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The order of the news reflects the date when they were removed from the main page.
February 23, 2006:
Socrates Exchange 2006/07 Info Meeting
G 24, on March 7, 2.10 p.m.
A meeting of students interested in the department's Socrates Exchanges will take place in room G 24, on March 7, 2.10 p.m.The updated list of our Socrates partner departments can be found under the Socrates Exchanges hyperlink and here.
January 27, 2006:
The Jiri Hanzelka Scholarship
It is now possible to apply for this scholarship. More information in the SAC.
Tomas Kacer, a former Bard student, will be happy to tell you more about this superb opportunity.
February 27, 2006:
The pictures from the conference "Shakespeare and His Collaborators over the Centuries", which was hosted by our Department 8-11 February 2006, is now available online.
February 8, 2006:
The Department of English and American Studies
is very pleased to be hosting the international conference:
Shakespeare and His Collaborators
over the Centuries
Conference sessions will be held in the Faculty of Arts Conference Room.For further details, please see
February 8, 2006:
in collaboration with The Embassy of the United States of America in Prague
"The Influence of the Pan African Movement of the Harlem Renaissance Writers"
Prof. Brenda Flanagan
(Davidson College, North Carolina, U.S.A.)
Tuesday, 21 February 2006 at 10:30 a.m.Classroom G31 (Building G, 3rd Floor)
Gorkeho 7, Brno
In February 2003, the United States State Department named Dr. Flanagan as the first African-American/Caribbean writer to serve as a cultural ambassador to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan since the demise of the Soviet Union. Flanagan also visited Chad as a cultural ambassador in 2003 and Panama in February 2004. After studying Czech on a Global Partners Fellowship at Beloit College in summer 2003, Dr. Flanagan has resumed her study of the Czech Surrealist writer Eva Svankmajerova. She visited the Czech Republic several times in the past ten years.
January 2, 2006:
The registration begins today at 5 p.m.
Please be sure you follow the Department's Study Regulations.
Up-to-date schedule: in the IS
To see the 1st year's schedule, enter "AJ0%", for 2nd and 3rd years: "AJ1%",
M.A. courses: "AJ2%", Teaching M.A. courses: "UZAJ%"
January 2, 2006:
During the exam period, S.A.C. will be open
Mo-Fr: 10am - 4pm
December 6, 2005:
Dear students and teachers,
Christmas is almost here and ESCape! is throwing another party to celebrate this feast, which has significant place in the Anlgo-Saxon culture.
The party will be held in Faval on 7.12. and starts at 8 p.m. Part of the programm will be a cookies contest, so if you bake or make something good and if you want to compare your art, please bring a few samples. For more information see the posters or this link.
November 29, 2005:
There is a new computer room in the building G, ground floor.
It has 36 PCs, 8 sockets for laptops and a WiFi.
It is open Mon-Fri from 8am to 8pm.
November 24, 2005:
The Linguistic Association of the Czech Republic, Brno,
and Czech Modern language Association, Brno
invite you to a lecture
Preklad a tlumoceni vcera a dnes
by PhDr. Milan Hrdlicka, CSc. (Institute of Translation Studies, Prague)
in the Dean's Conference room (building C), Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 5pm.
November 10, 2005:
Photos and video from the Deadpartment Halloween Party 2005 are now available on the ESCape web in the "Photos" section. You can also send your comments regarding the party via this forum (it requires a top secret registration key, which is “ESCape!”)
November 7, 2005:
The competition for young translators (up to 35 years) is organized by the Translators' Guild.
Its goal is
to support the development of Czech literary translation, find new talents and offer possibilies for publishing.
Information about the Competition
November 2, 2005:
in co-operation with British Council
invite you to an evening of contemporary Welsh literature
with a reading by
Patrick McGuinness
the English Library Auditorium Brno, Solnicni 12
Wednesday Nov 9, 2005 at 5.00pm
More information on www.poetry.cz.
October 27, 2005:
by Professor Charles Gannon
(St. Bonaventure University, New York; Fulbright scholar at Palacky University)
"Equal in Our Differences: Reconceiving American/National Exceptionalism"
D22, Wed. 2 Nov, 11:40
"Non-Conformists – Unite!: Emerson's Instructive Oxymorons and their Influence upon 19th Century American Literature"
G23, Thu 3 Nov, 1:20
October 26, 2005:
Albinoni: Adagio
Mozart: Requiem
performed by Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
and The Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno
In Besedni dum
Saturday, 5 November, 7:30
For more information see the poster
October 26, 2005:
don’t be scared by the Department Halloween party,
which will take place on the macabre 31st of October at 7 PM in Club 14 (Janska 14, Brno)...
for more information see this leaflet.
October 10, 2005:
in the Secretary's office:
Obinna C. Obilo: Within This Welded Spirit
The book may be purchased for 200,- CZK.
October 10, 2005:
The xerox machine next to the S.A.C. works: you need to have credit on your ISIC card in order to use it.
You may charge the card at the cash desk (building C, 2nd floor).
Price: 1.50CZK/page
October 6, 2005:
You can now access the Internet from the S.A.C. and the nearby space if you own a computer with a wireless
connection.
See the instructions at the page of the C.I.T.
