Course title | Introduction to Literature |
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Course code | KAJ/4014 |
Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
Level of course | Bachelor |
Year of study | 1 |
Semester | Winter |
Number of ECTS credits | 1 |
Language of instruction | Czech |
Status of course | Compulsory |
Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
Work placements | This is not an internship |
Recommended optional programme components | None |
Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
Lecturer(s) |
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Course content |
1. Literary science and its parts. Historical development of the theory of literature. 2. Language of literary works 3. Language of poetry 4. Rhythm, metre; rhyme and its functions 5. The main prosodic systems 6. Introduction to the study of fiction 7. The novel and its composition 8. Types of novels. Characters 9. Other elements of fiction 10. Drama and its composition 11. Genres I, their division; main lyric genres 12.Genres II, main kinds of epic genres 13. The 20th century literary and critical theory
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Learning activities and teaching methods |
unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes |
The aim of the subject is to develop basic knowledge in literary theory students have obtained at secondary school. They learn terminology in English and practise it during analyses of literary texts representing poetry, fiction and drama.
At the end of this one-semester course students will get acquainted with: - basic literary terminology and its use in poetry, fiction and drama; - types and groups of genres; They learn to define and distinguish individual literary devices and analyse and interpret texts with the help of literary terminology; They also learn about the role of imagination and creativity and make attempts to write short literary/poetic texts ( a short story; mini-sagas; haiku poetry, limericks, cinquains; mini-sagas, etc.) |
Prerequisites |
There are no prerequisites for this subject.
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Assessment methods and criteria |
unspecified
Students of the solo programme are expected to pass the final test. They will prove good knowledge of basic literary terminology and themes of the above-mention lectures. |
Recommended literature |
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Study plans that include the course |
Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): - (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |