OJ435 Languages of Australia and Oceania

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Pivoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 K23
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 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/175
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Introduction in the ethnologic and linguistic development and contemporary situation of the Australia and Oceania. Students should get orientation in ethno- and glottogonic processes of the Indo-Pacific regions.
Key topics
1. Physical geography of the area. 2. Political arrangment of the area; demographic situation. 3. History of the area. 4. Physical anthropology of the population of the area. 5. Survey of the language units 5.1. Australian (aboriginal). 5.2. Indo-Pacific. 5.3. Austronesian.
Study resources and literature
  • Mify narodov mira : encyklopedija v dvuch tomach. Edited by Sergej Aleksandrovič Tokarev. 2-oje izd. Moskva: Sovetskaja enciklopedija, 1988, 719 s. info
  • KRUPA, Viktor. Polynézania. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1988, 171 s. info
  • KRUPA, Viktor; Jozef GENZOR and Ladislav DROZDÍK. Jazyky sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1983, 507 s. info
  • KRUPA, Viktor. Jednota a variabilita jazyka : systémový prístup a tzv. exotické jazyky. Bratislava: Veda, 1980. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Linguistic, anthropological and historical introduction of a teacher, followed by presentation of individual languages according to own choice by students.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Description of grammatical structure of a chosen language of the area in both oral and written form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Ukončení zápočtem je možné pouze pro kredit typu C. Uděluje se na základě aktivní účasti při výuce.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Spring 2011, Autumn 2015, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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