Course: Seminar of Creative Writing I

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Course title Seminar of Creative Writing I
Course code KLKS/TPSA1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Studený Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. History, principles and possibilities of creative writing in interdisciplinary context 2. Creative writing as a source of motivation feedback in the context of personal development 3. General methods and techniques of creative writing and their practical realization 4. Literary inspiration in creative writing, pattern form and genre defined writing 5. Parallel texts as a tool of conscious intertextual and intermedial creative work 6. Narratology and specific narrative operations in narrative texts creation 7. Self-reflective writing through mental mapping, lists of focalisation etc. 8. Transdisciplinary overlapping of creative writing methodology on the background of current science

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training, Graphic and art activities
Learning outcomes
The course is targeted on the development of personal creativity and critical thinking in general aesthetic, mostly literary context, i.e. on the background of literary form texts production. The course participants will be introduced into current theories of creative process, including its specific phases, they will be informed about selected literary strategies, there will be space enough for both group and individual feedback, but never to direct assessment or evaluation of the texts. Although the seminars are planned to be practical, within the open feedback reflecting running creative processes we will, apart from detailed insights into literary genres principles, deal with the broader knowledge of contemporary creative psychology, neuropsychology and cognitive science. Approximately one third of the seminars will be focused on so called motivation writing, because its procedures could be easily applied in the ares of management, couching and and any other filed of self-reflection or self-management.
In this course, students will deepen their abilities of expression, they will acquire overview of basic methods of creative thinking, better understanding of creative process, and they will learn to exploit the individual and collective dynamics in work with different inspirational suggestions. Practically, students will verify their knowledge of literary theory and the ways of its application.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Oral performance analysis, Work-related product analysis, Creative work analysis, Discussion

Besides active participation in the seminars, credit is based on submitting texts of one's own authorship in a particular number, genre, range, and format.
Recommended literature
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Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2015) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter