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Lecturer(s)
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Bibko Daniel, Doc. Dr.
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Henzelová Romana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Geography of German federal states: 1.1. Bavaria (Bayern). 1.2. Baden-Württemberg, 1.3. Hesse (Hessen). 1.4. Saarland. 1.5. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). 1.6. Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen). 1.7. Schleswig-Holstein. 1.8. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein - Westfalen). 2. Geography of other German-speaking Countries 3. Economics, Education, Science and research in these states. 3. Language realia of the society and culture of German-speaking Countries.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 13 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| generally characterize German-speaking countries |
| to name the main policy makers of the German-speaking countries |
| to name and briefly characterize the main social centers of German-speaking countries |
| to explain the basic terms of political life and education in German |
| to list the main stages of the political development of Germany |
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| communicate in German at B2 level |
| to discuss and argue in German |
| understand the written discourse on B2 of the topics: policy and education in German speaking countries |
| understand the lecture, present a presentation on the topic of politics, education, companies of German speaking countries at level B2 |
| summarize spoken and written text, build and formulate the main ideas, correctly select the keywords |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to enumerate and describe the specific differences between cultural life in German-speaking countries and the Czech Republic |
| to enumerate and describe the differences between political and social life in German-speaking countries and the Czech Republic |
| to describe the German education system |
| to describe the German political system, compare it with the systems of other German-speaking countries |
| to enumerate and characterize individual components of government and politics in Germany and other German-speaking countries |
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| to comment on current events in the cultural life of Germany and other German-speaking countries |
| to comment on current events in the political and social life of Germany and other German-speaking countries |
| to comment on the German education system |
| content-analyze German-written text on topics from German politics, society, culture, or education |
| on the basis of knowledge of the German political system, the school system to compare with the situation in the Czech Republic and to formulate in German its own substantiated views |
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| teaching methods |
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| Seminar |
| Discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Seminar classes |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
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| Seminar |
| Discussion |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Students' portfolio |
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| Discussion |
| Seminar classes |
| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Self-evaluation |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Self-evaluation |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Continuous assessment |
| Self-evaluation |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Bubner, Friedrich; Seel, Helga. Transparente landeskunde. 13. aktualisierte Aufl. Bonn : Inter Nationes, 2000.
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Kelz, Heinrich P. Wirtschaftliche Landeskunde der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 1. Aufl. Bonn : Inter Nationes, 2000.
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Koch, Leo. Begleitband : Landeskunde - deutschsprachige Länder. Regensburg : Wolf Verlag GmbH, 1998. ISBN 3-8018-2903-0.
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Kouřimská, Milada. Zur Geschichte und Kultur der deutschsprachigen Länder. 2. vyd. Praha : Scientia, 1999. ISBN 80-7183-141-7.
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Müller, Helmut M. Deutsche Geschichte in Schlaglichtern. Leipzig : F.A.Brockhaus, 2002. ISBN 3-7653-0201-5.
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Nitzschke, Volker. Deutschland : Landeskunde - deutschsprachige Länder. Regensburg : Wolf Verlag GmbH, 1998. ISBN 3-8018-2902-2.
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Wehling, Hans-Georg (Hrsg.). Die Deutschen Länder. Geschichte, Politik, Wirtschaft. Opladen, 2002.
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