Course: Creative Writing

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Course title Creative Writing
Course code UAG/KST
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Eder Jürgen, doc. Dr. habil.
Course content
Basic thematic areas: 1. What is creative writing, Introduction to the subject 2. Traditions and research in the field of creative writing 3. Literary themes, topics and themes for writing texts 4. Forms and styles 5. Diary and blog as variants of creative writing 6. General Creativity Exercises 7. Creative writing techniques 8. Example texts 9. Own Production I: Poems 10. Own Production II: Poems 11. Own Production III: A Short Story 12. Own Production IV: Short Story 13. Custom Production V: Other short forms of prose 14. How and where to publish your own texts?

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
Course contents Creative writing of literary texts is the realization of students' own creativity with the aim of designing literary texts within DaF. The process of creating literary texts should be based on the use of up-to-date, easy-to-use teaching principles based on play and the development of one's own imagination. Techniques that are otherwise passed in the abstract form of theoretically oriented courses on the history of literature and literary theory are practically oriented in the case of this course. The content of the concept of literature will be passed on in this way not only as a science, but also as a practical, practically focused activity that is favored by many, for example, American and German universities.
Students will learn to produce several kinds of textes, from small stories to essays.
Prerequisites
Language skills on level B1/B2

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Student performance assessment, Analysis of student's language skills

Writing at least three textes of different character and presenting it to the seminar.
Recommended literature
  • Bonni Goldberg. Raum zum Schreiben - Creative Writing in 200 genialen Lektionen. Berlin, 2004. ISBN 9783866711068.
  • Fritz Gesing. Kreativ Schreiben. Handwerk und Techniken des Erzählens. Köln, 2011. ISBN 9783832161194.
  • Hanns Josef Ortheil. Mit dem Schreiben anfangen. Mannheim, 2017. ISBN 139783411749041.
  • Lutz von Werder. Lehrbuch des Kreativen Schreibens. Berlin, 2001. ISBN 9783928878050.
  • Mario Leis. Kreatives Schreiben: 111 Übungen. Stuttgart, 2006. ISBN 9783150150764.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language and Literature (double subject study) (2017) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter