AJPV_ACLI Australian and Canadian Literature

Faculty of Education
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (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
AJPV_ACLI/01: Mon 16:40–18:20 učebna 11, I. Přibylová
Prerequisites
Familiarity with British history and literature.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
An introduction to the scope of Canadian and Australian writing, including contemporary trends and interests.Focus on soft skills, reading, analyzing, and discussion: Canadian and Australian history, landscape,and identity as reflected in fiction; development of literatures in English. Required examples will be available in a reader. Structured presentations are based on contemporary fiction from the school library.
Syllabus
  • Topics:
  • 1. Classical literature; oral literature
  • 2. Children's literature/realistic to naturalistic
  • 3. Humorous literature/realistic literature
  • 4. Modernist literature/male and female authors
  • 5. Detective stories/popular literature
  • 6. Ethnic literature/ postmodern literature
  • 7. Non-fiction/how to write an essay
  • 8. Contemporary literature: presentations I
  • 9. Contemporary literature: presentations II
  • 10. Contemporary literature: presentations III
  • 11. Revision/writing an essay
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Native writers and Canadian writing : Canadian literature : Special issue. Edited by W. H. New. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1991, 306 s. ISBN 0774803711. info
  • GOODWIN, K. L. (Kenneth Leslie). The Macmillan anthology of Australian literature. Melbourne: Macmillan Company of Australia, 1990, xxii, 629. ISBN 0-333-50158-6. info
  • An anthology of Canadian literature in English. Edited by Donna Bennett - Russell Brown. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1982, xiv, 674. ISBN 0195403118. info
Teaching methods
Reading and analyzing selected texts, discussion, minilectures, power point and moodle support.
Assessment methods
response paper/essay, presentations
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kulturní seminář. Předmět bude realizován pokud se přihlásí alespoň 10 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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