XCJ02 Literary Communication

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ester Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
XCJ02/KombiPred01: Fri 4. 4. 16:00–19:50 učebna 1, E. Nováková
XCJ02/PrezPred01: Wed 17:00–17:50 učebna 32, E. Nováková
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
Course objectives
Classes focus on gaining basic knowledge in the field of literary theory with regards to the specifics of children’s and youth literature. After successfully completing the course, the student gains necessary basic knowledge of the matters of literary theory.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, students will be able to:
- identify and characterize literary kinds and genres;
- analyze composition devices of a literary work;
- analyze languages devices of a literary work;
- create an analysis of a literary work based on their theoretical knowledge, practically interpret both prose and poetry;
- define the specifics of children’s and youth literature and make conclusions for their teaching practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Course related literature. 2. Classification of literature and of literary sciences, basic terminology of literary sciences. 3. Literature and letters. 4. Structure of literary work, composition models, literary figures, narrator. 5. Author and addressee of literary work and their relationship. 6. Introduction to the theory of verse. 7. Prosodic systems, rhythm and rhyme. 8. Linguistic devices of literary work I. 9. Linguistic devices of literary work II. 10. Literary genres. 11. Specifics of youth literature. 12. Genres of youth literature.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LEDERBUCHOVÁ, Ladislava. Průvodce literárním dílem : výkladový slovník základních pojmů literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 2002, 355 s. ISBN 8073190206. info
  • TOMAN, Jaroslav. Vybrané kapitoly z teorie dětské literatury. 1. vyd. České Budějovice: Pedagogická fakulta v Českých Budějovicích, 1992, 98 s. ISBN 8070400552. info
    not specified
  • HAMAN, Aleš. Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H&H, 1999, 179 s. ISBN 8086022579. info
  • HRABÁK, Josef and Vladimír ŠTĚPÁNEK. Úvod do teorie literatury. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 269 s. info
  • Slovník literární teorie. Edited by Štěpán Vlašín. Vyd. 2. V Praze: Československý spisovatel, 1984, 464 s. URL info
  • HRABÁK, Josef. Poetika. Druhé vydání. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1977, 361 stran. info
Teaching methods
Type of course: lecture. A part of each lecture is devoted to examples and attempts at interpretation of literature for children.
Assessment methods
Course completion: colloquium. Students are expected to pass a final quiz which should assess their knowledge of theory of verse, genology and terminology of literature studies.The written test will consist of separately evaluated tasks (open questions), passmark is up to and including 2,9.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: KOMBINOVANÉ STUDIUM 4 konzultace.
Teacher's information
The content of the course is identical in both full-time and combined studies. In the case of online teaching, the final test is also written online (through ROPOTs in IS).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
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