BA780 Reading Contemporary Finnish Fiction

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan-Marek Šík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan-Marek Šík, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Jan-Marek Šík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 18:00–19:40 G11, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Prerequisites
none
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract
- reading selected works of Finnish literature of the last thirty years,
- group discussions,
- partly related to the course Literature and Cultural History of Finland and Scandinavia
Learning outcomes
After the course, students will be able to orient themselves in the trends and tendencies of recent literature in Finland.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • FOSTER, Thomas C. Jak číst romány jako profesor. Translated by Petra Jelínková. 1. vyd. Brno: Host, 2014, 372 s. ISBN 9788072949298. info
  • MANGUEL, Alberto. Dějiny čtení. Translated by Olga Trávníčková. Vyd. 2. Brno: Host, 2012, 464 s. ISBN 9788072947140. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
- home reading of texts,
- discussions
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
- participation in the seminar,
- active participation in discussions
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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