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).