October 5, 2005:
Film Noir Classics
6.20 p.m., room G 31 program subject to change
Announcement: The screening of Double Idemnity was cancelled on 23 Nov, it is postponed to 2 Nov.
Wed. October 12, Sunset Boulevard
Wed. November 2, Double Indemnity
Wed. November 9, The Third Man
Wed. November 23, The Big Sleep
Wed. November 30, A Touch of Evil
Wed. December 14, screening cancelled
September 20, 2005:
Thomas McConnell
- Fulbright lecturer
- Will stay with us for two semesters
- Teaches the following courses: Creative Writing (AJ13002,AJ23001),
20th Century American Novel (AJ25022),
War and American Literature (AJ25023).
We encourage our students to take advantage of the unique opportunity to take Prof. McConnell's courses.
September 14, 2005:
We apologize for any inconvenience. For further information see IS.
The following will take place in the free week:
Tuesday, 20 September, 13:20, room G24
Wednesday, 21 September, 13:20, room D22
September 13, 2005:
If you're interested in working for the S.A.C. (preferably 2nd and 3rd year students), please contact Ondrej Dosedel (tel: 777816049
September 12, 2005:
The Department has moved to their new location. It is now at Gorkeho (building G), 2nd and 3rd floors.
We are looking forward to seeing you at Gorkeho!!!
May 18, 2005:
Towel day: See the ESCape News page.
May 5, 2005:
LIMERICK COMPETITION: See the Czech version of the page.
SOUTĚŽ V TVORBĚ LIMERICKŮ: viz českou verzi stránky.
May 5, 2005:
A Little Gallery
Nagavalli S. Kiran
Czech Republic - through exotic eyes
2 May, 2005 - August 2005 (until the Department moves away...)
Click on A Litle Gallery for info on the Gallery
and the archive of all previous exhibitions.
May 2, 2005:
Sam Dastor
actor of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Great Britain,
one-man performance of Shakespeare's Sonnets
entitled
Shakespeare's Loves
time: Tuesday, May 10, 19:30
venue: Stará radnice, Freskový sál
(Performance organized by BKCentrum, KAA FF MU and FF UP
Tickets sold at BKC Behounska 17 and at the venue)
and a talk on
Performing Shakespeare
followed by an informal round table discussion circling around issues such as contemporary theatre scene in Britain, film acting, and others according to the audience's interests.
time: Wednesday, May 11, 5 o'clock
venue: Velká zasedačka, building D
April 22, 2005:
Prof. Peter Newmark (UK)
The Translator as Writer
April 29, 2005 at 9.30 AM in the Velka zasedaci mistnost,
building D, 4th floor.
Remembering Jan Firbas
A commemorative lecture to mark five years since the passing of the late
Prof. Firbas
will take place that same day at 11 AM in the same room.
April 11, 2005:
invites you to a lecture by
PROF. CHRISTOPHER INNES
Words that Count – The Writer in Modern British Theatre
Tuesday 26th April
15.50 in Room 111 (FFUK, Nam. J. Palacha 2)
CHRISTOPHER INNES holds the Canada Research Chair in Performance and Culture at York University,
Toronto and is one of the most respected theatre historians and critics writing today.
His website
March 31, 2005:
The Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission's information leaflets are availabe in the S.A.C. (not to be taken out, 2 copies only).
More information here
April 21, 2005:
(CZASE,Česká asociace anglistů)
has a new WEBPAGE
March 25, 2005:
Marburg 2, Greifswald 2, Joensuu 1, Lund 1, Wroclaw 6, Torun 1, Jaume/Castello 2 (combination Spanish - English)
If you are interested in studying in one of the above places next academic year, please submit your applications by Wed., March 30, noon.
Tomas Pospisil, Socrates Coordinator
(The Department's studies adviser's note: missing an opportunity to study abroad may lead to serious feeling of frustration and uprootedness. Therefore, each student should consider it a necessary part of their curriculum and do their best to study abroad for at least one semester, no matter the location of the host institution.)
March 23, 2005:
Organized by the British Council and Amate.
More information here
March 18, 2005:
(Click on the links for more information)
March 13, 2005:
The Non-Governmental Organization IQRoma Service kindly asks those students of English
who are interested in the
Non-Profit sector and work with minorities
to fill in their questionnaire concerning a prospective
collaboration with the organization.
Download: Questionnaire, Conception of the Project
See also: IQRoma WWW
or e-mail
Note: send the questionnaire to W. Khazal or
T. Kačer – in person possible
March 13, 2005:
8th EACS Conference pictures gallery
Pictures from theEighth Brno Conference of English,
American and Canadian Studies
are now available on-line in a
Gallery
February 25, 2005:
Information meeting
An information meeting with students interested in participating in the program:
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 4:30 p.m., S.A.C.
February 18, 2005:
'On the Lost Highway - Lynch, Lacan, and Cultural Pathology
given by: Bernd Herzogenrath (Cologne University)
Place: Room 48, Tue, February 22, 13.20
February 18, 2005:
!!! Urgent !!!
If you are interested in working for the S.A.C.
