CJCC15 Analysis of literary text for non native-speakers II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Biljana Manolova, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Petr Šipka
Supplier department: Division of Czech for Foreigners – Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
CJCC09 Anal.of lit.text for n.n.sp. I
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 seminar will focus on the development of the student's abilities to understand Czech literary texts and present a reasoned interpretation of them. The content of the seminar will be the interpretation of selected works of Czech literature; texts are naturally selected above all with regard to their literary quality, but also taking into consideration the role which Czech literature often played in history - here in relation to social and political influences. Through lecture and discussion a picture should emerge of the specific features of the evolution of Czech literature against the background of Czech cultural history. (Significant space will be devoted to 20th century literature, nevertheless it is not possible to omit more recent phases of development.)
Learning outcomes
After completing the subject, the student will be able to:
- analyse and interpret chosen texts from Czech literature;
- have a good understanding of the Czech literary context of the 20th and 21st centuries;
- compare the development of Czech literature in the 20th and 21st centuries with the development of literature in their own country;
- apply the knowledge gained in the analysis of literary texts.
Syllabus
  • Course programme for the spring semester 2023/24::
  • Monday 26. 2. - metody a formy práce s literárními texty
  • Monday 4. 3. - Karel Čapek: Válka s Mloky
  • Monday 11. 3. - Jaroslav Seifert: Všecky krásy světa
  • Monday 18. 3. - Ladislav Fuks: Spalovač mrtvol
  • Monday 25. 3. - Ludvík Vaculík: Český snář
  • Tuesday 2. 4. - Jiří Gruša: Dotazník aneb modlitba za jedno město a přítele
  • Monday 8. 4. - Milan Kundera: Nechovejte se tu jako doma, příteli
  • Tuesday 9. 4. - Jan Skácel: Malé recenze
  • Monday 29. 4. - Ota Pavel: Smrt krásných srnců
  • Tuesday 30. 4. - Jáchym Topol: Sestra
  • Monday 6. 5. - Jan Němec: Možnosti milostného románu
  • Monday 11. 5. - final examination (school essay)
  • The content of the course will be the interpretation of excerpts from the above texts, which we will try to place in the context of literary life and the social situation of the period.
Literature
  • LEHÁR, Jan. Česká literatura od počátků k dnešku. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 1078 s. ISBN 80-7106-308-8. info
Teaching methods
Reading list for the subject (list of set excerpts). Preparing and making a presentation. The content of the seminar will be interpretation of the excerpts of the above-listed texts, which we will attempt to put into context with regard to the literary life and social situation of the given period. Part of the method will also be a comparison with literary development in the student's home country.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a final examination in a form of a school essay (up to 5 pages) on a given topic. The essay is written within the last lesson - see course sylabus. The grade is awarded on the basis of the school essay.
Course participant must have 70% active class attendance and give a presentation to be allowed to take the final examination.
Active attendance means readiness for teaching (read up on texts, prepared presentation etc.) and fulfillment of tasks set by the teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023.
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