AJPV_WRIA Creative Writing Workshop

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, 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_WRIA/01: Mon 9:20–11:00 učebna 37, J. Šalamoun
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course acquaints its students with the rudimentary practices of creative writing. Special emphasis is placed on practical exercises which can be used in teaching practice or for one's own creative writing. At the end of the course the students will have created and revised an original fictional work. Consequently, the course involves a lot of writing, much of which is done in class.
Syllabus
  • 1) Sources of fiction
  • 2) What makes compelling fiction
  • 3) Openings
  • 4) Middles
  • 5) Ends
  • 6) Character
  • 7) Plot
  • 8) Point of view
  • 9) Dialogue and scene
  • 10) Description and Word Choice
  • 11) Voice
  • 12) Revision
  • 13) Peer review
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Morley, David. The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2007.
  • Mills, Paul. The Routledge Creative Writing Coursebook. New York: Routledge, 2006
Teaching methods
Participation in discussion, analysis of selected texts, in-class and at-home writing.
Assessment methods
1. Participation in class discussions. 2. Consistent work on one's own fictional text. 3. Attendance (80%).
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.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1579
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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