(Mo 1130-1300, Tu 1100-1300, Th 1300-1700),
please contact Ondrej Dosedel
February 9, 2005:
The Centre for Irish Studies, Charles University
and the English Department of Palacký University,
with the support of The Cultural Relations Committee, Ireland,
jointly organize
another round of the annual, week-long
Irish Studies Workshop
in Bystrice pod Hostynem, 19-25 March, 2005.
Students are cordially invited and we are looking for you to participate.
Please, have a look at the flyer
January 26, 2005:
The Eighth Conference of English,
American and Canadian Stuies
2 – 4 Feb 2005
January 13, 2005:
OPEN HOUSE
at the Faculty of Arts
and the Department of English and American Studies
takes place on Friday 21 January 2005 in the morning.
Come to learn about the
Department, the entrance exams etc.
General information: general auditorium (Aula) at 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00.
Information about the Department: 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30.
January 12, 2005:
A Little Gallery
invites you to the exhibition
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Anna Břízová Star and Stripes |
January 12, 2005 - beginning of March, 2005.
Click on A Little Gallery
for more info on the Gallery and the archive of all past exhibitions.
December 1, 2004:
are invited to apply for
Teacher Training
spring 2005
(English Language Teaching Methodology Course)
For further information please visit the Information system or contact the course tutors.
Please fill in the Application Form and hand it over / send it to Tomas Kacer or Debora Zemenova.
Entrance interviews will take place at the following times:
Please sign up for a time that suits you on the notice board outside the secretary’s office and come to the interview at the given time to Office No. 22 (Building B, top floor).
The deadline for applications is
Friday 10 December 2004.
Tuesday 14 December..........10.00 a.m.
Wednesday 15 December...........2.00 p.m.
November 24, 2004:
English Students' Club
kindly invites you to
Tuesday, November 30, 6pm
Spolek, Orli 22
(The Parrot, RS band, Posthuman Enterprises, Alpha Rhythm and THE OTHERS)
November 4, 2004:
and
Mezipatra 2004
are very pleased to announce
Queer Film:
A talk with the British film directors
Lisa Gornick and Lab Ky Mo
The directors will be discussing and presenting excerpts from their films Do I Love You? (2003) and Nine Dead Gay Guys (2003), which are being shown at the Mezipatra 2004 Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Brno.
Friday, 12 November 2004 at 11:00 a.m.,
Room 32, Building B, 2nd Floor
Faculty of Arts, MU, Arna Nováka 1, Brno
October 21, 2004:
Want to get together with other students
and the teacher from the department?
Want to help organizing interesting things,
such as our annual Halloween party or a student conference?
...so why don't you become a member of the
English Students' Club (ESCape)
October 12, 2004:
in Canada
A Lecture
The Canadian Studies Centre invites you to a lecture given by
Michael Devine
Monday 18 October
For further information follow the Conference link on the left bar.
! ! ! ! ! !
Please note: this is NOT the password you use for IS.
Create the password here.
15:30 - 17:00
Malá zasedačka FF, second floor, Building C
October 1, 2004:
English, American and Canadian Studies
It is now possible to register for the conference on-line.
Click to Register September 29, 2004:
RESULTS (.xls format) September 7, 2004:
E-doll and elf have become one.
is now located in the Faculty's system "elf".
For signing in, please use your University number (UCO) as username and your POP3 password
(it's the password you use when you log in a computer in the University's computer labs).
You have to create the password in IS.
Authorisation required.
You'll have to log in IS and then create the password for POP3 there.
POP3 password is good for accessing University's computer labs, downloading email, elf etc.
It has to be different from the password you use for IS.
July 15, 2004:
ATTENTION
Office Hours for June and July 2004
Secretary:
Wednesday 10.00 - 12.00
holiday: August 1-15
SAC:
Wednesday 10.00 - 12.00
closed July 26 - Aug 16
June 29, 2004:
"Info for Students" link to your left.
May 12, 2004:
2nd cycle students
are invited to apply for Teacher Training, Autumn 2004
February 25, 2004:
information about Socrates Exchanges for the 2004/05 Academic Year
can be found by clicking on the link to your left
February
17, 2004:
ATTENTION
NEW OFFICE HOURS (spring 2004)
Tuesday
10.00 - 12.00
Wednesday
10.00 - 12.00
Thursday
10.00 - 12.00
November
24, 2003:
UTC 2004/2005 SCHOLARSHIP
Students are invited to apply for a two-semester scholarship at the University of Tennesseee at Chattanooga
Guest Lecture on Canadian Literature
further
info
October
27, 2003:
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW PHONE NUMBERS!
As of today, our Faculty has a new
phone number, 549 49x xxx.
New numbers/extensions: Department Secretary +420-549 496 660, fax
+420-549 491 522.
For the new four-digit extensions of all Department members, please go
to Department Staff.
September 26, 2003:
NEW OFFICE
HOURS
Secretary & Dept. Head
Tuesday
10.30 - 12.00
Wednesday
12.00 - 13.00
Thursday
13.30 - 14.30
April
29, 2003:
You can work in the S.A.C.!!!
for more info see here.
June 24, 2003: 
Autumn 2003 Scheduling Information
Course Selection will take place on the
University Information System
beginning on July 1, 2003 at midnight.
