| Course title | The Balkans - The Orient (Cultural Dialogues) |
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| Course code | KLKS/BLOR |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Balkan and the Ottoman expansion. Periodization of the Ottoman rule. Balkan and Islam. Balkan and Ottoman issue in the past. Economic failure contrary to cultural welfare. Influences of the Islamic culture in Balkan. Urban influences - welfare od Islamic towns in Balkan. Architectural influences. Cult of water in the Islamic architecture in Balkan. Public utility buildings. Ottoman influences in fine arts. Spiritual culture - literary influences. Language influences of the Turkish language. Balkan and Orient today.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Projection |
| Learning outcomes |
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The goal of the lectures is to make sense of both social and cultural aspects which are joined with very important and complicated periods of Bulgarian history. The course is focused on the oriental way of life and its reception.
Students should be able to analyse cultural phenomenons and to include them in general terms of Bulgarian history. Their knowledge of cultural and historical heritage of Bulgaria is assumed. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Discussion
Active participation in the course, writing a seminar paper. |
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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 Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2015) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |