Course: Czech-German Language Policy of the 18th - 20th Centuries

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Course title Czech-German Language Policy of the 18th - 20th Centuries
Course code KGER/0919
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrabcová Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Czech and German as official languages and languages in education: - during the Enlightenment - during the so called National Revival - during the era of building civil society - in the period of nationalism - during the First Republic - during the Protectorate

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The history of Czech-German relations can be characterized from the perspective of communication codes (Czech and German), and their relationships. The seminar will focus on the interpretation of major milestones of Czech and German as languages that were being taught, as languages of instruction and as official languages from 1740 to 1945.
Students will understand the importance of language for society. Students will be able to perceive the history of Czech-German relations through the relationship of the Czech language and the German language. Students will gain a new view of the so-called Sudeten German question.
Prerequisites
- orientation in the Czech history of the 18th - 20th centuries - interest in the so-called Sudeten question - ability to interpret historical texts - German language knowledge B2 at least

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in the seminar, interpretation of historical texts, active participation in discussions on the so-called Sudeten German question.
Recommended literature
  • bez. literatury.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology in the Czech-German Intercultural Context (A12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -