FF:CJVALI English Based on Literarure - Course Information
CJVALI English Language Based on Literary Texts
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Eva Juhasová (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Hanovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Eva Juhasová
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Plíšková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre - Prerequisites
- Expected level of English is at least B2.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15 - Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to enable students to improve their ability to discuss, present and write about literature in English.
- Learning outcomes
- students will be able to - use various literary texts in order to improve their language skills - analyse literary texts according to various methods both in a written form and in discussions - compare and contrast main themes and characters
- Syllabus
- The students will analyze different literary genres and time periods from British literature. Namely, they will analyze these cannonical pieces: 1. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 2. The Eve of St. Agnes by John Keats 3. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 4. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 5. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 6. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie Apart from a literary analysis of poetry, prose and drama, the students should leave the course with a broader knowledge of English social satire and other societal issues, Gothic literature, Romanticism or gender issues.
- Literature
- required literature
- Studijní materiály v ISu
- Teaching methods
- Reading, group discussions, written assignments and feedback
- Assessment methods
- In-semester continuous tasks consisting of discussion questions and 1 short response paper. A comparative essay in the exam period.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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