DISB010 English for theatrologists I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Nela Hachlerová (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Klára Škrobánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 G01, except Thu 16. 11.
Prerequisites
The course is designed for students with intermediate level of English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 14/18, only registered: 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is dealing with improving of student´s communication skills in English in the field of Theatre Studies; to improve his listening and reading skills and understanding of theatrological topics dealt with in English (by both native and non-native speakers); to widen his/her English theatrological vocabulary.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able to:
- understand a scholarly paper, monograph and lecture;
- discuss scholarly issues in English;
- translate an English drama using a dictionary;
- prove knowledge of basic theatrologic terms in English.
Syllabus
  • reading of theatrological texts followed by discussion
  • listening/watching videos followed by discussion
  • vocabulary exercises
  • reading of plays in English
Literature
    recommended literature
  • COWIE, Anthony Paul, Jack Windsor LEWIS and Albert Sydney HORNBY. Oxford advanced learner's dictionary of current English. London: Oxford University Press, 1974, xxvii, 105. info
  • FRONEK, Josef. Comprehensive Czech-English dictionary. 1. vyd. Praha: Leda, 2000, xlvii, 159. ISBN 8085927543. info
  • FRONEK, Josef. Comprehensive English-Czech, Czech-English dictionary. 1. vydání. Voznice: Leda, 2007, xlix, 1523. ISBN 9788073351144. info
  • http://www.theatrecrafts.com/index.php
Teaching methods
reading, listening, discussion, exercises
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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