RJU_14 Guided Readings for Teaching Literature at Upper Secondary School

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:40 A31
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is the development of the students’ skills in reading the Russian literature (both in original and translated) and then deepening the skill of analysing and interpreting the certain works, texts or passages. The emphasis will be put on the works setting in cultural and historical context, on their genre delimitation and on the analysis of their content regarding to using texts when teaching at secondary schools. The students will independently read the selected literary works during the semester and them on the seminar discussion analyse it under the supervision of the teacher. The students will read 8 works during the semester.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the student will:
- have the broaden and deepen knowledge of the Russian literature;
- have the broaden skills critical reading of the literary works;
- get acquainted in detail with the 8 key texts of the Russian literature (according to interests and needs of the particular students);
- be able to interpret them;
- to understand the social, cultural and historical context of the texts;
- to interpret the significant works of Russian literature and to make this interpretation easy enough for the secondary school student to understand it;
- to choose the passages that will be appropriate for accompanying the lecture about the Russian literature and about the Russian cultural and historical realia from the literary works.
Syllabus
  • The syllabus of the course is changeable as the subject includes the independent reading of literary texts according to needs and interests of the singular students and the following analysis at seminars.
Literature
  • Foster, Thomas C. Jak číst literaturu jako profesor. Zábavný průvodce ke čtení mezi řádky. Brno: Host, 2016.
  • PARKER, Robert Dale. How to interpret literature : critical theory for literary and cultural studies. Third edition. New york: Oxford University Press, 2015, xii, 400. ISBN 9780199331161. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan D. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Translated by Jiří Bareš. Druhé, rozšířené vydán. Brno: Host, 2015, 190 stran. ISBN 9788074912337. info
  • EMERSON, Caryl. The Cambridge introduction to Russian literature. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, xiv, 292. ISBN 9780521844697. info
  • HRALA, Milan. Ruská moderní literatura 1890-2000. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 767 s. ISBN 9788024612010. info
  • ZAHRÁDKA, Miroslav. Ruská literatura XIX. století v kontextu evropských literatur : (osobnosti a dialog literatur). 1. vyd. Olomouc: Periplum, 2005, 279 s. ISBN 8086624250. info
  • ZAHRÁDKA, Miroslav. Ruská literatura XX. století :(literární proudy a osobnosti). Olomouc: Periplum, 2003, 236 s. ISBN 80-86624-08-0. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Slovník ruských, ukrajinských a běloruských spisovatelů. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 680 s. ISBN 8072770683. info
Teaching methods
Independent reading, seminar discussion.
Assessment methods
Written paper submission, discussion on the independent reading.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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