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Lecturer(s)
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Eder Jürgen, doc. Dr. habil.
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Pretzl Christine, Dr. habil.
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Course content
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1. introduction to the topic, overview of the lecture 2. Germany/German countries: Geography as history. With an excursus on Tim Marshall 3. the land of 'poets and thinkers'? Enlightenment, Classicism and Romanticism in society and culture 4. the discovery of a nation and its history: the Brothers Grimm in the age of Napoleon 5 'Realpolitik' in culture and society in the age of Bismarck. Culture of the Gründerzeit 6 Berlin - Vienna - Zurich: Capital cities and their culture in the transition from the 19th to the 20th century 7 'Rupture of civilisation': Fascism in culture and society 1933-1945 8. division and unity: the culture of the two German states between 1949 and 1990 9. culture and society in Austria and Switzerland between 1945 and 1990 10 Europe instead of nation? The development of the German-speaking countries after 1990 11 Globalisation versus regionalism: The path of the German-speaking countries and their cultures into the 21st century 12. overarching theme: History(s) of education. School, university, childhood and youth through time 13. overarching theme: Only a history of 'great men'? Important women and their significance for culture and society Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Written action (comprehensive tests, clauses)
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Learning outcomes
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Lecture and seminar are focusing on the cultural history of the German speaking countries: Germany, Austria and Switzerland, beginning with 18th century till the developments in central europe after 1989 and in the context of postmodernism. Both are focused on the speaking and understanding abilities of the students with regard to history of culture. A special knowledge of terms and words from this field is further goal.
Basic orientation on history of culture from enlightenment to present days in germanspeaking countries. This leads to better understanding of recent tendencies inside Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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Prerequisites
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Language skills for understanding main tendencies of German Culture during the centuries.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Analysis of student's language skills
Self-study of the recomanded literature, oral presentation
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Recommended literature
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MÜLLER, H., F. K. KRIEGER a H. VOLLRATH. Dějiny Německa. 2.dopl. vyd.. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999.
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SCHMIDT, K. a S. SCHMIDT, Hg. Erinnerungsorte. Deutsche Geschichte im DaF-Unterricht. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2007.
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SCHULZE, H. Kleine deutsche Geschichte. München: dtv, 2005.
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WIRSCHING, A. Der Preis der Freiheit. Geschichte Europas in unserer Zeit. München: C. H. Beck, 2012.
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WIRSCHING, A., Hg. Oldenbourg Geschichte Lehrbuch. Neueste Zeit. München: R.Oldenbourg Verlag, 2006.
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