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KAA / MSOBD
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAA
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MSOBD
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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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Contemporary British Drama
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Form of course completion
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Course-credit
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Form of course completion
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Course-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
[HRS/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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0 / 0
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14 / 20
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0 / 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 / 15
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0 / 5
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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 + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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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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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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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 |
Substituted course
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KAA/SOBD
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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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The objective of the course is to enhance the knowledge of the students in the field of the contemporary British drama. The development of the British drama of the second half of the twentieth century will be followed chronologically and will be based on chosen primary texts which in many cases correspond with the strains of a particular period. Chosen plays will be analysed and in some cases compared with the film version.
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Requirements on student
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The attendance of the seminars is obligatory.
Students will get the credits provided they will read all the plays from the list, they will participate actively during the seminars and perform a part of a chosen play.
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Content
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Introduction
The Theatre of the Absurd - Harold Pinter: The Dumb Waiter (1960) and Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot (1953)
The Theatre of the Absurd - Tom Stoppard: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1966)
New Departure - Tom Stoppard: Professional Foul (1978)
The Feminist Alternative - Caryl Churchill: Top Girls (1982)
The Collision of Cultures - Ayub Khan-Din: East is East (1997)
Stand-up Theatre - Claire Dowie: Adult Child/Dead Child (1987) and/or Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt? (1990)
In-Yer-Face - Patrick Marber: Closer (1997)
Verbatim Theatre - Tanika Gupta: Gladiator Games (2005)
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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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Recommended:
Lambert, J.W. Drama in Britain 1964 - 1973. Harlow : Longman, 1974.
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Recommended:
Wandor, M. Post-war British Drama : Looking back in Gender. London : Routledge, 2001.
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Recommended:
Aston, E., Reinelt, J. The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights. 1st edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
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Competences acquired |
Students will deepen their knowledge of British drama and will be able to analyze plays. |
Teaching methods |
- Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
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Assessment methods |
- Student performance assessment
- Creative work analysis
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