Because of the new study regulations at university it is very important that you READ all the instructions given here, posted in the department and printed in the Study Catalogues. Clicking on the links below will open a file in your word processor (e.g. MS Word) which you may print. This information is also posted on the department bulletin board.
The Department is also hosting a
number
of new guest lecturers in the Autumn Semester.
Information on them can be found by clicking here
First-year students must register for each of the courses offered in the following list.
You may take no other courses in the Department of English and American Studies.
First Year Schedule of Courses
First Cycle/B.A. Studies: Second and
Third Years:
Course Offering
and Schedule
Second Cycle: Fourth and Fifth Years:
Course Offering
and Schedule
Schedules for the two intensive
courses
running in the Autumn Semester
can be found on the main Department Bulletin Board
November
4, 2003:
AFTER HALLOWEEN PARTY
November 12, 2003 at 8 p.m..
(tram 12 and 13, one stop after the MZK - Klusáčkova)
Any crazy program will be welcome! Our dear teachers will be more than welcome!
FOR
CAPACITY REASONS, ONLY FOR STUDENTS OF SECOND CYCLE :o(
March
3, 2003: 
For all students of the English Department: UTC 2003/2004 SCHOLARSHIP
Info
February 3,
2003:
Comprehensive Exam Results
Results
of the Comprehensive Exam from January 2003 are avilable by clicking here
December 11, 2002:
For all students of the English Department:
Teacher training (English
Language Teaching Methodology Course)
Teacher training
September 4, 2003:
Final Exam Dates
June 26, 2003:
SUMMER
HOLIDAYS
S.A.C.
Lending Hours
Wednesday 10.00 - 12.00
June
24, 2003:
Information
on Autumn 2003 scheduling can be found by clicking on the
"Info for Students" link to your left.
April
25, 2003:
A Little
Gallery
of the Department of English and American
Studies
Current Exhibition:
No exhibition is installed currently; the opening of the next exhibition will take place in the first week of the Fall Semester.
Click
on A Little Gallery for more info
on the Gallery and the archive of all past exhibitions.
April 14, 2003: 
April 7, 2003:
April 3, 2003:
For all students of the English Department: Opportunity to study
in Japan!
March 30, 2003: 
Invitation to a Lecture by Professor Sacvan Bercovitsch (Harvard University)
"The Myth of America"
Monday, March 24, 10:50 a.m.
Room 48
Note: Prior to attending the lecture you may also get acquainted with other - related - article by Professor Bercovitch.
March 28, 2003:
- Thessaloniki ... 3 positions (6 months)
March 3, 2003:
For
all students of the English Department:
UTC 2003/2004 SCHOLARSHIP
Info
February 7, 2003:
January 22, 2003:
Information on
Spring 2003 scheduling can be found
by clicking on the
"Info for Students" link to your left.
January 22, 2003:
Spring 2003 Scheduling Information
Course
Selection will take place on the University
Information System
beginning on January 27, 2003 at midnight.
Because of the new rules of study at the university, it is very important that you READ all the instructions given here, posted in the department and printed in the Study Catalogue. Clicking on the links below will open a file in your word processor (e.g. MS Word) which you may print. This information is also posted on the department bulletin board.
First Cycle: First Year:
First Year Seminar Groups
First Year Schedule of Courses
First Cycle: Second and Third Years:
Course Offering and Schedule
Second Cycle: Fourth and Fifth Years:
Course Offering and Schedule
January 20, 2003:
OPEN HOUSE
on Friday, 17 January 2003
We would like to apologize to those who bought our sample entrance tests with key on January 17 (Open House). Unfortunately, some copies of the key do not include answers to the last test (H).
Please, find them attached here:
- 1 E, 2 H, 3 G, 4 E, 5 D, 6 C,
- 7 CBA, 8 BAC, 9 F, 10 C, 11 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 12 Senate,
- 13 Representatives, 14 (please, follow current events), 15 Labour/ New Labour
September 24, 2002:
A Little Gallery
in cooperation with the Rej Circle
Dasa Stranecka-Dvorakova
NEW YORK
Click on A
Little Gallery for more
info on the Gallery and the archive of all past exhibitions.
August 29, 2002:
7th Conference of English, American and Canadian Studies
10-12 September 2002
Brno, Czech Republic
photographs: Tuesday
/ Wednesday
/ Thursday
May
3, 2002: 
Two
scholarships have been received for the autumn semester to study
British culture, history and literature
at the
International Study Centre
of Queen's University (Canada),
at Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, England.
The
scholarship includes tuition and fees (approximately $5,000 Canadian),
transportation
costs and room and board.
Further information on the Centre, including the curriculum for the
autumn,
can be found at their web site: http://www.queensu.ca/isc/ or by contacting Radka
Flejberková
or Marie Okáčová, who have just returned from a semester at the Centre.
These scholarships are limited to current 2nd and 3rd year students.
Your
application should include:
1) CV (including your address, email, etc.)
2) A one-page statement describing why you are interested in this
programme.
3) A list of your marks and your overall grade point average in our
department.
