Course: German Literature 1

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Course title German Literature 1
Course code UMJL/D3NL1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Marek Libor, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- The culture and mythologies of the Germanic tribes - Literature and culture in the Frankish Empire - Spiritual and religious writings in the Early Middle Ages - Courtly lyrics and epic - The Nibelungenlied - Beginnings of Urban Literature - Humanism and Reformation - Baroque - Enlightenment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Analysis of a work of art
  • Home preparation for classes - 37 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 15 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The student has a knowledge of Czech, German and European literature at the secondary school level.
The student has a knowledge of Czech, German and European literature at the secondary school level.
learning outcomes
know literary periods, prominent authors and the characteristics of individual literary and thought schools from Sturm und Drang up to the present
know literary periods, prominent authors and the characteristics of individual literary and thought schools from Sturm und Drang up to the present
explain historical and cultural context of the selected periods in literary history
explain historical and cultural context of the selected periods in literary history
know key events that influenced the development of German literature
know key events that influenced the development of German literature
describe the features of selected literary trends in the history of German literature
describe the features of selected literary trends in the history of German literature
describe selected works in the context of the literary history of the German-speaking area
describe selected works in the context of the literary history of the German-speaking area
Skills
analyse historical and cultural context of the selected periods in literary history
analyse historical and cultural context of the selected periods in literary history
connect the knowledge of the German history and culture with its representation in literature
connect the knowledge of the German history and culture with its representation in literature
analyse a literary work, be it a novel, a short story, a play or poem
analyse a literary work, be it a novel, a short story, a play or poem
identifikovat klíčová témata v literárním díle
identifikovat klíčová témata v literárním díle
identify writing style of selected authors
identify writing style of selected authors
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Oral examination
Written examination
Written examination
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Didactic test
Didactic test
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • BEUTIN, W. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von den Anfängen zur Gegenwart.. Stuttgart: Metzler, 2013.
  • BURDORF, D. Metzler Lexikon Literatur: Begriffe und Definitionen. Stuttgart: Metzler, 2007.
  • FRENZEL, H. A., FRENZEL, E. Daten deutscher Dichtung: Chronologischer Abriß der deutschen Literaturgeschichte. Band 1.. München: dtv, 2007.
  • HÜBNER, G. Ältere Deutsche Literatur: Eine Einführung. Tübingen: Francke, 2015.
  • MADSEN, R. Geschichte der deutschen Literatur.. Paderborn: Schöningh, 2011.
  • MÜLLER, W. Germanische Mythologie: Geschichte, Religionssystem und Mythen des Altdeutschen Heiden- und Christentums.. Leipzig: Bohmeier, 2008.
  • WUCHERPFENNIG, W. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Stuttgart: Klett, 2015.


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