Lecturer(s)
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Pivoňková Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Wagnerová Lucie, prof. PhDr. DrSc.
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Course content
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1. Introduction, explanation of the concepts of variation and variety. 2. Diatopic, diastratic and diaphasic variation of German. 3. Characteristics of Standard German. 4. Austrian German. 5. Swiss German. 6. Colloquial German. 7. Dialects. 8. Sociolect. 9. Youth slang. 10. Gender differences in communication. 11. Professional language.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 24 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
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prerequisite |
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Knowledge |
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Student has knowledge at the level of completed Bachelor degree at the Department of German at Faculty of Education at WBU in Pilsen. |
to have knowledge of German language at the level C1 or higher |
Skills |
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to work independently with professional literature |
learning outcomes |
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Knowledge |
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to explain the terms: pluricentrism, local varieties |
to describe stratification of the German language from different perspectives |
to explain and to distinguish typical features of different standard varieties of German |
to describe stratification of German dialects |
to explain stratification of sociolects |
to describe selected local varieties of German |
Skills |
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to analyse texts written in different varieties |
to use accurate terms in communication |
to transform subordinate clauses to nominal constructions |
teaching methods |
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Knowledge |
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Lecture |
Seminar |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Textual studies |
Students' portfolio |
Skills |
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Seminar |
Skills demonstration |
Task-based study method |
assessment methods |
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Knowledge |
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Oral exam |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Continuous assessment |
Skills |
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Skills demonstration during practicum |
Continuous assessment |
Recommended literature
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Ammon, U., Bickel, H., Ebner, J. Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen: Die Standardsprache in Österreich, der Schweiz und Deutschland sowie in Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Ostbelgien und Südtirol.. Berlin, 2004.
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Ammon, Ulrich. Die deutsche Sprache in Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz. Das Problem der nationalen Variataeten. De Gruyter,. Berlin/ New Yoerk, 1995.
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Braun, Peter. Tendenzen in der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Sprachvarietäten.. Stuttgart/Berlin/Köln, 1998.
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Dittmar, Norbert. Grundlagen der Soziolinguistik. Ein Arbeitsbuch mit Aufgaben.. Tübingen, 1997. ISBN 3-48422057-0.
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Hägi, Sara. Nationale Varietäten im Unterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprache.. Frankfurt am Main, 2006.
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König, Werner. dtv-Atlas. Deutsche Sprache.. München, 2007.
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Löffler, Heinrich. Germanistische Soziolinguistik. Berlin, 2005.
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Nussbaumer, M., Portmann, P. R., Linke, A. Studienbuch Linguistik. Tübingen, 1996.
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