Course: Syntax and text linguistics for Bavarian studies

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Course title Syntax and text linguistics for Bavarian studies
Course code KFL/BASTL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
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
Sentence topology Functional sentence perspective, theme and rheme Verbonominal custody of syntax Infinitive and participial constructions Parataxis aspects of word order, hypotaxe, parenthesis and sentence period Sentence framework and its violations Syntax specifics in southern Germany, the German Space reactions, reflexivity, negative, use temporal planes Text Properties textuality criteria, explicit and implicit coherence, cohesion, coreference, deixes The semantics of the text semantic macrostructure and microstructure, semantic core, generalization, integration, abstraction, relevance, Salience and its functions Intertextuality Pragmatics text persuasive strategies, persuasive texts potential of the South German region Implementation and modification of syntactical structures in texts from the southern German region.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 39 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to understand in the context the structure of the German sentence
to describe in detail the German sentence
to compare the structure of the German sentence with the situation in the native language
to identify and correctly describe the different types of utterances, sentences and sentence structures in German
to describe theoretically individual syntactic phenomena
to validate its conclusions on the structure of the German sentence in the current grammar manuals
Skills
to perform a syntactic analysis of the German sentence
to create grammatically correct German sentences
to apply knowledge of the structure of the German sentence in the formation of sentences in German language
to correct any interference from the native language when creating German sentences
to convert the Czech and German sentence structures both
Competences
N/A
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N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe the properties of the texts
to explain the concepts of text linguistics
to explain theoretically the syntactic phenomena specific to the South German language area
to explain theoretically the influences of the South German language area in the stylistic plane
to validate its conclusions on the syntax and text structure in the current grammar manuals
Skills
to apply knowledge of syntactic stuctures in the analysis of texts
to apply knowledge of text linguiestics in the analysis of texts
to implement and modify the syntactic structures of the text
to indentify the specifics of the texts in South German language area in the plane of syntactic
to indentify the specifics of the texts in South German language area in the plane of stylistic
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Discussion
Skills
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Discussion
Competences
Lecture
Seminar
Discussion
Textual studies
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Test
Combined exam
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Combined exam
Test
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Altmann, Hahnemann. Prüfungswissen Syntax. Göttingen, 2010. ISBN 978-3-8252-3320-4.
  • Altmann, Hans; Hahnemann, Suzan. Prüfungswissen Syntax : Arbeitstechniken, Klausurfragen, Lösungen. 4., durchgesehene Auflage. 2010. ISBN 978-3-8252-3320-4.
  • Graefen, Liedke. Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft. Deutsch als Erst-, Zweit- und Fremdsprache.. Tübingen, 2008. ISBN 382528381X.
  • Hall K., Scheiner B. Übungsgrammatik DaF für Fortgeschrittene.. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 2001. ISBN 3-19-00-7448-8.
  • Vater, H. Einführung in die Textlinguistik.. München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 1994.


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