| Course title | German Language and Literature |
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| Course code | KGER/SZNJB |
| Organizational form of instruction | no contact |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 3 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 0 |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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The Final state examination consists of the written part and the oral part. The written component checks the level of language knowledge and basic oral skills at the levels of B2-C1 of the CEFRL by means of a coherent written performance on the given theme in the stylistic form determined beforehand - in one of the following three areas: linguistic, literary theoretical or cultural and historical. The oral component of the State Final Examination consists of the following three parts: 1) In the area of German linguistics the student proves his knowledge of professional terminology and his ability to apply theoretical knowledge as well as practical competences in phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicology, stylistics and textual linguistics to the concrete text which serves as a basis for a discourse concerning partial themes from the above-mentioned disciplines. 2) In the area of literary science /literary scholarship/ the student proves his knowledge of basic literary theoretical notions and literary genres, his ability to find orientation in both the history of the German-language area in German-language literature in the Czech lands with a focus on mutual intercultural relations from the Enlightenment until the present day. He will also have to prove his ability to interpret a literary work on the basis of his knowledge of literary theory and cultural and historical context on one example selected from the submitted reading list. 3) In the cultural and historical area the student proves his/her knowledge of history and realia of the German-language area (i.e. the historical, geographical, political and cultural survey). The defence of the bachelor thesis is part of the State Final Examination.
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| Learning outcomes |
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The main aim of the State Final Examination is to check and confirm theoretical knowledge in the area of German Linguistics, Theory and History of Literatures of the German Language Areas and in addition to that to assess the cultural, historical and political survey concerning the countries of the German-Speaking Area, i.e. the knowledge acquired during the BC programme. Within this examination also the adequacy of the language performance at the levels B2-C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).
The graduate is capable of fulfilling all tasks that require excellent knowledge of German, good orientation in this language and quick reactions to topical situations in the German-language area. The graduate has comprehensive knowledge of the current German language and its subsystems (i.e. phonetic and phonological, orthographic, morphosyntactic and lexical). He is also aware of its functional and social variants and has basic knowledge of and orientation in stylistics and textual linguistics. The graduate from this department of German is capable of explaining literary phenomena and developmental trends in a wider literary and cultural context and apply the terminology of literary scholarship to be able to properly interpret a literary work. |
| Prerequisites |
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Each student must obtain a minimum number of 180 credit points (CP) for all obligatory subjects
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Requirements are specified on the department's website http://ff.ujep.cz/kger/studium/statni-zaverecne-zkousky. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): German Language and Literature (Double-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): German Language and Literature (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): German Language and Literature (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): - (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): German Language and Literature (A14) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |