AJPV_SAL1 American Literature: On the road

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJPV_SAL1/01: Tue 13:25–15:05 učebna 58, I. Přibylová
Prerequisites
AJ2BP_AL19
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course goals:
The course focuses on the theme of movement in the American literature, and examines it on selected writings from the colonial literature to the 20th century. Students are encouraged to read and discuss the texts, find key ideas and interpret them within various contexts.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus fall 2011:
  • Seminar I: Introduction, requirements, the Colonial period. Reading: Mary Rowlandson.
  • Seminar 2: American Romanticis. Reading: H.D. Thoreau.
  • Seminar 3: American Realism. Reading: Bret Harte.
  • Seminar 4: American Naturalism and Modernism. Reading: Jack London, John Steinbeck.
  • Seminar 5: Entering Postmodernism. Reading: Jack Kerouac.
  • Seminar 6: American Postmodernism. Reading: Tim O'Brien, Cormack McCarthy.
  • Seminar 7: Student presentations: Cooper, Twain, H. James.
  • . Seminar 8: Student presentations: Steinbeck, J. M. Cain, Kerouac.
  • Seminar 9: Student presentations: J. Dickey, Ch. Frazier, McCarthy. Seminar 10: American oral literature, tall tales and ballads. Student presentations.
  • Seminar 11: Mock test, discussion.
Literature
    required literature
  • VANSPANCKEREN, Kathryn. Nástin americké literatury. [Praha]: Informační agentura Spojených států, 137 s. info
    recommended literature
  • BRADBURY, Malcolm. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu : dějiny americké literatury. Edited by Richard Ruland, Translated by Marcel Arbeit. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 492 s. ISBN 8020405860. info
  • OUSBY, Ian. The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1993. ISBN 0 521440866. info
Teaching methods
Guided reading, analyzing and discussing selected texts.
Assessment methods
Course evaluation and requirements:
- active reading and discussion
- two written assignments
- presentations
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: literární seminář.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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