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Pedagogická fakulta
Posudek oponenta
Supervisor: Mgr. Jana Zerzová, M.A., Ph.D.
Official {This Bachelor's thesis deals with the influence of Christian denominations
description: on Texan society. Christian denominations and their origins in Texas are described
in the first chapter. The second chapter deals with institutions with
a distinctive impact on Texan society. The practical part is based on an evaluation
of a questionnaire whose purpose was to find out how much are the
lives of questioned individuals influenced by their faith. Based on the questionnaire,
it was attempted to deduce a general influence of the faith on Texan
society.}
Programme and PdF B-SPE LAJ combined [sem 9] (group referentky Luklové)
mode of study:
Title of thesis: Influence of Christian Denominations on Texan Society
Second reader: Ailsa Marion Randall, M.A.
Fakulta: Pedagogická fakulta
Name of student: Barbora Kulíková
Department: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatúry - Pedagogická fakulta
Topic choice:
adequately defined, original
Content and organisation of the thesis:
mostly logical argumentation; good structure with some reservations
Methodology:
relevant to the topic with some reservations
Aim of the thesis:
adequately defined adequately and clearly formulated
Formal guality and layout:
excellent
Language and stylistic appropriateness:
very good
Quotations and references:
according to the norm with reservations
List of resources:
content and/or form with reservations
Length of the thesis and appendices:
according to the requirements
Comments, justifications, guestions, thesis contribution and - in case of supervisor's report
- student's creative independence:
The influence of Christian denominations on Texan society is an interesting subject that deserves
further research, and the author has chosen it for her personal interest in the topic. The
theoretical part consists of two main chapters: an introduction to three Christian denominations
in Texas, followed by an outline of the social activities of these denominations. Three denominations
are chosen due to their size in Texas: the Roman Catholic church, the Baptists and the
Methodists. Some research has been done, but unfortunately, the author's lack of awareness
of religious terminology and concepts leads to some inconsistencies. What is more, a lot of the
information is not taken from academic sources, but from websites. Chapter two lacks any kind
of argumentation and is simply a list of the social activities undertaken by the abovementioned
churches, often simply copied from their websites.
The practical part consists of an online questionnaire which was distributed in Texas. There
were 50 respondents. The methodology is well explained and the answers are clearly laid out
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and discussed. Unfortunately in Figure 5 some of the words are missing so it is impossible to
know what is meant. The conclusion ends with a rather strange and unsubstantiated statement
that money is as important as church affiliation.
Questions for defence:
1. Could you explain what is meant by non-denominational?
2. In your research did you see any evidence of interdenominational activities?
3. Could you explain what you mean in the conclusion by: other factors, such as money are as
important as the affiliation and need to be considered when evaluating the influence.
Final assessment: C
Defence:
recommended
In Brno on 14.1.2020
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