AJ2BP_AL19 American Literature from Beginnings to the End of the 19th century

Faculty of Education
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2BP_AL19/01: Thu 8:30–9:15 učebna 59
AJ2BP_AL19/02: Thu 9:20–10:05 učebna 58
AJ2BP_AL19/03: Thu 10:15–11:00 učebna 57
Prerequisites
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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
Course objectives
Course goals: - explore American literature written in English since the days of the first colonies to the beginning of the 20th century - learn to comment on literature via reading journals - get ideas how to use simplified literary texts in your ELT classes
Syllabus
  • Course outline: February 23: Topic: introduction to the course and requirements March 2: Topic: colonial literature Reading: An Indian Princess Pocahontas and John Smith; Anne Bradstreet; Mary Rowlandson; March 9: Topic: the Age of Reason and Revolution Reading: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, St. Jean de Crevecoeur March 16: Topic: Romanticism I Reading: Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe March 23: Topic: Romanticism II Reading: Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Mellville March 30: Topic: Realism Reading: Mark Twain, Henry James April 6: Mid-term test (worth 20 points of final grade) April 13: Topic: Naturalism Reading: Stephen Crane, Jack London, Theodore Dreiser April 20 Topic: Poetry and oral literature Reading: Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, spirituals April 27 Topic: The role of Native Americans in the early Am. lit. Reading: H.W. Longfellow, TBA May 4 Topic: Popular literature Reading: H. B. Stowe, Bret Harte, William F. Cody May 11 Topic: Literature for children Reading: L.M. Alcott, Mark Twain, The Wonderfull Tar Baby May 18 End-term test (worth 20 points of final grade) May 25 Topic: Conclusions and review Final projet to be submitted by June 12 (worth 20 points of final grade)
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Course requirements: - Regular attendance and participation in all classes. Have the texts downloaded for classes. - Completion of all written work that is to be submitted for grading. The tests must be done on the assigned dates; journal entries by the given date. A medical certificate or equivalent document must be presented if the test is missed or an assignment is handed more than 7 days late. - Reading journal is based on your reading from class readers and/or anthologies (paper or on-line versions, your choice). By Wednesday midnight each week, a 10-line entry shall be sent to the instructor, commenting on a specific text or task. Details will be placed on the moodlinka, under úkol. - Final project: take one book of the list, comment on its background, artistic qualities, and originality; prepare a lesson plan for the use of the book in two sessions at your ELT class. Project details and requirements will be placed on the moodlinka by the end of April. The books include: The Last of the Mohicans; Typee; Uncle Toms Cabin; Little Women; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Call of the Wild.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
for literature and details see the moodlinka
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
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