PdF:NJ_AA10 Introduction to German Studies - Course Information

NJ_AA10 Introduction to German Studies

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Věra Janíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Hana Peloušková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Petr Pytlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Váňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Veličková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education

Timetable of Seminar Groups

NJ_AA10/Kombi02: Fri 21. 9. 8:00–9:50 učebna 7, Fri 5. 10. 8:00–9:50 učebna 4, Fri 19. 10. 8:00–9:50 učebna 4, Fri 2. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 4, Fri 16. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 4, Fri 30. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 4, Fri 14. 12. 8:00–9:50 učebna 4, V. Janíková, T. Káňa, H. Peloušková, P. Pytlík, J. Veličková, R. Wagner
NJ_AA10/Prez01: Wed 16:00–16:50 učebna 1, V. Janíková, T. Káňa, H. Peloušková, P. Pytlík, J. Veličková, R. Wagner

Prerequisites

! NJP_UJA Introd.-Linguistics (lect.)
none

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The aim of the present cycle of lectures is to introduce students to effective strategies in pursuing their studies at the university level, to guide them to the most important printed and electronic resources they will have to consult during their studies, to provide them with a basic overview of the content of the different courses within the bachelor programs conducted by the department of German language and literature, as well as to assist them in understanding how the study programs are organized.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the cycle the students are able to:

name the different scientific fields which contribute to the study of German as a foreign language

identify the content of the different courses offered at the department of German language and literature

understand the basic terminology used in linguistics, literature studies and foreign language teaching and to explain the basic concepts in their own words

relate central concepts to the appropriate scientific field to which they belong

describe the aims of the different disciplines taught within the study programs at the department of German language and literature and to evaluate their contribution to foreign language teaching

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Syllabus

• 1. module: The study of German language and literature at the Pedagogical faculty of the MU
• ● The aim of studying German language and literature at the university level and the organization of the study program at the PdF MU
• ● Strategies in pursuing studies at the university level and important literature for German studies (printed and electronic resources)
• ● The position of German in the Czech Republic and in the world
• 2. module: The didactics of German as a foreign language and intercultural communication
• ● The didactic section within German studies
• ● The socio-cultural aspect of foreign language learning and intercultural communication
• 3. module: Literature studies
• ● What is “literature” and for what aims it is studied as part of the bachelor programs conducted at the department of German language and literature?
• ● Various approaches to analyzing literature
• ● Elements of studying children’s literature
• 4. module: Linguistics
• ● The place of philology among the other scientific disciplines; the object of science of language and the internal organization of language on different levels
• ● The different linguistic schools and differences in aims and methods in linguistic research
• ● Characteristic features of German with respect to the geographic, genetic and typological classification of languages
• ● Diversification of the German language: standard and substandard varieties, phases of the historical development and the modern German dialects

Literature

required literature
• KÁŇA, Tomáš. Úvod do studia německého jazyka (struktura předmětu na PdF MU) (An Introduction into German Language Studies). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 44 pp. ISBN 80-210-3980-9. info
• Úvod do studia jazyka. Edited by Jiří Černý. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 1998, 243 s. ISBN 80-85839-24-5. info

recommended literature
• Fachlexikon Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache. Edited by Hans Barkowski - Hans-Jürgen Krumm. Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 2010, x, 370. ISBN 9783772083228. info
• MUZIKANT, Mojmír. Kurze Geschichte der deutschen Sprache für Lehramtsstudenten Deutsch als Fremdsprache. první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 150 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5401-1. info
• KARLÍK, Petr, Marek NEKULA and Jana PLESKALOVÁ. Encyklopedický slovník češtiny. (Encyclopaedia of the Czech language). 1st ed. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2002, 604 pp. Encyklopedický slovník češtiny. ISBN 80-7106-484-X. info

not specified
• Duden : deutsches Universalwörterbuch : [A-Z] (Variant.) : Deutsches Universalwörterbuch : [A-Z] : Deutsches Universalwörterbuch : [A-Z] [Drosdowski, 1996]. Edited by Günther Drosdowski. info
• Rösch, Heidi. Deutsch als Zweit- und Fremdsprache. Berlin: Akademie Verlag 2011.
• Grübel, Rainer, Ralf Grüttemeier a Helmut Lethen. BA-Studium Literaturwissenschaft. Ein Lehrbuch. Reinbek: Rowohlt 2005.
• JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Didaktik des Unterrichts Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Eine Einführung. 1. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 175 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5035-8. info
• TOMAN, Jindřich. Příběh jednoho moderního projektu : Pražský lingvistický kroužek, 1926-1948. Translated by Vladimír Petkevič. 1. české vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 348 s. ISBN 9788024618623. info
• Duden. Unentbehrlich für richtiges Deutsch. 8., überarbeitete Aufl. Berlin: Dudenverlag, 2009, 1343 s. ISBN 9783411040483. info
• MEIBAUER, Jörg. Einführung in die germanistische Linguistik. 2., aktualisierte Aufl. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2007, xi, 369. ISBN 9783476021410. info
• CORNEJO, Renata and Filip CHARVÁT. Einführung in das Studium der Literatur : ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch für den Literaturunterricht. Vyd. 1. V Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 2005, 158, vi. ISBN 8070446595. info
• RÖTTGER, Evelyn. Interkulturelles Lernen im Fremdsprachenunterricht : das Beispiel Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Griechenland. Hamburg: Dr. Kovač, 2004, xii, 375. ISBN 3830016492. info
• AMMON, Ulrich. Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen : die Standardsprache in Österreich, der Schweiz und Deutschland sowie in Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Ostbelgien und Südtirol. New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2004, lxxv, 954. ISBN 3110165759. info
• BACK, Otto. Österreichisches Wörterbuch :Neubearbeitung : mit den neuen amtlichen Regeln. 39. Aufl. Wien: Öbv & hpt, 2001, 984 s. ISBN 3-209-03116-9. info
• EWERS, Hans-Heino. Literatur für Kinder und Jugendliche : eine Einführung in grundlegende Aspekte des Handlungs- und Symbolsystems Kinder- und Jugendliteratur : mit einer Auswahlbibliographie Kinder- und Jugendliteraturwissenschaft. München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 2000, 320 s. ISBN 3825221245. info
• CHODĚRA, Radomír. Výuka cizích jazyků na prahu nového století. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita - Pedagogická fakulta, 2000, 167 s. ISBN 8070421576. info

Teaching methods

lectures, required reading at home

Assessment methods

Examination paper at the end of the term. Minimum score 60%.

Language of instruction

German

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kombinované studium má výuku v pátek, prezenční ve čtvrtek..
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin v kombinované formě.

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