AJ22047 Cognitive Poetics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Barbara Dancygier (lecturer), doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Svitlana Shurma (lecturer), doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (deputy)
Elzbieta Tabakowska (lecturer), doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 8 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/8, only registered: 0/8, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/8
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is an introduction to cognitive approaches to literary analysis. In this course, we cover basic issues such as metaphor, deixis and reference in literature and translation of literary texts. After the course, students will be able to conduct a simple cognitive analysis of literary texts and/or their translations.
Syllabus
  • Session 1-4: 24-25 September 9:10-12:20 (Shurma) Session 5: 12 November 15:50-17:25 (N43) Session 6: 13 November 12:30-14:00 (G32) Session 7: 3 December 15:50-17:25 (N43) Session 8: Individual consultations (Students are encouraged to set up individual meetings for the class project.) Session 9-10: mid-term presentation and discussion sessions by Lu
Teaching methods
The course is co-taught by four experts in the field, including Barbara Dancygier (University of British Columbia), Elzbieta Tabakowska (Jagiellonian University), Svitlana Shurma (National Aviation University), Wei-lun Lu (Masaryk University). Eight sessions will be lectures by scholars (Shurma, Dancygier, Tabakowska) and two sessions mid-term presentation and discussion led by Lu. The final presentation will be in the exam period.
Assessment methods
A three-page (min.) linguistic analysis of a literary piece (20%) 5 assignments (10% * 5 = 50%) Mid-term and final presentation (15% * 2 = 30%)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Intensive course.
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