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KLA / 4TMLL
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Course description
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Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KLA
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4TMLL
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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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Topics in Med. Lat. Lit.
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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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Long Title
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Topics in Medieval Latin Literature
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
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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Lecture
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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English
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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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1 / -
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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 / -
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0 / -
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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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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer 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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English
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Internship duration
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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 |
Yes
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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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KLA/LAT4X
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Meet all prerequisites before registering
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NO
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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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Course objectives:
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The goal of the course is to deal with a selected topic in Medieval Latin literature in English. In this semester, we will focus on sermons and preaching in the Middle Ages. The attention will be paid especially to different approaches to the study of medieval sermons, to the definition of the genre, to its development in the Middle Ages, to preaching activities in various milieus (the monastic preaching, the preaching to the laity, the university preaching) and to preaching aids.
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Requirements on student
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For the successful completion of the course it is required, that students regularly attend the course (min. 75%), join in discussion, present a paper (max. 20 p.) and pass the oral exam (max 80 p.).
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Content
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1. Introduction to the medieval sermon studies.
2. -3. The early medieval sermon.
4. Sermons in the High Middle Ages: Monastic sermons.
5. Sermons in the High Middle Ages: Sermons of the schoolmasters.
6. Preaching and heresy.
7. The thematic sermon.
8. Forms of transmission of medieval sermons.
9.-10. The preaching of the friars.
11.-12. Preaching aids.
13. The earliest sermon collections in the Bohemian lands.
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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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Basic:
Kienzle, B. M. (ed.). The sermon. Turnhout, 2000. ISBN 9782503510156.
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Recommended:
Andersson, R. (ed.). Constructing the medieval sermon. Turnhout, 2007. ISBN 978-2-503-52589-1.
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Recommended:
Muessig, C. (ed. Medieval monastic preaching. Leiden, 1998. ISBN 9789004108837.
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Recommended:
Muessig, C. (ed.). Preacher, sermon and audience in the Middle Ages. Leiden, 2002. ISBN 9789047400226.
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Recommended:
d'Avray, D. L. The Preaching of the Friars: Sermons Diffused from Paris before 1300. Oxford, 1985. ISBN 0-19-822772-8.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Being present in classes
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26
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Preparation for an exam
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30
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Presentation (of works, projects, etc.)
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20
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Continuous tasks completion (incl. correspondence tasks)
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30
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Homework for lessons
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39
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Scientific text studying in a foreign language
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40
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Total
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185
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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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| Knowledge of English language (at least level B1) and Latin (at least at basic level - four semester course) is assumed. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
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After the successfull completion of the course, students will be able to define typical features of medieval sermons, to describe the development of the genre and
to explain problems of interpreting sermons in English. |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
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| After the successfull completion of the course, students will be able to understand and apply the terminology and methods related to the chosen topic. They will improve their language skills, they will be able to present a paper, join in discussion on selected topic and express their opinions in English. |
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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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| IC6 - Oral examiantion |
| IC11 - Activity in lessons (in discussion, group work, etc.) |
| IC10 - Presentation in lessons (individual or group) |
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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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| A1 - Lecture |
| A2 - Expert report |
| B1 - Discussion |
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