Czech Literature and Society

Objectives

This year-long unit, co-taught by native and non-native Czech teachers, aims (a) to develop students' abilities to read the contemporary Czech media for comprehension purposes, (b) to introduce students to some key aspects of Czech society since the fall of Communism from the perspective of both English- and Czech-language materials, and (c) to foster students' ability to find and synthesise information to produce a structured analysis of one of these aspects. Topics will be decided according to students' interests but are likely to emerge from the following broader headings: Czech relations with their neighbours since 1989; Post-Communist political and social reforms; minorities in the Czech Republic; social change since 1989; contemporary Czech culture.