Course: German Stylistics

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Course title German Stylistics
Course code KFL/STN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
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
1. Style definition. Topical purpose of stylistics. 2. Three aspects of stylistic definition. 3. Style factors: Possibilities of language system. 4. Style factors: Text purpose, character of the channel. 5. Style factors: Recipient and the audience, Sender and author, situation. 6. Style factors: intention and standards. 7. General element of style. 8. Style shifts, shift types. 9. Problems with style classification, functional styles. 10. Style of science, style of the press, style of art. 11. Plain style. 12. Character and importance of stylistic investigation. 13. Gathering of style shifts and style description.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Students' portfolio, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to name functional styles
theoretically distinguish basic features of functional styles
to describe the morphological system of the German language
to describe the structure of the German sentence and compare it with the Czech sentence
to characterize the ways of enriching vocabulary
theoretically distinguish the basic features of spoken and written speech
Skills
to communicate in German at B2 level
to assign German-written text with the typical features of a certain functional style to the given functional style
to understand the German written or spoken interpretation from the field of stylistics
to correctly interpret the written and spoken (authentic and didactized) texts in German and the important information they provide
to understand the longer written and spoken authentic text in German and to create a glossary with key terms
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
theoretically distinguish individual styles in German
to describe in detail the various styles in the German language
to securely identify elements of the individual styles in the German language
to describe the terms of stylistics
to compare stylistic terminology in Czech and German
Skills
stylistically interpret German written texts
to apply theoretical knowledge from the field of stylistics in the analysis of German written texts of various functional styles
to apply theoretical knowledge from the field of stylistics in the production of texts of different functional styles in German
to correct the written and spoken speech in German based on the knowledge of stylistics
stylistically analyze both written and spoken speeches in German
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Practicum
Skills
Skills demonstration
Discussion
Students' portfolio
Practicum
Competences
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Practicum
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Self-evaluation
Continuous assessment
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Čechová, Marie. Čeština - řeč a jazyk. [1. vyd.]. Praha : ISV, 1996. ISBN 80-85866-12-9.
  • Čechová, Marie. Komunikační a slohová výchova. Vyd. 1. Praha : ISV nakladatelství, 1998. ISBN 80-85866-32-3.
  • Čechová, Marie. Současná česká stylistika. Praha : ISV nakladatelství, 2003. ISBN 80-86642-00-3.
  • Duden -. Stilwörterbuch der deutschen Sprache : die Verwendung der Wörter im Satz. Duden Verlag, Mannheim, 1998.
  • Sowinski, B. Stilistik. Stiltheorien und Stilanalysen. Stuttgart Metzler, 1991.
  • Vrbová, Alena. Stylistika pro překladatele : texty a cvičení. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1998. ISBN 80-7184-585-X.


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