JLKDR_2002 Methodology of literary research 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Poláček, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
The course prerequisite is mastering of basics of literary methodology within preceding Master’s studies.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course widens and deepens students’ knowledge of literary theory and history in connection with activation of their academic thinking. It follows up to their knowledge of literary methodology, which they acquired in Master’s study. During the course students should learn to think critically about possibilities of research theories, approaches and methods in the field of literary science. Then they should be able to formulate a research problem and research aim, and apply methodological tools and procedures when solving particular issues. Students should use gained knowledge and skills when writing high-quality academic texts and during their presentations.
Syllabus
  • Topics: Science and explorations. Tendency of social studies development. Interdisciplinarity in social studies. Character and types of academic work. Research as a way of implementation of academic work. Types of literary research. Literary research methods: search of a material, analysis and synthesis, experiment, analytical-comparative method etc. Quantitative research. Possibilities of usage of quantitative research methods and techniques during examination of literary-historical dates. Research results processing and interpretation. Theoretical and methodological approaches used when studying literature spread via digital media. Ethical aspect of academic text creation.
Literature
    required literature
  • MOCNÁ, Dagmar a kol. Metody literární historie. Olomouc: UP, 2015. 79 s.
  • MITOSEK, Zofia. Teorie literatury : historický přehled. Translated by Marie Havránková. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2010, 480 stran. ISBN 9788072943326. info
  • BÍLEK, Petr A. Literatura a kánon. Edited by Jan Wiendl. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Filozofická fakulta, 2007, 72 s. ISBN 9788073081935. URL info
  • FAJKUS, Břetislav. Filosofie a metodologie vědy : vývoj, současnost a perspektivy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2005, 339 s. ISBN 8020013040. info
  • ŠTOCHL, Miroslav. Teorie literární komunikace. 1. vyd. Praha: Akropolis, 2005, 218 s. ISBN 80-86903-09-5. info
  • BENČO, Jozef. Metodológia vedeckého výskumu. Bratislava: Iris, 2001, 194 s. ISBN 80-89018-27-0. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
    recommended literature
  • GALÍK, Josef, Erik GILK, Petr HORA, Jana KOLÁŘOVÁ, Petr KOMENDA, Radek MALÝ, Eduard PETRŮ, Martin PODIVÍNSKÝ, Jan SCHNEIDER, Jiří SKALIČKA and Alena ŠTĚRBOVÁ. Panorama české literatury. Edited by Lubomír Machala. Vydání první. Praha: Knižní klub, 2015, 607 stran. ISBN 9788024248189. info
  • PUNCH, Keith. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2015, 230 stran. ISBN 9788026209805. info
  • GAVORA, Peter. Sprievodca metodológiou kvalitatívneho výskumu. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo UK, 2007, 229 s. ISBN 9788022323178. info
  • JUSZCZYK, Stanisław. Metodológia empirických výskumov v spoločenských vedách. Translated by Milan Štefanko. Bratislava: Iris, 2003, 137 s. ISBN 8089018130. info
  • POPPER, Karl R. Logika vědeckého bádání. Translated by Jiří Fiala. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1997, xliv, 617. ISBN 8086005453. info
Teaching methods
Self-study, lectures and consultations with supervisors.
Assessment methods
Project of the chosen research that must include an analysis of the situation of research in this field up to now and that will become a basis for a doctoral thesis.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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