Course: Creative Writing

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Course title Creative Writing
Course code UAG/7KS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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
Work with text (with textbook, with book), Written action (comprehensive tests, clauses), Individual tutoring
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 write different types of texts (from short stories to essays)
Prerequisites
Language skills at B1 / B2 level

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Analysis of student's language skills, Interim evaluation

Elaboration of continuously entered texts 80% attendance at seminars
Recommended literature
  • GESING, F. Kreatives Schreiben. Handwerk und Techniken des Erzählens. Köln, 2011. ISBN 9783832161194.
  • GOLDBERG, B. Raum zum Schreiben. Creative Writing in 200 genialen Lektionen. Berlin, 2004. ISBN 9783866711068.
  • LEIS, M. Kreatives Schreiben: 111 Übungen. Stuttgart, 2006. ISBN 9783150150764.
  • ORTHEIL, H.J. Mit dem Schreiben anfangen. Mannheim, 2017. ISBN 139783411749041.
  • v. WERDER, L. Lehrbuch des Kreativen Schreibens. Berlin, 2001. ISBN 9783928878050.


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