DISB028 English for theatrologists II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/5. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Nela Hachlerová (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: Mgr. Karolína Stehlíková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 G01, except Thu 18. 4.
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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.

Study materials are uploaded in ELF, not in the IS.
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
  • Topic of the Spring Term 2020: SCENOGRAPHY AND STAGE DESIGN 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
Assessment methods
3 credits - classwork, submitting tasks
5 credits - oral exam method; reading a short English text (using dictionary) followed by discussion, self evaluation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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