FF:BA_F_cetb4 Finnish reading IV - Course Information

BA_F_cetb4 Finnish reading IV

The course is not taught in Spring 2021

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Michal Kovář, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

BA_F_cetb3 Finnish reading III
Credits from the course BA_F5 needed.

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

• Baltic Studies (programme FF, B-BA_)
• Baltic Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Baltic Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-HS)
• Finnish (programme FF, B-BA_)
• Lithuanian (programme FF, B-BA_)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, B-HS)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, N-HS)

Course objectives

The course is focused on reading and interpreting of Finnish texts.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to read independently Finnish fiction, translate it adequatly, interpret unknown frasis and derivates just according to their roots and primar meaning, construct the whole paradigms of forms found in the text, and even evaluate an esthetic and cultural value of a particular text.

Syllabus

• The texts are supposed to be chosen according to their language, content and (inter-)cultural significance relevance. Most of the texts have been translated to Czech, thus students may compare their own translations with those of professional translators and become aqcuainted with basic translation criticism and theory terms. Such texts are e.g. novels and stories by Mika Waltari or contemporary authors like Rosa Liksom. The next group might consist of such text like those by Ilmari Kianto dealing with elementary Finnish cultural and hisorical data.

Literature

• KIANTO, Ilmari. Červená čára. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1962. info

Teaching methods

reading, interpreting, homework, class discussion

Assessment methods

Written exam - student translates a particular text read within the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

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