FF:HIB013b English for historians - Course Information

HIB013b English for historians

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Jiří Hanuš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Denisa Nečasová, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

! HIB0455 English for historians
Highschool knowledge og English

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 47 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/47, only registered: 0/47

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The e-learning course English for Historians looks at church history from an ecumenical and cultural perspective over a long time span, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The main emphasis of the course, however, is on modern history. It is based on a series of ten specialist historical texts, supplemented by various types of tasks which focus on language skills and expert knowledge. The aim of the course is to enhance students’ ability to understand a foreign-language (English) text and to expand their knowledge of specialist terminology and their ability to interpret a text. Students can apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills in their studies, research and especially when working on their own seminars or dissertations.

Learning outcomes

Graduates will understand elementary problems of Church history and will be able to interpret it in the contemporary context.

Syllabus

• 1. Life in the Monastery in Middle Ages
• 2. Reformation
• 3. Missions
• 4. Social and Cultural Context of Christianity in 19th Century
• 5. Everyday life of Christian
• 6. Conversions
• 7. Secularization
• 8. "Crusades" in the Present
• 9. Political religions
• 10. Cultural History

Literature

required literature
• MCLEOD, Hugh. Náboženství a lidé západní Evropy (1789-1989). Translated by Tomáš Suchomel. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2007, 215 s. ISBN 9788073251246. info

recommended literature
• BURKE, Peter. Co je kulturní historie? Translated by Stanislav Pavlíček. První vydání v českém j. Praha: Dokořán, 2011, 217 stran. ISBN 9788073633028. info
• MCLEOD, Hugh. Sekularizace v západní Evropě (1848-1914). Translated by Jana Ogrocká - Jiří Ogrocký. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2008, 367 s. ISBN 9788073251611. info
• The decline of Christendom in Western Europe, 1750-2000. Edited by Werner Ustorf - Hugh McLeod. Cambridge, U. K.: Cambridge University Press, 2003, ix, 234. ISBN 0521814936. info
• MAIER, Hans. Politická náboženství :totalitární režimy a křesťanství. Translated by Klára Osolsobě. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999, 134 s. ISBN 80-85959-43-7. info
• MAIER, Hans. Revoluce a církev : k dějinám počátků křesťanské demokracie : Revolution und Kirche : zur Frühgeschichte der Christlichen Demokratie (Orig.). Translated by Josef Štochl. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999, 278 s. ISBN 80-85959-50-X. info
• Totalitarismus und Politische Religionen :Konzepte des Diktaturvergleichs. Edited by Hans Maier. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 1996, 442 s. ISBN 3-506-76825-5. info
• The social history of language. Edited by Roy Porter - Peter Burke. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press, 1987, x, 219 p. ISBN 0-521-30158-0. info

Teaching methods

e-learning

Assessment methods

Written examination based on one of the texts explained and discussed during seminars.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught: every week.

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