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English for Historians 2

Class at Catholic Theological Faculty |
KJAZ055

Syllabus

Attention! For the SS academic year 2023/24, the syllabus is identical to that of KJAZ157.

Alternatively, it is also possible to choose from the following (bold type) topics for the final exam. It is also possible to propose a theme of your own.

Week 1

Introduction/ Essay writing skills

Week 2 

Text: ‘St Paul's Cathedral has Risen above its critics for 300 years’

Presentation: The Great Fire of London (1666) in the Historical Context

Week 3

Text: ‘St Paul's Cathedral has Risen above its critics for 300 years’

Presentation: Christopher Wren

Week 4 

Text: ‘St Paul's Cathedral has Risen above its critics for 300 years’

Presentation: The Architecture of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London

Week 5 

Text: from William Blake and his Circle

Presentation: English Romanticism

Week 6 

Text: from William Blake and his Circle

Presentation: The Life of William Blake

Week 7 

Text: from William Blake and his Circle

Presentation: William Blake as a Painter

Week 8 

Text: ‘Millais’s Christ in the House of His Parents’

Presentation: Pre-Raphaelite Movement

Week 9

Text: ‘Millais’s Christ in the House of His Parents’

Presentation: John Everett Millais

Week 10 

Text: ‘Millais’s Christ in the House of His Parents’

Presentation: Close analysis of one Pre-Raphaelite Painting

ESSAY DEADLINE

Week 11 

Text: J.R.R. Tolkien: ‘Leaf by Niggle’

Presentation: English art between the wars

Week 12      

Text: J.R.R. Tolkien: ‘Leaf by Niggle’

Presentation: J. R. R. Tolkien – Life and Work

Week 13       

Text: J.R.R. Tolkien: ‘Leaf by Niggle’ 

Annotation

The seminar aims to develop academic skills concerning the themes belonging to Christian history, culture, and art (including the methodology of writing academic theses). Basic reading and communicative skills in English are required.

ATTENTION! For the academic year 2023/24: the syllabus, teaching materials, and course requirements are identical to the course Academic English KJAZ157 (all necessary information and files for KJAZ157 2 are included in SIS), THE DEFAULT PLATFORM FOR ASSIGNMENTS, DEADLINE SUBMISSIONS AND COMMUNICATION IS GOOGLE CLASSROOM!!!

For KJAZ055 2, continuous submissions of the materials and submission of the seminar thesis project are conditions for admission to the final examination. An oral presentation is not a requirement (this is replaced by a final exam).