Course: The Discourse on Germany and the Germans

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Course title The Discourse on Germany and the Germans
Course code KGER/0935
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Otto Wolf Dieter, prof. Dr.
  • Cornejo Renata, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
While constructing the picture of Germany we realise that an important role is played by the so called German Anthologies. Although they are devised predominantly for German inhabitants, they are also an important target of the investigative interest from the point of view of intercultural German studies and xenology. This viewpoint will be applied to the seminar and the anthology of texts analysed there will be Die deutsche Seele from 2011 edited by Theo Dorn and Richard Wagner.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The main objective of this course is to lead students in the current discourse focused on Germany and the Germans in the context of intercultural German studies.
Students will acquire a survey of the current discourse on Germany and the Germans the Germans, built on the basis of anthologies of literary texts which contribute to creating pictures about Germany and the Germans and influence them as well. They will create the ability to look at these texts from both views, the phenological and intercultural and thus be able to develop a critical reflection on them.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
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The knowledge of the texts assigned for individual seminars, active participation in the discussion within the framework of the seminar, a very brief paper presented in the oral form, and finally a summary of the given theme (a written task).
Recommended literature


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): Intercultural German Studies (A14) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -