Course: Linguistics of text and spoken german

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Course title Linguistics of text and spoken german
Course code KNJ/LITMZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, German
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Brejchová Emilie, Dr. phil.
Course content
1. Texts, the definition of text 2. Text linguistics and stylistics 3. Textuality 4. Recurrence and isotopy 5. Excursion into pragmalinguistics 6. Speech acts and its applications in the field of textbook analysis 7. Linguistic principles of spoken language. 8. Issues of norm and their difference. 9. Basic characteristics of spoken German 10. Speaking as a process: "language lapses", formulation, proofreading. 11. Function of spoken German 12. Speaking in the perspective of didactics 13. Test, evaluation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Collaborative instruction, Discussion, Seminar classes, Seminar
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Student has knowledge of German language at the C1 level or higher. Student has knowledge of the german studies at KNJ FPE ZCU in Pilsen.
to describe and analyze the language structures of the German text at B2 / C1 level
Skills
to communicate in German language at the level B2/C1
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to analyse characteristic text features
to elaborate text structure and content
to contrast and to compare spoken and written language features (e.g. in terms of grammar)
Skills
to work with "error correction" in speaking practice sensibly (e.g. to correct or to tolerate errors)
to use literature dealing with text linguistics and spoken language linguistics independently
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Seminar classes
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Collaborative instruction
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills
Oral exam
Test
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Duden 4 - Die Grammatik.
  • Austin, J. L. How to Do Things with Words. Cambridge, 1975.
  • BREINDL, E.; THURMAIR, M. Wie viele Grammatiken verträgt der Lerner? Zum Stelenwert einer ?Grammatik der gesprochenen Sprache? (nicht nur) für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. In: Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 40, 2, 2003.
  • BRINKER, K. Linguistische Textanalyse. Erich Schmidt Verlag: Berlin, 2001.
  • Delen, B.; Tavil, Z. M. Evaluation of Four Coursebooks in Terms of Three Speech Acts: Requests, Refusals and Complaints. In: Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 9. 2010.
  • Ernst, P. Pragmalinguistik. Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Probleme. Berlin/New York 2002.. JJ-308.
  • FIX, U.; POETHE, H.; YOS, G. Textlinguistik und Stilistik für Einsteiger. Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch.. Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 2003.
  • HINDELANG, G. Einführung in die Sprechakttheorie.. Tübingen: De Gruyter, 2004.
  • Schwitalla Johannes. Gesprochenes Deutsch. Eine Einführung. Berlin, 2003.


Study plans that include the course
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