9:20–11:00 učebna 57, Z. Kršková
Prerequisites
( AJ2BK_PJ1B Practical Language 1B && AJ2BK_GRAB Grammar B && AJ2BK_CF1B Phonetics Seminar B ) || AJ2BK_SOZK Complex Exam
It is expected the students are acquainted with basic literary theory and practice, required at the Maturita level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course covers the period of the 19th century British literature, from Romanticism to Naturalism. The goal of the seminar is to acquaint students with chief works, authors and topics of the period and to develop advanced reading skills.Students are to analyse and interpret major literary texts of the period. They are also to identify, discuss and list the most representative works and authors and their works
Syllabus
  • 4. The rise of the novel: Jane Austen.
  • 5. From Romanticism to Realism: Mary Shelley and Emily Bronte.
  • 6. Charles Dickens.
  • 7. Women in Victorian society: Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë and George Elliot.
  • 8. Victorian mores: R. L. Stevenson, Oscar Wilde and Wilkie Collins.
  • 9. The Empire on which the sun never sets: Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling.
  • 10. Art for art's sake: Oscar Wilde.
  • 11. Naturalism: Thomas Hardy, George Gissing and William Somerset Maugham. Language and society: G.B. Shaw.
  • 12. Reflections on the Victorians
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Terence Brunk, Suzanne Diamond, Priscilla Perkins, Ken Smith: Literacies: Reading, Writing, Interpretation, Second edition
Teaching methods
Include class, group and pair work, class activites, and moodlinka. The students are trained to analyse and interpret set texts, describe, explain and discuss the major themes, motifs in the set works, and be familiar with the representatives of the period and their major works.
Assessment methods
Attendance is required.
Active participation in class discussions
Completion of the course is based upon timely completion of various assignments during the semester as well as a final test.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1933
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2015.
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