Criteria
for selection:
1) Grade point average 50%
2) Project Statement 40%
3) Activity in the Department 10%
Noon, Monday, May 20, 2002
(Please note that the credits you gain are counted as part of our department requirements)
April 2, 2002:
March 4, 2002:
My most sincere apologies to all
Slovak students:
You may apply for a Socrates fellowship as well.
For the Slovak students who are interested I have extended the deadline to Friday, March 8, 2002, 12. o'clock.
T. Pospíšil
March 4,
2002:
Socrates opportunity
(only for the students with the combination English - Czech)
University of Glasgow
3 positions, each for 3 months
Application and deadline the same.
T. Pospíšil
February 4, 2002:
These are opportunities to
study for one or two
semesters at an English Department in an EU country!!!. Our department
maintains
the following Socrates exchanges:
| Country | University | Number of Places |
Number of Months per Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Cologne |
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| Munich |
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| Marburg |
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| Magdeburg |
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| Greece | Athens |
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| Thessaloniki |
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| Denmark | Aarhus |
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| Sweden | Lund |
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| England | Leeds |
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Eligibility:
1) Czech citizenship
2) Students from the 2nd year onwards at the time of their stay (This
means
that first year students
can apply, although their chances are less - see criteria for selection)
3) No previous Socrates/Erasmus grant/stay - even if it was in a
different
department
Your Applications (for a specific university or at least country)
should
include:
1) CV (including your address, email, etc.)
2) A description of your academic goals (a project statement)
3) A list of your marks and your overall grade point average in our
department.
Criteria for selection:
1) Grade point average 40%
2) Project Statement 40%
3) Seniority 10%
4) Activity in the Department 10%
March 6, 2002, 12.00 a.m.
Submit your applications to:
Tomáš Pospíšil, Socrates Coordinator
January 20,
2002:
Spring
2002
Scheduling Information
Course Selection will
take place on the
University Information System
beginning on
January 28, 2002 at midnight.
Enrolment
Instructions
First Cycle: First Year:
First Year Schedule of
Courses
First Cycle: Second and Third Years:
Course Offering and
Schedule
Second Cycle: Fourth and Fifth Years
Course Offering and
Schedule
December 4, 2001:
A Little Gallery
Current exhibition:
Radka Kaclerova
Images
Photographs
For
more info and the archives
of the previous exhibitions, click on A
Little
Gallery.
If you are interested in exhibiting in the Gallery please contact Dr.
Tomas
Pospisil or Jiri Rambousek.
November 1, 2001:
KATEDRA ANGLISTIKY A AMERIKANISTIKY
Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně
organizuje pro zájemce o studium ve školním roce 2002/2003 intenzívní
přípravu
k přijímací zkoušce z angličtiny s novou koncepcí a přístupem
PŘÍPRAVNÝ KURZ ANGLIČTINY
od 2. února do 20. dubna 2002 včetně
každou sobotu od 10.00 do 15.00 hodin v učebnách filozofické fakulty
Více informací na stránkách http://www.phil.muni.cz/angl/anglkurz.
May 2, 2002:
The monthly
literary magazine Host
and
the Department of English and American Studies,
Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno
are pleased to announce a public lecture:
"Film and Australian Aboriginal Culture"
Dr. Gail Jones,
Ph.D.
(University of Western Australia, Perth)
author and educator
Monday, 13 May 2002
at 10:00 a.m.
Faculty of Arts Great Hall (Aula)
Building C, 2nd Floor
Arna Nováka 1, Brno
This lecture is
part of the "Literature Across Frontiers" international writers'
festival
and has been made possible by the financial support of the City of Brno.
April 15, 2002:
The Department of English and American Studies is looking for university teachers in the following areas:
--
Practical language instruction and teaching methodology
(one
full-time or two half-time positions)
-- English linguistics (two full-time positions)
-- Translation studies (one full-time position)
-- British literature and culture (one full-time position)
Details on application requirements for these positions and other information may be found at the following Masaryk University web site: wwwdata.muni.cz/misc/employments.asp. For further information you may also contact the department.
January 25, 2002:
Mahenův památník,
Mahenova
8, Brno
Monday 28 Jan 2002, 6 p.m.
2nd night of the "Nobel Prize Winners" series:
V. S. Naipaul
In Czech; hovoří PhDr. Věra Pálenská, CSc., ukázky z autorova
díla
čte Ilja Kreslík, na indický sitár hraje Vojtěch Sax a na africké
bubínky
Josef Vašek. Připravil a uvádí Jaromír Vavroš.
December 4, 2001:
A Little Gallery
Radka Kaclerova
Images
Photographs
September 23, 2001:
A Little Gallery
Petra Melicharova
Photographs
(If you are interested in exhibiting in the Gallery please contact Dr. Tomas Pospisil or Jiri Rambousek.)
October 22, 2001:
YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO
The Annual English Department Autumn
Halloween Party (costumes optional!)
&
Get-together
&
All-around good time
When: Wednesday, October 31st, from 7:00 p.m.
Where: The University Club at the Rectorate
Munchies and non-alcoholic beverages
will be provided
but
B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bottle/Booze/Alcohol).
September
25, 2001:
ATTENTION
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS:
All First Year students are requested to come to an introductory
meeting:
Monday, 1 October at 12:30
in the Faculty's Aula (Room 9), Building C.
