Course: History of German-speaking Countries

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Course title History of German-speaking Countries
Course code UMJL/N1DNZ
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 unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Marek Libor, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Germanic tribes, Frankish Empire - High and Late Middle Ages - Reformation and German Peasant´s War, Thirty Years' War - Absolutism, period of Napoleonic Wars - Restauration and Revolution, Bismarck - World War I. - Weimar Republic - World War II. - Post-bellum period, split of Germany - Development in FRG a GDR, German reunification - Test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Teamwork
  • Term paper - 10 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 44 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 34 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
This course presupposes the knowledge of the Czech and European history at the secondary school level.
This course presupposes the knowledge of the Czech and European history at the secondary school level.
learning outcomes
The student is well informed in the history of the German-speaking countries and critically treats texts concerning the German history. The student should be able to understand and explain specific aspects of the German history.
The student is well informed in the history of the German-speaking countries and critically treats texts concerning the German history. The student should be able to understand and explain specific aspects of the German history.
teaching methods
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Teamwork
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Teamwork
assessment methods
Oral examination
Essay
Written examination
Written examination
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Oral examination
Essay
Recommended literature
  • DEICK, C. Deutsche Geschichte. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Ravensburger Buchverlag, 2012.
  • DIRLMEIER, U. Kleine deutsche Geschichte. Ditzingen: Reclam, 2006.
  • GAILE, J. Wir Deutschen: Neue deutsche Geschichte im Grundriss. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2009.
  • KNOPP, G. Die Geschichte der Deutschen. Von Karl dem Großen bis zum Mauerfall. München: cbj, 2010.
  • MÜLLER, H. Schlaglichter der deutschen Geschichte. Bonn: BPP, 2009.
  • RAFF, D. Deutsche Geschichte: Vom alten Reich zum vereinten Deutschland. München: Heyne, 2002.
  • RIES, H.-G. Schnellkurs Deutsche Geschichte. Köln: Dumont Literatur und Kunst Verlag, 2009.
  • SCHULZE, H. Kleine deutsche Geschichte. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2009.


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