Course: Contemporary German-Written Literature

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Course title Contemporary German-Written Literature
Course code KCJ/SNLI
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester 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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Čapek Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The lectures with modern German literature, especially prose, attention is also paid to the development of prose genres and specifics of German-language literature, especially the so-called literature. Migrants, therefore, authors of foreign origin, whose literary language is German. The seminar focuses on the analysis of literary works, selected in such a way that students gain insight into modern German-language prose, poetry and drama, and were able to own interpretation of a separate analysis of read literary works.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to present selected chapters from the history of German literature, mainly prose, with the emphasis on the development of prosaic genre and the specifics of German literature.
Students will acquire chronological order of German literature and individual work with German literary text, its interpretation, comprehension and meaning judgement. Based on analysis of selected literary works, students will learn about the history of traditional and modern German literature and will gain the ability of their own and independent interpretation of read literature.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KCJ/UDLI

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in seminars (min. 75% attendance). Completion of set tasks. Reading of German literature - at least 2 "classic" works in the original. Final test covering the lectured topics.
Recommended literature
  • BAUMANN, B., OBERLE, B. Deutsche Literatur in Epochen. München, 1985.
  • WUCHERPFENNIG, W. Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Ernst Klett Schulbuchverlag Leipzig, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2014) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer