Course: Modern palaeography for the students of German philology

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Course title Modern palaeography for the students of German philology
Course code KNJ/NPG
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šebela Jiří, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basic paleographic terminology 2. Outline of the general development of the Latin script 3. Latin script development in the Czech countries 4. Development of the individual letter shapes in modern history; often used abbreviations 5.-6. Reading training - Czech texts 7.-12. Reading training - German texts 13. Credit test - text transcription and translation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Skills demonstration, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar, Practicum
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to have knowledge in the scope of DNZ
Skills
to translate with the help of the dictionary German text
the course is not suitable for dysgraphers
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to define basic paleographic concepts
Skills
to read and understand the German text in a medium-difficult Kurrent (handwriting) (16th-20th centuries)
to specify the font type of an unknown text and time-categorize it
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture
Skills
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • EBELOVÁ, I. Klíč k novověké paleografii / Schlüssel zur neuzeitlichen Paläographie. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-246-4458-5.
  • HÁSEK, V. a kol. Učebnice čtení starých textů. Nejen pro rodopisce. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-905500-2-5.
  • HLAVÁČEK, I.; KAŠPAR, J.; NOVÝ, R. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. Jinočany, 2002. ISBN 80-7319-004-4.
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Z.; KAŠPAR, J.; EBELOVÁ, I. Paleografická čítanka. Praha, 2023. ISBN 978-80-246-5508-6.
  • KAŠPAR, J. Úvod do novověké latinské paleografie se zvláštním zřetelem k českým zemím. Praha. 1987.
  • SCHNEIDER, K. Paläographie und Handschriftenkunde für Germanisten. Einführung. Berlin/Boston, 2014. ISBN 978-3-11-033704-4.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter