Erasmus Programme

THE ACADEMIC YEAR (APPROXIMATE DATES)

27 September - 20 December: winter semester

21 December - 20 January: holiday

21 January - 14 February: exam period

15 February - 15 May: summer semester

16 May - 25 June: exam period

26 June - 31 August: holiday

1 September - 15 September: exam period

Note: In the last year (BA - 3^rd year, MA - 2^nd year), the summer semester is shorter: the courses end roughly on 20 April. This is reflected in the lower number of ECTS credits awarded for these courses.

COURSES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Courses in English taught at the Literary Academy fall into two groups:

a)      language courses (the main textbook used is the New Headway NEW/THIRD edition series; some courses focus on the development of specific skills),

b)      specialization courses (Anglo-American literature and culture, media, publishing and editing).

Erasmus students can choose any courses from the list which correspond to their level (BA or MA), and any optional courses. If space permits, BA students may also choose MA courses. When choosing a course, the language level is more important than the year. For instance, for an advanced international student, a 1^st-year upper-intermediate course is more suitable than a 3^rd-year intermediate one.

 

The parallel specialization courses are also divided according to the language level. For instance, an advanced international student should choose Introduction to British Culture A; an intermediate international student Introduction to British Culture C.

 

Translation courses focus on the translation from English to Czech, and they are suitable only for those international students who have a strong interest in translation.

 

Spanish, German, French and Russian are also taught at the Literary Academy. However, most of these language courses are not suitable for international students, since Czech is used as the language of instruction.

 

The following is the preliminary list of courses for the academic year 2010/2011, the numbers of ECTS credits are given in bracets. Particularly with specialization MA courses, the exact content may be modified in September 2010 depending on the numbers of students admitted. For closer information, please contact Daniel Soukup ( Tato emailová adresa je chráněna před spamboty, abyste ji viděli, povolte JavaScript ).

BA LEVEL

	PRACTICAL LANGUAGE COURSES
	Winter semester	Summer semester
1st year	Upper-Intermediate (4)	Upper-Intermediate (4)
	Intermediate A (4)	Intermediate A (4)
	Intermediate B (3)	Intermediate B (3)
2nd year	Upper-Intermediate A (reading comprehension) (5)	Upper-Intermediate A (essay writing) (5)
	Upper-Intermediate B (reading comprehension) (5)	Upper-Intermediate B (essay writing) (5)
	Intermediate (reading comprehension) (4)	Intermediate (essay writing) (4)
3rd year	Upper-Intermediate A (translation) (5)	Upper-Intermediate A (revision for the BA exam) (4)
	Upper-Intermediate B (translation) (5)	Upper-Intermediate B (revision for the BA exam) (4)
	Intermediate (translation) (4)	Intermediate (revision for the BA exam) (3)
	SPECIALIZATION COURSES
	Winter semester	Summer semester
1st year	Introduction to British Culture A (5)	Introduction to American Culture A (5)
	Introduction to British Culture B (5)	Introduction to American Culture B (5)
	Introduction to British Culture C (4)	Introduction to American Culture C (4)
2nd year	Anglo-American Literature (Shakespeare, Romanticism) (6)	Anglo-American Literature (Classic English novel, Founding voices of American literature, Modernism) (6)
	Media English (English-language print media, Newspaper writing styles, Basic research skills; News reporting) (6)	Media English (Feature writing, Conducting interviews, Basic ethical issues, Working in media) (6)
3rd year	Anglo-American Literature (Post-war British fiction, Post-war American fiction, Modern British and American theatre) (6)
	Media English (6)

MA LEVEL

	PRACTICAL LANGUAGE COURSES
	Winter semester	Summer semester
1st year	Upper-Intermediate (Grammar & Vocabulary) (6)	Upper-Intermediate (Reading Comprehension) (6)
2nd year	Upper-Intermediate (Essay & Translation) (6)	Upper-Intermediate (Listening) (5)
	SPECIALIZATION COURSES
	Winter semester	Summer semester
1st year	Anglo-American Literature (8)	Anglo-American Literature (8)
	Media Communication/ Publishing and Editing (8)	Media Communication/ Publishing and Editing (8)
2nd year	American Culture: Three Keys (Exceptionalism, American Dream, „E Pluribus Unum") (8)	British Culture: Three Keys (Traditionalism, Insularism, Fair Play) (6)

OPTIONAL COURSES

 

Winter semester	Summer semester
American Literature (6)	American Literature (6)
Translation (6)	Translation (6)

 

MA LEVEL: OVERVIEW OF SUBJECT AREAS

Anglo-American Literature

1. Shakespeare Re-imagined (Aldous Huxley, John Fowles...)

2. Forms of Metafiction (Laurence Sterne, David Lodge, Ian McEwan...)

3. The Role of the Poet (William Blake, T. S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, Seamus Heaney...)

4. Reinventing History (J. F. Cooper, John Fowles, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift...)

5. Visions of Dystopia (Jonathan Swift, George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, Cormac McCarthy...)

6. Culture Clashes (Daniel Defoe, Joseph Conrad, J. M. Coetzee, Salman Rushdie...)

 

 

Media Communication

1. Print Media

2. Writing for Media

3. Research for Media

4. Interviews and Press Conferences

5. Editing a Text

6. Journalistic Ethics

 

Editing and Publishing

1. The Birth of a Book

2. Types of Publications

3. Translator and Editor

4. Author and Authorship

5. Copyright Issues

6. Publishing in the Social and Political Context