Course: Contemporary Literature in German 1

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Course title Contemporary Literature in German 1
Course code KNJ/SLIT1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, German
Status of course Compulsory
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)
  • Vokálková Eliška, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Jung Wien: Symbolism, Impressionism; H. von Hofmannsthal (Die Rose und der Schreibtisch), P. Altenberg (Kusine) 2. Viennese Modernism: Decadence, Psychoanalysis: S. Freud, A. Schnitzler (Die Traumnovelle) 3. Expressionism; A. Stramm (Patrouille), G. Benn (Kleine Aster) 4. Prague Literary Circle and Expressionism: F. Werfel; F. Kafka (Gibs auf!, Die Bäume, Prometheus) 5. Novels by F. Kafka: Der Prozess, Das Schloss 6. Prague German Literature: G. Meyrink and the "Initiation" novel (Der Golem); O. Baum, L. Perutz 7. Austrian Interwar Literature; Habsburg Myth: J. Roth, R. Musil (MOE); (Das Fliegenpapier) 8. Austrian Interwar Literature: Language Skepticism and Critique: L. Wittgenstein, K. Kraus, E. Canetti 9. German Literature at the Beginning of the 20th Century: T. Mann (Der Tod in Venedig), H. Mann, H. Hesse 10. Literature of the Weimar Republic: Neue Sachlichkeit, Anti-War Literature (E. M. Remarque: Im Westen nichts Neues; Epic Theater; B. Brecht (Geschichten vom Herrn Keuner), K. Schwitters (Die Fabel vom guten Menschen) 11. T. Mann: From Decadence to Anti-War Literature: Mario und der Zauberer 12. Internal and External Exile: A. Seghers (Ausflug der toten Mädchen), B. Brecht (Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder); (Gedanken über die Dauer des Exils), J. R. Becher (Ballade von den dreien) 13. "Kahlschlag- und Trümmerliteratur", Group 47; W. Borchert (Gespräch), G. Eich (Inventur)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Instruction based on dialogue, Multimedia supported teaching, Task-based study method, Self-study of literature
  • Contact hours - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to have an overview of German written literature by the end of the 19th century, knowledge of literary science
language skills at the C1 level or higher
Skills
to apply literary theory and history of German written literature
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize the specifics of German written literature from the turn of the century to the end of the Second World War
to analyze the key issues of the given period
Skills
to independently interpret selected literary texts
to apply literary science in practice
to work independently with specialist literature
to present a literary analysis
Competences
N/A
- rozvíjet schopnost rozhodování v etických souvislostech
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Seminar classes
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Discussion
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Primární a sekundární literatura na referát z fondů Státní vědecké knihovny či Rakouské knihovny v Plzni.
  • BECHER, P.; HÖHNE, S.; KRAPPMANN, J.; WEINBERG, M. eds. Handbuch der deutschen Literatur Prags und der Böhmischen Länder. Stuttgart, 2017. ISBN 978-3476025791.
  • BOK, V., D. PFEIFEROVÁ a D. ŠETINOVÁ. Deutschsprachige Literatur in Lesetexten. Plzeň, 2012.
  • HODROVÁ, D. Román zasvěcení. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-87580-79-0.
  • KRIEGLEGER, W. Eine kurze Geschichte der Literatur in Österreich. Wien, 2018. ISBN 10-3706909839.
  • ROTHMANN, K. Kleine Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Stuttgart, 2014. ISBN 978-3150176764.
  • STACH, R. Die Kafka-Biografie in drei Bänden. Frankfurt am Main, 2017. ISBN 978-3-10-397256-6.


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 (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, 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 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter