AJL20005 English Philology in the Czech Environment

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Anténe, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 11:00–12:40 G24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the students of English philology to both the history and current trends of Anglophone studies in the Czech context. The course will consist of thematic lectures, which will - both diachronically and synchronically - cover the most crucial topics in Czech English studies, including literary studies and linguistics. Particular attention will be paid to English Studies in Brno. The course is also suitable for students of other departments and programmes.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will have broadened their horizons in English Studies, especially in terms of their Czech context. They will get familiar with the key scholars and schools of thought of Czech English Studies. They will know research done at Czech institutions and will be able to appreciate its contribution to Czech and foreign literary studies, linguistics and translation studies.
Syllabus
  • 16. 10. – Úvodní hodina 23. 10. – Filip Krajník: „Shakespeare v Čechách“ (přesunuto na 20. 11.) 30. 10. – Miroslav Ježek: „Josef Vachek: funkční strukturalismus a Pražská škola“ 6. 11. – Klára Kolinská (Metropolitní univerzita Praha): „Cesta na Severozápad: bádání o Kanadě v českých zemích“ 13. 11. – Jan Chovanec: „Vilém Mathesius: teorie jazyka, lingvistická charakterologie“ 20. 11. – studijní volno 27. 11. – Naděžda Kudrnáčová: „Jazykovědec Ivan Poldauf: klasická osobnost české anglistiky“ 4. 12. – Michaela Weiss (Slezská univerzita v Opavě): „Počátky formování americké židovské identity“ 11. 12. – Jana Chamonikolasová: „Jan Firbas: teorie informační struktury“ 18. 12. – Jiří Rambousek: „Jiří Levý: teorie překladu jako zvláštní případ teorie literatury“ 8. 1. – Petr Anténe (Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci): „Howard Jacobson jako židovská Jane Austenová“ 15. 1. – Tomáš Kačer: „Proměny české amerikanistiky po roce 1989“
Literature
    required literature
  • Praguianasome basic and less known aspects of the Prague Linguistic School. Edited by Josef Vachek - Libuše Dušková. Philadelphia: J.Benjamins, 1983, xxxi, 321. ISBN 9789027280398. info
  • MATHESIUS, Vilém. A functional analysis of present day English on a general linguistic basis. Edited by Josef Vachek, Translated by Libuše Dušková. 1. vyd. Prague: Academia, 1975, 228 s. URL info
  • CHUDOBA, František. Pod listnatým stromem : úvahy o anglickém písemnictví. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1947, 585 s. URL info
  • CHUDOBA, František. Kniha o Shakespearovi. D. 2, Dílo. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1943, 854 s. : i. info
    recommended literature
  • VACHEK, Josef. Vzpomínky českého anglisty. Edited by Libuše Dušková. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1994, 158 s. ISBN 80-85787-72-5. info
  • FIRBAS, Jan. Functional Sentence Perspective in Written and Spoken Communication. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, 239 pp. ISBN 0521373085. info
Teaching methods
90 min lecture, weekly. Home reading.
Assessment methods
Written exam covering the assigned literature and the contents of the lecture.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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