FPF:FPFVA004 Language situation in Central - Course Information

FPFVA004 Language situation in Central Europe: past and present

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Ing. Bc. Roman Sukač, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Ing. Bc. Roman Sukač, Ph.D.
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

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

• English in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
• English (programme FPF, N7310 Filo) (2)
• Archaeology (programme FPF, N7109 Arch)
• Audio-visual Creation (programme FPF, N8203 DrUm)
• History (programme FPF, N7105 HiVe)
• History - Museology (programme FPF, N7105 HiVe)
• Information and Library Studies (programme FPF, N7201 InSK) (2)
• Computer Science and Technology (programme FPF, N1801 Inf)
• Library science with the focus on public libraries of the community type (programme FPF, N7201 InSK) (2)
• Cultural Inheritance in Regional Practice (programme FPF, N7106 HiSt)
• Cultural History (programme FPF, N7105 HiVe)
• German in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
• German (programme FPF, N7310 Filo) (2)
• Protection of the Cultural Heritage (programme FPF, N7105 HiVe)
• Computational Physics (programme FPF, N1701 Fyz)
• Theoretical Physics (programme FPF, N1701 Fyz)
• Secondary School Teacher Training in German (programme FPF, N7504 UcSS)
• Teacher Training - shared framework (programme FPF, N7504 UcSS)

Course objectives

The lectures will cover the topic of history and present state of languages in Central Europe. Individual presentations will be devoted to the historical, cultural and social aspects of Czech, Polish, Slovak and Sorbian languages as well as their current situation in European Union. Two lectures will deal with the history of German language in the Czechoslovak Republic up to 1946 as well as with the situation of Kashubian microlanguage. Students become familiar with the history and present state of most important languages in Central Europe from earliest records to the 21st century

Syllabus

• 1) History of Czech language - social and cultural history, present state
  2) History of Slovak language - social and cultural history , present state
  3) History of Polish language - social and cultural history , present state
  4) Sorbian language - social and cultural history, present state
  5) German language and literature in the Czechoslovak republic - situation until 1946
  6) German language in changing Europe
  7) Kashubian as an example of a microlanguage
  

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Active participation on the lessons

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