The meeting will last approximately 45 minutes.
September 17, 2001:
ATTENTION FIRST
YEAR STUDENTS:
First Year students in Group VI should be aware that there is a change
in the room for your Practical English seminar. It will be held in Room
35 at the same time as is listed in the schedule.
September 18, 2001:
ATTENTION
SECOND & THIRD YEAR
STUDENTS:
An oversight in the department meant that one course listed on the
department
bulletin board was not included in the Information System registration
process.
This has now been corrected and students may register for this course:
AJ12052 English Grammar: Selected
Issues Launer
Friday, 15.00 - 16.35, Room 35
As of this morning, no one is registered for this course, so if you
hurry
you are sure to get in.
September 17,
2001:
ATTENTION FIRST
YEAR STUDENTS:
First Year students may now find out which groups they have been
assigned
to for first year courses. This will enable you to determine your
schedule
exactly. The list with this information is posted on the Department
bulletin
board or is available by clicking here.
September 17, 2001:
ATTENTION SECOND CYCLE
STUDENTS:
NEW COURSE:
Canadian Fiction and Globalization
Nicholas Dinka
Tuesday, 18.20 - 19.55, Room 32
You can sign up for this course on the Information System.
August 27, 2001:
Autum
2001
Scheduling Information
Course Selection
will take place on the
University Information System
beginning on
September 3, 2001 at midnight.
Enrolment System Instructions
Department-Wide
Schedule
First Year Groups
First Year Schedule
of
Courses
First Cycle: Second and Third Years:
Course Offering and
Schedule
Second Cycle: Fourth and Fifth Years
Course Offering and
Schedule
ATTENTION:
An additional section of Practical English (AJ21007) has been opened.
It will be held on
Friday, 10.50-12.25 in Room 1 (Building C)
July 9, 2001:
Results of the June 2001 Comprehensive Exam are available by clicking here.
January 23, 2001:
A Little Gallery
Dan Hrabina
Photographs
(If you are interested in exhibiting in the Gallery please contact Dr. Tomas Pospisil or Jiri Rambousek.)
April 23, 2001:
Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
is pleased to announce a lecture:
"The American Foreign Policy Tradition"
Dr. David Jervis, Ph.D.
Friday, 27 April 2001 at 11 AM,
Room 31, Building A
A. Nováka 1
Dr. Jervis will be discussing American foreign policy in the context of
the new administration of President Bush, post-Cold War Europe and NATO
expansion.
Dr. Jervis received his Ph.D. at Temple University in Philadelphia and
has
taught at universities in the United States, South Africa and Croatia.
He
is currently a Civics Education Fellow at the Center for U. S. Studies
of
the Leucorea Foundation at Martin Luther University, Germany. The
lecture
will be in English.
Informace pro účastníky jednodenního kurzu April 17, 2001:
zaměřeného na přípravu k přijímacím zkouškám na Katedru anglistiky a amerikanistiky
Kurz bude probíhat
21. dubna 2001 od 10 hodin
v učebně D1
na Fakultě informatiky, Botanická 68a.
K Fakultě informatiky jede trolejbus č. 132 z České, směr Královo Pole - Srbská, zastávka Botanická; z Hlavního nádraží pak tramvaj č. 1, směr Řečkovice, zastávka Hrnčířská.
Pro lepší orientaci přikládáme mapku:
March 5, 2001:
Intensive Course Schedules:
The schedules for the three intensive courses being held in department
this
semester
are now posted on the bulletin board or are available here.
Click on the course title to see its schedule.
Introduction to Second Language
Acquisition
(AJ29053)
(March 12 to 22)
Survey of Jazz (AJ27057)
(April 10 to May 17)
African Narrative: Fiction and
Film
(AJ28071)
(May 7 to 17)
February 10, 2001:
Lecture on American Film:
Patrick Loughney, Ph.D.
Major Genres of Film Production and their Origins from 1893 to 1920
and Head of the Moving Image Section of the Library of Congress Motion Picture division.
Thursday,
February 22, 2001; 1.45 p.m.
room 11 (at Filmová věda)
February 10, 2001:
Invitation to a lecture on Jewish American Literature
Cheryl Malcolm
"My Demon Lover: Eros and the Jews"
Wednesday,
February 21, 2001, 12:45
room 31
February 10, 2001:
ERASMUS/SOCRATES SCHOLARSHIPS
Students
are invited to apply for Erasmus/Socrates scholarships.
Seventeen positions are available in 2001/2002.
For details, see posters in the English Department.
February 1, 2001:
UTC 2001/2002 SCHOLARSHIP
Students
are invited to apply for a two-semester student scholarship
at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) in 2001/2002.
For details, see posters in the English Department.
January 23, 2001:
SCHEDULING
INFORMATION
Course Selection
will take place on the University
Information
System beginning on
January 29, 2001 at midnight.
Enrolment
System
New First Year Groups
Schedule of Courses
Board Schedule
February 10, 2001:
Lecture on American Film:
Patrick Loughney, Ph.D.
Major Genres of Film Production and their Origins from 1893 to 1920
and Head of the Moving Image Section of the Library of Congress Motion Picture division.
