FVP:UPPVIK018 Social Pathology and Preventio - Course Information

UPPVIK018 Social Pathology and Prevention 2

Extent and Intensity

10/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Guaranteed by

Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Social Pathology and Prevention (programme FVP, SPP)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to develop linguistic competence in the field of social pathology and prevention.

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to communicate in basic form topics related to the field of social pathology and prevention. The student will also have a basic understanding of professional text.

Syllabus

• 1. Youth criminality, institutions: vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 2. Youth criminality, means of aid, statistics: vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 3. Gambling - addiction, reasons: vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 4. Gambling - possibilities of solution, vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 5. Behavioural disorders - types: vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 6. Behavioural disorders - solutions: vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 7. Homelessness: vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 8. Prostitution: vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 9.Trauma 10. Occupation in social services, professional competences: vocabulary, discussion, listening, working with text • 11. Practical search for professional articles and research related to the selected topic

Literature

required literature
• DAVID, M. E. The State, the Family and Education. Routledge, 2015. ISBN 10:1138857858. ISBN 13:978-1138857858
• HOWARD, S. B. Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance. New York: The Free Press, 1963. ISBN 978-0-684-83635-5.
• HURRLEMANN, K., RICHTER, M. Risk behaviour in adolescence: the relationship between developmental and health problems. Journal of Public Health. 2006, vol. 14, pp. 20–28. ISSN 2198-1833.
• SMITH, E. R. et al. Social psychology. 4th edition. Revised. Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2014. ISBN-10: 1848728948. ISBN 13: 978-1848728943.
• STUART, H., HOWARD, L. M. Social deviance. Cambridge, UK; Medford, MA: Polity Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-509-52354-2
• https://www.slu.cz/slu/cz/univerzitni-knihovna/pracoviste-opava/fondy/elektronicke_informacni_zdroje

recommended literature
• MURPHY, R. Essential grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English: with answers. 9th print. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-521-35770-5.
• REDSTON, C., CUNNINGHAM, G. Face2Face, Elementary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-52-160061-8.
• GUDE, K., DUCKWORTH, M. Matrix, Pre-Intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-438648-1.
• SOARS, L. & J. New Headway Student's Book + Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
• NOLASCO, R. New Streetwise, Intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-433404-X

Teaching methods

Discussion, group work, critical reflection on the topic

Assessment methods

Watching the video and working on the seminar paper. Student attendance.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: Odborný anglický jazyk 2.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 10 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Students have the possibility to consult via e-mail or upon agreement with the instructor in person.

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