FPF:FPFVA033 Introduction to African Writin - Course Information

FPFVA033 Introduction to African Writing in English

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Radmila Dluhošová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Radmila Dluhošová, 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 aim of the course is to strengthen and deepen the achieved English language knowledge and skills and to extend the lexical system of English in the field of tourism studies and to provide basic overview in the area of tourism industry in English. The individual lectures will introduce basic terms of the field, history and milestones of tourism development, main types of tourism such as low-impact, religious or dark tourism and their most typical destinations, characteristics of different types of tourist attractions, types of transport, etc. The main aim is to inform students of characteristics, developments and trends within tourism industry, natural and cultural attractions as well as to widen and deepen their language skills especially in the area of understanding spoken and written English texts. At the same time, the course aims at strengthening the competences of students and their use of language in communication in a conscious and confident way, both in terms of fluency and accuracy. All the mentioned topics will be extensively discussed and individual presentations will be devoted to particular issues.

Syllabus

• 1. Tourism Industry - Introduction and Basic Terms
  2. History and Milestones of Tourism Development
  3. Transport in Tourism
  4. Tourist Attractions
  5. Careers in Tourism - Tour Operators, Travel Agents, Guides
  6. Adjectival Tourisms
  7. Cultural Heritage Tourism
  8. Low Impact Tourism - Sustainable Tourism
  9. Dark Tourism
  10. Health Tourism
  11. Culinary Tourism
  12. Meeting Industry
  

Literature

recommended literature
• Wisker, Gina. Key Concepts In Postcolonial Literature. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. info
• Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin. The Empire Writes Back. London: Routledge, 2001. info
• Loomba, Ania. Colonialism/Postcolonialism. London: Routledge, 1998. info
• Young, Robert, J. C. Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, Culture and Race. London: Routledge, 1995. info
• Lee, Robert A., ed. Other Britain, Other British. London: Pluto, 1995. info
• Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin. The Postcolonial Studies Reader. London: Routledge, 1995. info
• Said, Edward W. Culture and Imperialism. London: Ghatto and Windus, 1993. info

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

75% attendance in lessons
Active participation in discussions
PowerPoint presentation of a chosen topic

• Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2019, recent)
  
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