Thursday,
February 22, 2001; 1.45 p.m.
room 11 (at Filmová věda)
February 10, 2001:
Invitation to a lecture on Jewish American Literature
Cheryl Malcolm
"My Demon Lover: Eros and the Jews"
Wednesday,
February 21, 2001, 12:45
room 31
February 10, 2001:
ERASMUS/SOCRATES SCHOLARSHIPS
Students
are invited to apply for Erasmus/Socrates scholarships.
Seventeen positions are available in 2001/2002.
For details, see posters in the English Department.
February 1, 2001:
UTC 2001/2002 SCHOLARSHIP
Students
are invited to apply for a two-semester student scholarship
at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) in 2001/2002.
For details, see posters in the English Department.
January 23, 2001:
SCHEDULING
INFORMATION
Course Selection
will take place on the University
Information
System beginning on
January 29, 2001 at midnight.
Enrolment
System
New First Year Groups
Schedule of Courses
Board Schedule
April 1, 2000:
We've compiled a new web page of the most relevant links to institutions and
information
sources
related to the study at the Department.
March 14, 2000:
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Please
note:
The MU Information System creates its own e-mail box for every user. This address is then used for communication between teachers and students and can be accessed from outside MU, etc. While this address is not - due to certain limitations - intended to be your main mailbox, it is not advisable to ignore it. We therefore recommend that you either check this mailbox regularly, or - even better - redirect it to your main address. You can do this on your IS page.
January 15, 2001:
OPEN
HOUSE
at the Faculty of Arts
and the Department of English and American Studies
takes place on Friday 19 January 2001 in the
morning.
Come to learn about the Department, the entrance exams etc.
October 24, 2000:
The English Department
is pleased to announce the opening of
A Little Gallery
on the top floor of Building B.
Students who would like to exhibit their own works in the gallery are invited to contact Dr. Tomáš Pospíšil or Jiří Rambousek.
October 24, 2000:
A Little Gallery
Tomáš Pospíšil
USA - Impressions from my "Official Trips"
A Collection of Photographs
December 5, 2000:
Dear Colleagues and Students:
You Are Invited To Read
Original or Other Works
in Czech or in English
at Cafe Dessert
Next Thursday, Dec. 14th, 7 p.m.
Following the reading will
be a performance by the
2 Russian Street Band
Cordially yours,
James Soderholm, Fulbright Professor
November 7, 2000:
Attention Everyone
YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO The (more-or-less) Annual English Department Autumn Get-together & Party &J All-around Good Time J
Munchies and non-alcoholic beverages provided - but
B.Y.O.B.
(Bring Your Own Bottle/Booze/Alcohol)
When: Wednesday, November 8, from 7:00 p.m.
Where: The University Club at the Rectorate
September 21, 2000:
Orientation meeting with 1st Year Students:
11 a. m., Monday 25 September, Room 5 (Building C, 1st floor)
Students should register for 1st year courses in the MU Information System (but not for particular seminar groups)
September 2, 2000:
Autumn Semester 2000: Scheduling information
September 5, 2000:
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The Autumn Semester begins
on September 25.
Registration for the Autumn Semester began on Monday, 4 September 2000.
August 10, 2000:
The English Department now offers
ENGLISH COURSES FOR PUBLIC.
For more info (only available in Czech), click here.
July 20, 2000:
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
The individual parts of the exam will take place on the following dates:
Monday, 11 September 2000
LINGUISTICS
9.00 a.m.
Tuesday, 12 September 2000
CULTURAL STUDIES
9.00 a.m.
Thursday, 14 September 2000
PRACTICAL ENGLISH
written - 9.00 a.m.
oral - 12.00 p.m.
Friday, 15 September 2000
LITERATURE
9.00 a.m.
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Information on individual
parts is posted on the notice board.
All exams in room 5, with the exception of the proficiency exam orals, which will be held in teachers' offices.
Those wishing to sit the examination should sign up with the departmental secretary by Monday, 21 August 2000 at the latest.
1. Note: you must get the appropriate form for 'closing' your 'index' from the secretary , fill it in, and hand in it and your 'index' to dr. Zemenová by Wednesday 6 September; she will see to the actual 'closing'.
2. Those wishing to have a Cambridge certificate recognized for the proficiency exam, see Mrs Vémolová by Monday, 21 August 2000.
