UCJNNPTI Text Interpretation under catchment analysis Aspects

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Paul Martin Langner (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Paul Martin Langner
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
without precondition
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this class is an introduction into the analysis and interpretation of short nonficitonal and fiction texts in prose, in particular into the most important stylistic and linguistic elements of both (groups of) genres. I shall start here from short literary texts, including experimental examples which may seem strange at first sight. The class is based on 'learning by doing', that is, analysis and interpretation of texts is learnt at best by productive adaption of these genres of scholarly writing.
Learning outcomes
Orientation in the contemporary English literature of various genres. The skill of critical analysis of literary texts.
Syllabus
  • 1.–4. Poetry analysis (introduction to the issue, terminology, tools, work with specific texts)
  • 5.–8. Analysis of epic texts (introduction to the issue, terminology, tools, work with specific texts)
  • 9.–12. Drama analysis (introduction to the issue, terminology, tools, work with specific texts)
  • 13. Final discussion and summary
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects, presentations, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
written test, active cooperation
Language of instruction
German
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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