週次
Week
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課程主題
Topic
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課程內容與指定閱讀
Content of the lesson
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教學活動與作業
Learning Activities / Homework
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學習投入時間
In-class Hours + Outof-class Hours
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1
3/1
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INTRODUCTION
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Essay of Milan Kundera on C.E.
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Reading/discussing
|
3+2
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2
3/8
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CONCEPT OF C.E.
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Geographical, historical, and cultural concept: Location, natural conditions, landscape; States, regions and places
|
Maps reading
|
3+1
|
3
3/15
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UNIQUE CULTURE SPACE
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Ethnics and social history; Cultural heritage (tracks of art and culture)
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Art Presentation
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3+1
|
4
3/22
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LIVING PAST
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Eastern and Western influence (from early Christianity to Liberalism); Kingdoms of Bohemia/ Poland/ Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire; Religious diversity (from Bohemian Heretics to Polish Catholics)
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Reading/discussing
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3+2
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5
3/29
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RECENT ASPECTS OF C.E. HISTORY
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Habsburg Monarchy as a model of common CE state; National Revivals in 19th C; Countries of CE between Russia and Germany (Experience of Central Europe)
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Documentary watching/discussing
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3+1
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6
4/5
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HOLIDAY
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Tomb
Sweeping Festival
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|
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7
4/12
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LANGUAGES
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Ethnic & linguistic variety of C.E.; Literatures and German as lingua franca
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Reading/discussing
|
3+1
|
8
4/19
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NATIONS AND MINORITIES
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Current minorities in CE states; Jewish culture (Prague, Krakow, Bratislava etc.); “Roma” people
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Revising
|
3+2
|
9
4/26
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MID-TERMS
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Quiz
|
Testing
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3+0
|
10
5/3
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WESTERN SLAVIC CULTURE
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Western Slavic culture (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian); Moravia as a heart of CE; Polish, Czech & Slovak folk culture, songs, dances
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Reading/discussing
|
3+1
|
11
5/10
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GERMAN &
HUNGARIAN
CULTURE
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“High” German culture (Austria) & Local German culture (Sudetenland); Great composers of CE; Baroque art and architecture; Modernism and Avant-garde
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Documentary watching/discussing
|
3+1
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12
5/17
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CURRENT ISSUES
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Sociocultural perspective of contemporary Czech/ Slovak/ Polish/ Hungarian society, reflections on “popular” culture & politics
|
Media and culture review
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3+1
|
13
5/24
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EUROPEAN UNION
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New-member states in EU, its understanding perspectives in Europe
|
Reading/discussing
|
3+1
|
14
5/31
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NEW IDENTITIES
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Changing identities in C.E. United in diversity (perception and reality of the EU’s cultural policy)
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Reading/discussing
|
3+1
|
15
6/7
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GUEST LECTURE
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To be announced
|
|
|
16
6/14
|
PRESENTATIONS
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By students on given topics
|
Presenting
|
3+3
|
17
6/21
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REVISION
|
|
Revising
|
3+3
|
18
6/28
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FINALS
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Final Quiz
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Testing
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3+0
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