NJ_BavD Bavaria Today

Faculty of Education
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_BavD/01: Mon 15:45–16:30 učebna 51, R. Wagner
Prerequisites
Capability to follow class lessons in German.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The main purpose of the course is to give a survey of the economical, social and political facts of Bavaria. At the end of the semester, students should be able
- to name the most important characteristics of modern Bavarian society (concerning economy, political organization and social structure),
- to describe the possibilities of Bavaria to influence decision making within the federal system,
- to relate information given in contemporary texts (e.g. in the media) to the appropriate social and political background,
- to understand the most common vocabulary in texts on Bavarian politics and society (receptive skills) and to express themselves in written and spoken form on topics of public interest in an appropriate manner (productive skills).
Syllabus
  • - Geographical basics of Bavaria,
  • - Economic structure and important economic indicators,
  • - Social structure of Bavaria after World War II,
  • - Political system (the Bavarian Constitution, political constituencies and personalities, electoral system, decision making),
  • - Comparison of the political system of Bavaria and the Czech Republic,
  • - Administrative system,
  • - Court systems and general laws,
  • - Discussion of federal systems and its application to Bavarian.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • STURM, R. – ZIMMERMANN-STEINHART, P. Föderalismus. Eine Einführung. 1. vyd. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2005. ISBN 3-8329-1063-8.
  • ROTH, R. Politische Landeskunde Freistaat Bayern. 4. vyd. München: Bayerische Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit, 2008.
  • VODIČKA, Karel and Ladislav CABADA. Politický systém České republiky :historie a současnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál. 351 s. ISBN 80-7178-718-3. 2003. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and students’ presentations; class discussion.
Assessment methods
Credit points ("zápocet") can be acquire on the basis of a short presentation during classes or, alternatively, on the basis of a writte test at the end of the semester.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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