Course: German Literature 2

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Course title German Literature 2
Course code UMJL/D4NL2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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
- Storm and Stress (Sturm und Drang) - Weimar Classics - The Romantic Period - Between Classicism and Romantics - Biedermeier - Vormärz - Junges Deutschland - Realism - Naturalism - Modernism - Expressionism - Literature of the Weimar Republic - The Third Reich, internal emigration, exile - Literature after 1945 - Contemporary literature

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Analysis of a work of art
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 8 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
identify key events that influenced the development of German literature
identify 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
explain the context of selected works
explain the context of selected works
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
identify the dominant themes in a literary work
identify the dominant themes in a literary work
describe writing style of selected authors
describe writing style of selected authors
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Analysis of a work of art
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
assessment methods
Oral examination
Written examination
Written examination
Didactic test
Didactic test
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • BEUTIN, W. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von den Anfängen zur Gegenwart.. Stuttgart: Metzler, 2011.
  • BRAUN, M. Die deutsche Gegenwartsliteratur: Eine Einführung. Stuttgart: UTB, 2010.
  • 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.. Stuttgart: Metzler, 2007.
  • WUCHERPFENNIG, W. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart.. Stuttgart: Klett, 2015.


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