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I will do this one day.

So, my semester is finally over (all the hard stuff anyways). It was ridiculous. Remember my post about doing too much at once? I was definitely right, I did way too much, but I’ll save that topic for another blog post.

One semester is over, and a new one is finally about to start. We registered for our courses in Charles, and they are the following:

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Literature: Czech Short Stories

wed 10.00–13.00

Description:
This short course will familiarize students with a broad range of Czech 19th and 20th Century short stories by both male and female authors. All classes will be conducted in English.

Psychology of Partnership in the Time of Transition

thu 09.00–12.00

Description:
The aim of the course will be focused on rules which govern partnership interactions in two ways a) in general and b) with regards to specifics of Central Europe from more points of view.
Typology of partner interactions. Unspoken rules of mutual manipulations.
Development of partnership with a problematic partner (from courtship to break up or death). Various sort of asymmetry in partnership. (dominance – submission, guilt distribution, dependency, etc.)
Gender differences in approach to the same subjects, e.g. jealousy. Conflicting partner as an ambivalent object and defensive reaction against him/her.
Mental representation of a partner in mind and intrapsychical al interaction with this representation (introject, imaginal others). Intrapersonal vs. dyadic (interpersonal) homeostasis in partnership. Some approaches to marital therapy and diagnosis of partnership interactions. Nomotetic and idiographic methods in research of partnership.
Specifics of partnership in Czech republic and communistic population politics – divorse rate and its relation to religion and other moral values Approach to marriage, dating, sexual life before marriage. Typical roles of a man and a woman – interference of old and new ideas in our cultural space. Influence of communist ideology on family morale and values.
Adoption and foster care in Czech republic in last 50 years.

Czech Language for Everyday Use level I

tue 09.00–10.30

thu 14.00–15.30

Description: Not provided, but looking at the name of the course, its obvious.

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Now, if you look at the schedule of each class, you’ll notice something amazing. There are no classes on Monday and Friday. That means four day weekends. That means trips to Berlin, Vienna, Paris, and all those crazy places.