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Lecturer(s)
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Pretzl Christine, Dr. habil.
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Course content
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1. Identification with the scientific literature 2. A brief history of German I 3. A brief history of German II 4. An overview of German areas in the past and at present 5. The standard variety of Germany 6. The standard variety of Austria 7. The standard variety of Switzerland 8. Variety in other countries (Luxembourg, Belgium, Namibia, South Tyrol) 9. Comparison of varieties in terms of morphology and syntax 10. Comparison of varieties in terms of lexicon 11. The current situation of the German varieties 12. The current situation and the view of the future 13. The perspective development of the varieties of standard German, 14. Summary
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Monitoring
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the subject is the orientation in different varieties of the German language, and their differences in the lexicon (German, Austrian and Swiss variety), with a consequent enlargement of the student's ability to understand texts realized just on the base of different varieties of German.
The course gives the student an overview of the history of the German language in the context of the emergence of regional differences. On the basis of obtained overview of the differences in the lexicon of the individual varieties the student will be able to easy orientation in the texts of the German, Austrian and Swiss German, as well as in the speeches of spoken language.
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Prerequisites
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Passing of the course assumes completed Bachelor's degree study of the German language (or in the German language) and language level B2-C1 of the CEFR.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Analysis of student's language skills, Test
Test. Regular preparation of students to seminars, active participation in seminars. Performance of continuously input tasks. Attendence to the seminars 70%.
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Recommended literature
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AMMON, U. Nationale Varietäten des Deutschen.. Heidelberg: Julius Groos, 1997.
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EBNER, J. Österreichisches Deutsch. Eine Einführung.. Mannheim: Duden, 2008.
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HOTZENKÖCHERLE, R. Die Sprachlandschaften der deutschen Schweiz.. Frankfurt am Main: Sauerländer, 19.
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