CJBC730 Multifunctionality of Creative Writing

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Viera Eliašová, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 15:50–17:25 pracovna
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 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course introduces students to the possibilities of implementation creative writing in the educational process. It focuses on the methodological aspects of creative writing used as a method in first and foreign language acquisition at all levels of education. Students will look at creative writing as a tool of developing writing and text-creation abilities, as a means of fostering analytical, interpretative, poetological and fiction writing competences and as a method of creative teaching and learning which fosters exploratory-experimental abilities. It is also presented as a tool of enhancing learner's personal growth through self-expression, self-understanding, self-reflection and self-teaching. Students will be introduced to a key theoretical background, but the main focus will be learning by doing – students will practise writing in a wide range of creative activities. After finishing the course the students will be able
· to understand what creativity is, what are the ways of its manifestation and what are the basic principles of its enhancing at schools
· to use some of the techniques focused on enhancing writing, literary and creative competences
· will be able to reflect critically on the creative process and creative products
· will be able to apply the learned knowledge and skills to their own academic and creative activities
Syllabus
  • Creativity and the ways of its development; synergy of language, literature and creative methods in education.
  • Techniques focused on the reception and creation of poems and short stories.
  • Techniques enhancing flexibility, fluency and originality.
  • Techniques developing lateral thinking, metaphorical expression and imagination.
  • Techniques on generating ideas, looking for the topics; text creation and text revision.
  • Techniques on text reduction, expansion and transformation.
  • Techniques enabling minimalization of expression.
  • Text evaluation.
Literature
  • COE, M. – SPRACKLAND, J. 2005. Our thoughts are bees : Writers Working with Schools. Southport : Wordplay Press, 2005.
  • DAWSON, P. 2005. Creative Writing and New Humanities. London : Routledge, 2005
  • YATES, C. 1999. Jumpstart : Poetry in the secondary school. London : Poetry Society, 1999.
  • ELIAŠOVÁ, V. Tvorivé písanie. Príručka pre učiteľov anglického jazyka. Bratislava : MCMB, 2001.
  • ELIAŠOVÁ, V. This is the Muse Speaking, don't hang up, you are through… Creative Writing Handbook for English Language Teachers. Bratislava : MPCMB, 2003.
  • ELIAŠOVÁ, V. Na stope slovám. Príručka tvorivého písania pre učiteľov slovenského jazyka a literatúry. Bratislava : Štátny pedagogický ústav, 2007.
  • ELIAŠOVÁ, V. Tvorivé písanie a možnosti jeho využitia v edukačnej praxi. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského, 2011.
  • FIŠER, Zbyněk. Tvůrčí psaní: malá učebnice technik tvůrčího psaní. (Creative Writing.). 1st ed. Brno: Paido. Edice pedagogické literatury., 2002, 164 pp. ISBN 80-85931-99-0. info
  • MALEY, Alan and Alan DUFF. The inward ear : poetry in the language classroom. Camridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989, 186 s. ISBN 0-521-31240-X. info
  • SWEENEY, M. – WILLIAMS, J. H. 1997. Writing Poetry. London : Teach Yourself, 1997
Teaching methods
Seminar/ workshop.
Assessment methods
Final assessment combines the evaluation of home assignments in the form of portfolio with critical reflection of the workshop processes in a form of oral interview.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: blokově: 21.5.-25.5.2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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