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CJP / 6PNAL
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Course description
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Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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CJP
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6PNAL
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Native American Literature
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / 0
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18 / 18
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0 / 0
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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| No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
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every year
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| Specification periodicity |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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| Fundamental course |
No
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| Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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| Evaluation scale |
S|N |
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Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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Native American Literature (CJP/6PNAL) is an introductory course which aims to give an overview of literature of various Indigenous peoples in the present-day United States from ancient times up to the turn of the 21st century. The language of instruction is English. Students will focus on improving and developing language skills, will learn to employ various methods of literary criticism, and will furthermore develop critical thinking and writing skills in relation to literature. Classes will involve reading, speaking, writing, and critical discussions on various texts students will have read prior to lessons.
The overarching themes of the course are the following:
- Contact Zones
- Transculturation
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Requirements on student
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In-class activity: students complete sub-tasks and engage in activities during the class. Students are also to prepare continuously at home for the lesson according to the week's assignment(s).
Attendance: a minimum of 80% attendance is required to receive credit.
Research essay.
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Content
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1. Creation stories; how people relate to the earth - "The Popol Vuh" (Kiche); "The First World" (Hopi); Genesis 1-2
2. Creation stories; flood and destruction stories - "The Four Worlds" (Hopi); Genesis 3, 6-8
3. "Contact zones" - The first contact between the Spaniards and Hopis; "The Requerimiento" (de Palacios Rubios); Politics, Part V (Aristotle); "Journal of the First Voyage to America" (Christopher Columbus)
4. Contact Zones and asymmetrical authority - The apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe (de la Vega)
5. Transculturation and Humour - Yaqui legends
6. A combination of all aforementioned topics - "So Far from God" (Ana Castillo)
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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Full-time form of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Books of fiction reading in a foreign language
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20
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Being present in classes
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26
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Self-tutoring
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18
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Homework for lessons
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20
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Preparation for test
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20
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Hand-out completion for the lesson
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16
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Total
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120
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Prerequisites
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Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
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| None |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
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Students will demonstrate knowledge of
- vocabulary in contexts of literature and presentations
- literary criticism (interpreting texts, critical thinking, answering discussion questions and topics)
- effective communication skills in both writing and speaking
- formal and informal linguistic devices in verbal communication |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
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Students will further be able to
- defend their ideas, opinions and views using appropriate vocabulary
- produce a coherent text and structure it appropriately
- construct an argumentative text
- understand the main points and ideas of a text
- employ active reading by annotating
- infer the meaning of unfamiliar lexical units from context or from knowledge of word formation
- understand the main points and ideas of a text on general and less conventional topics
- work with explanatory and specialised dictionaries |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
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| IIB16 - Essay / reflection essay / disputation |
| Analysis of mental work (correspondence assignment, presentation, instructional paper, seminary work) |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
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| B1 - Discussion |
| G5 - Critical thinking |
| Written assignments (eg. comprehensive examination, written examination) |
| B7 - Peer groups |
| G2 - Self-study, controlled study |
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