3. Dictionaries may be used for the literature and cultural studies exams only.
4. Results will be posted on Friday, 29 September.
July 11, 2000:
Comprehensive Exam Results
June 2000 Sitting
Stud.No. YM Ling. CS Lit. PE Avg. Mark 270401 1998 63 68 78 68 69 3 240821 1996 79 90 88 83 85 1 235667 1997 76 80 86 85 82 2+ 553746 1996 84 85 85 75 82 2+ 237414 1997 81 83 83 69 79 2 204469 1997 82 81 80 77 80 2+ 225017 1997 96 86 81 75 85 1 235746 1996 76 70 80 68 74 3+ 214286 1996 66 84 78 67 74 3+ 203536 1997 77 87 82 70 79 2 556681 1996 46F 74 79 60 RESIT 1 254520 1996 77 91 90 80 85 1 446426 1996 79 80 85 69 78 2 208341 1997 100 64 88 77 82 2+ 285370 1997 70 72 79 69 73 3+ 266510 1997 71 73 82 56F RESIT 1 248130 1997 46F 73 72 67 RESIT 1 442668 1995 76 79 77 71 76 2 211465 1996 70 70 83 73 74 3+ 554263 1996 79 80 76 79 79 2 245378 1997 60 76 84 73 73 3+ 739075 1995 100 92 90 69 88 1 228481 1996 82 83 79 77 80 2+ 233689 1996 76 76 71 54F RESIT 1 235586 1997 62 91 79 77 77 2 467487 1997 100 68 81 73 81 2+ 740758 1995 79 84 82 79 81 2+ LEGEND: Ling - Linguistics (25%) Lit - Literature (25%) CS - Cultural Studies (25%) PE - Practical English (25%) F - Fail
May 25, 2000:
The Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, has announced a
competition
for The application should include: Please direct applications to:
positions of teachers at the Department of English and American
Studies
in the fields of Practical Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and
Translation.
Details can be found on this page of the Rector's Office.
Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
Personal Department
A. Novaka 1
660 88 Brno
Czech Republic
May 25, 2000:
Students are still invited to apply for the Socrates/Erasmus
funded
stay in Magdeburg, Germany during the 2000/2001 academic year.
TWO
4-MONTH STAYS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
!! Don't miss this unique opportunity of a cross-cultural experience !!
The credits you obtain in Magdeburg will be acknowledged by the Department.
Conditions:
A formal application (in English), addressed to the head of the department, must be received by the department secretary no later than Monday, 5 June 2000. The application should include:
- a Project Statement describing the aim of the stay and the benefits the student expects from it. It should specify in which semester the student would like to travel (if both semesters are acceptable, this should be stated explicitly)
- CV
- transcript of the exams taken in the Department and their results
- address, including phone number for further contacts
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We regret to inform you that the exchange with Cologne, Germany will not take place in 2000/2001 but we will try to sign the contract again for the next academic year.
May 15, 2000:
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES,
FACULTY OF ARTS, MASARYK UNIVERSITY, BRNO, THE CZECH REPUBLIC
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of
Professor PhDr. Jan Firbas, DrSc.,
doctor honoris causa
University of Leeds,
doctor honoris causa
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
doctor honoris causa
University of Turku,
on May 5, 2000,
at the age of 79.
Professor Firbas was a member of the Prague Linguistic Circle, the Societas europa linguistica, and many other Czech, Czechoslovak and international associations and the recipient of numerous awards. Professor Firbas was also the long-time editor-in-chief of Brno Studies in English and a member of the editorial boards of other notable publications.
May 13, 2000:
The second annual...
Evening
of
English Department Creativity
Skleněná louka, May 17th, 7 p.m.
(The program is subject to creative adaptations; so if you feel you'd like to participate actively, you can still bring your works to Sklenena louka)
1. Jazz trio (Barbora Lungová, Lukáš Morávek and friend)
2. Steve Saum - fiction (with possible participation of Steve's
students)
3. Monika Kubová-Durajová - prose / poetry
4. Ondřej Kyas and the Murder in the Cathedral Choir - a few songs from
Murder in the Cathedral
---- Break -----
5. Rebekah Bloyd - poetry
6. Milan Kaplan in a medieval play adapted by Dario Fo (in Czech)
7. 2 Russian Street Band: Tereza Pospíšilová (keyboards), Bára Voráčová
(vocals), Dan Pospíšil (drums), Lukáš Morávek (guitar), Tom Pospíšil
(base)
April 17, 2000:
Link for students who intend to apply for an Erasmus/Socrates stay
(for more info about the offers see the Department noticeboard):
Information from the Foreign Relations Department of the
Rector's
Office
March 8, 2000:
Spring Semester 2000 LIBRARY/SAC WEEKLY SCHEDULE
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9 - 10 |
10 - 11 |
11 - 12 |
12 - 13 |
13 - 14 |
14 - 15 |
15- 16 |
16 -17 |
17 - 18 |
18 - 19 |
19 - 20 |
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Monday |
Library / SAC |
SAC only |
American Studies Film Series |
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Tuesday |
Library / SAC |
SAC only |
American Sci-Fi Film (AJ17054) |
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Wednesday |
Library / SAC |
SAC only |
African Americans (AJ17051)/ |
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Thursday |
Library / SAC |
SAC only |
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Friday |
Library / SAC (to 13:30) |
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Br. Film & Soc. (AJ16054) |
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Please note: In the "SAC only" opening hours, no other
services will
be available (borrowing books, xeroxing, printing etc.) so please plan
your
work so that you use these services in the morning hours.
The Library and/or SAC hours may be shortened or otherwise interrupted
on occasion due to departmental activities. Thank you for your
understanding
and cooperation on these occasions.
This schedule does not apply from March 20 to April 8, 2000, when a
series
of intensive courses will be held in the SAC. Separate schedules will
be
posted for these weeks.
During the showing of films and courses, the Library and/or SAC and all
their facilities are closed to all students.
January 1, 2000:
Our people at University of Tennessee, Chattanooga: Vladimír Šída
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