Course: Politics and Culture in Germany and Austria

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Course title Politics and Culture in Germany and Austria
Course code KFL/PKNR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Čada Michal, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
By means of analysis and interpretation of specialized, publicist and artistic texts mainly in foreign languages it aims at developing the communication skills, the analytical and comparative thinking about the connections of the political and cultural development of the chosen German-speaking countries. The course is taught for the most part in German, intermediate knowledge of German is required (B1-B2).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No prerequisite courses.
learning outcomes
Students will learn how to compare political and cultural situation in German and Austria, so that they are able to formulate their opinions, and argue for them.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Combined exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Glaser, Hermann. Kleine Kulturgeschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1945 - 1989. 2., durchges. Aufl. Bonn : Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 1991. ISBN 3-89331-092-4.
  • Grimminger, R., Murašov, J. Stückrath, J. Literarische Moderne. Rowohlt, Reinbeck bei Hamburg, 1995.
  • Koschmal, Walter; Nekula, Marek; Rogall, Joachim. Češi a Němci : dějiny - kultura - politika. Vyd. 1. Praha ; Paseka, 2001. ISBN 80-7185-370-4.
  • Müller, Helmut; Krieger, Karl Friedrich; Volrath, Hanna. Dějiny Německa. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2001. ISBN 80-7106-188-3.
  • Veber, Václav. Dějiny Rakouska. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2002. ISBN 80-7106-491-2.


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