AJ_ENGA The English Garden

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ_ENGA/01: Tue 16:10–17:50 učebna 53, I. Přibylová
Prerequisites
At least two semesters of bachelor studies, fluency in English.
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 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student will learn about the development of English (landscape) garden, and will read and discuss essays and fiction which reflects this development. By the end of the course, the student should be able to: 1. demonstrate an understanding of the English garden within cultural, literary and regional context,2. respond (eco)critically to selected British literature, analyzing and interpreting a variety of texts, 3. refer about gardens and gardening in adequate terms.
Syllabus
  • Topics:
  • 1. Garden lovers, garden and love in literature
  • 2. Garden design, facts and fiction
  • 3. Work in the garden, facts and fiction
  • 4. Peace in the garden, fiction and criticism
  • 5. Ecocriticism and green studies, literary theory
  • 6. Gardens and regions,cultural studies
  • 7. Country living, cultural studies
Literature
    required literature
  • BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. The secret garden. Illustrated by Inga Moore. London: Walker Books, 2009, 316 s. ISBN 9781406318036. info
    recommended literature
  • SIDDALL, Stephen. Landscape and Literature. První. CUP: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 128 pp. Contexts in literature. ISBN 978-0-521-72982-6. info
  • BARRY, Peter. Beginning theory : an introduction to literary and cultural theory. 3rd ed. New York: Manchester University Press, 2009, xii, 338. ISBN 9780719079276. info
  • WILLIAMS, Raymond. The country and the city. London: Hogarth Press, 1993, 335 s. ISBN 0-7012-1005-2. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, PPS, discussion groups, presentations. A tentative field trip.
Assessment methods
Attendance, home reading, respond papers, quizzes.
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: 2 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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