MINDING THE GAPS

12^th Brno International Conference of English, American, and Canadian Studies

Brno, 5^th–7^th February 2025

With a doctoral symposium preceding the event on 4^th February 2025.

Autumn Semester 2024 — Important Dates and Events

Classes	16 Sep – 20 Dec 2024
National Holidays	28 Oct (Monday)
Theses Topics deadline	13 October
Reading Week	18 – 22 Nov (except combined studies)
Thesis submission deadline (online + hard copy)	2 December (12:00)
MA State Exams	TBA
MA Entrance Exam	TBA

The photo above is a token of our history: it comes from the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Gypsywood Players, our students’ theatre company, in 2015.

On Apr 29, 2022 we celebrated
Prof. Chudoba’s plane tree
and launched D. Sparling’s book Outside In.
See photos from the event.

100 Years of Teaching | Videos from the Virtual “Reunion”

Virtual Open House
(Dny otevřených dveří)

ENTER

15 Oct

Professional Writing and Communication with Employers

In today's rapidly evolving job market, where competition is fierce and traditional career paths are being transformed, it is crucial for individuals to understand how to effectively represent themselves to stand out among their peers. This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to build a strong professional brand that aligns with their career goals and resonates with employers in the ever-changing job market.

15 Oct

A dozens year old translation project finished

The book Aesthetics of the Dramatic Art by Otakar Zich (1931) was published in translation into English by Pavel Drábek and Tomáš Kačer, following up on an unpublished translation by Samuel Kostomlatský

10 Oct

Vice-Rector's Award for Excellence in PhD Studies for Denisa Krásná

7 Oct

DEAS Research Seminar - Autumn 2024

12 Sep

The GW Players announce a new season - join us for Shakespeare's Macbeth!

Next season announcement by the GWP.

5 Sep

Intensive courses - Autumn 2024

27 Aug

Orientation week 2024

Orientation Week is regularly associated with the beginning of the autumn semester at the Faculty of Arts. New students can get acquainted with the members of their department, general requirements and specifics of their field of study.

9 Aug

Přepisovatel/ Přepisovatelka mluvené řeči pro studenty MU se specifickými obtížemi

Links: Coronavirus situation | CZASE | ESSE

Resources OED Lit. Online GALE LITERATURE Other

Where to look for further information

Facebook

8 Nov

Testing a Sociolinguistic Model for its Predictive Power: An Empirical Approach to Schneider’s Dynamic Model

12:00 PM

Schneider’s (2003, 2007) Dynamic Model (DM) offers a sociolinguistic approach to World Englishes according to which varieties evolve through five stages (I-V) that correlate with linguistic features. It can thus be tested using empirical data. I present acceptability judgments from 192 speakers of six English varieties (stages III-V) that prove the DM’s predictive power.

We are using Phrase TMS in our translation courses free of charge. Phrase is a complete translation platform that includes translation memory, integrated machine and human translation, terminology management, and both online and desktop CAT tools.