PdF:AJ0303 Creative Poetry Writing - Course Information

AJ0303 Creative Poetry Writing

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jaroslav Suchý (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education

Prerequisites

! AJ_CREA Creative Poetry Writing
For students of English.

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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Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be confident when writing poems in English.

Syllabus

• Students will practice their writing skills through expressing (among other things) their ideas and feelings in poems. Min. half of the topics will be suggested by the teacher (see below), some topics may be suggested by the participants. The poetry topics suggested by the teacher may include: - My First Poem - A Very Specific Poem - A Very Abstract Poem - A Repetitive Poem - A Prose Poem - Etc.

Literature

• SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : the essential guide to English language teaching. Third edition. London: Macmillan, 2011, 414 stran. ISBN 9780230729827. info
• HARMER, Jeremy. How to teach English : new edition. Harlow: Longman, 2007, 288 s. ISBN 9781405853026. info
• HOLMES, Vicki L. and Margaret R. MOULTON. Writing simple poems : pattern poetry for language acquisition. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001, viii, 154. ISBN 9780521785525. info

Teaching methods

This is primarily an on-line course. The goal of the subject is practicing and improving language skills through creative poetry writing. Students may meet up in class three times (this is optional because the course is primarily an on-line one - as mentioned above) – for an introductory lesson, in the middle of the semester to discuss, evaluate the process and suggest improvements for the second part of the semester and at the end of the semester to sum up the process. It will be up to the group to decide whether or not a reading evening will be organized.

Assessment methods

Each student will be expected to write a poem on a weekly basis. The first draft will be uploaded in the Mood-Link-A (by a certain day and time) to be discussed by all the other participants who will give the author positive feedback as well as constructive criticism - suggestions for changes (by a certain day and time). Comments on how the piece makes the other participans feel are welcome, of course. After that the author will decide whether or not to incorporate the suggested changes and publish the final version in the Mood-Link-A (by a certain day and time). This process will be repeated every week (i.e. all the steps are required for awarding a credit). Throughout the semester students are encouraged to think which activities (and how) they could be able to use or adapt for their own teaching.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ0304 Creative Poetry Writing 2

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Výuka probíhá pouze online. Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 10 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• AJ0304 Creative Poetry Writing 2
  AJ0303 || AJ_CREA  

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
  
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