TI0009 Folk Traditions and Crafts in Practical Activities

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Šťastná (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vybíral, Ph.D.
Department of Technical Education and Information Science – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Vybíral, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Technical Education and Information Science – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!FAKULTA(FI) && !FAKULTA(FSS) && !FAKULTA(ESF)
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
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the subject is to acquire knowledge and skills in the field of techniques of work with elements of folk traditions and crafts. In exercises the students will get acquainted with the current concepts of working with natural and technical materials, with working tools and tools and apply this knowledge in realizing themes from natural materials, paper and cardboard, wire, foil and modeling materials.
Learning outcomes
Students: They will design and describe the tools and tools used to work with natural and technical materials. It explains the principles of safety and hygiene. They make customary items inspired by traditional crafts and folk customs.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of exercises: 1st - 3rd week: Working with natural materials, overview of current techniques and their thematic use according to the seasons - birch, willow worms, fruits, leaves, straw, hay, leather, pedig. Weeks 4 - 6: Work with paper - folding, cutting, modeling, knitting and decorating paper - origami, kusudama, paper rolls, candy bag, tea bag, decoupage, papmaché. 7th - 9th week: Working with technical materials - wire and braiding techniques, beads, macrames, fabrics, ribbons, vacuum forming of plastic films. Weeks 10 to 12: Non-traditional materials - polymeric materials, FIMO, gypsum, powder enamels.
Literature
  • KARPETOVÁ, Barbara and Kateřina ŽALSKÁ. Nenuda : v duchu českých tradic. Photo by Pavel Štecha. 1. vyd. Praha: Prostor, 1996, 55 s. ISBN 8085190397. info
Teaching methods
Practical excercises.
Assessment methods
In exercises the students apply acquired knowledge and theoretical knowledge on the training products.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: v komb. stud. blokově.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 h. konz./sem. (komb. stud.).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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