CJVA302 Current political events in English speaking countries

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Bc. Klára Hanzlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Prerequisites (in Czech)
((FAKULTA(FSS)&&TYP_STUDIA(BMN) && FORMA(P))||(OBOR(MUSFSS)))
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: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
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Course objectives
This is a course for students of international relations and related fields. The main focus of the seminar is on discussing current issues in world politics, based on watching videos concerning these issues and reading newspaper and/or journal articles. Great attention is also paid to building vocabulary both from the field of international relations and Academic English as such. The content of the course will be formed and adjusted to students' needs and preferences discussed in the first seminar.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
discuss current issues in today's world in English
write a position paper on the particular topic
collaborate in a project aimed at presenting these topics to others
understand authentic videos and audios on these issues
Syllabus
  • The topics will be selected based on the discussion with students in the first seminar of the course.
Teaching methods
discussions, listening to/watching current events and political speeches, reading newspaper articles and academic texts, presentations, written assignments
Assessment methods
Active and regular participation.
Delivering a presentation on a topic related to the course syllabus.
Giving several leads on current political issues.
Writing an argumentative text/position paper.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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