NJ_L101 Introduction to Literary Analysis

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Petr Pytlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. Petr Pytlík, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
German on the B1-level
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of this course to get the students to understand a fictional text, to describe this text using the basic terminology of literary analysis and to identify basic levels of literary texts.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the students will be able to: - not get lost in a fictional text - describe this text using the basic terminology of literary analysis - identify basic levels of literary texts.
Syllabus
  • Levels of literary texts Fiction, drama, poetry Brief outline of literary theory Theme, genre, narrator, plot, story
Literature
  • MARTINEZ, Matias and Michael SCHEFFEL. Einführung in die Erzähltheorie. 7. Aufl. München: C.H. Beck, 2007, 198 s. ISBN 9783406471308. info
  • BRENNER, Gerd. Literarische Texte und Medien : von der Analyse zur Interpretation. Edited by Bernd Schurf - Andrea Wagener. 2. Aufl. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2005, 95 s. ISBN 9783464600092. info
Teaching methods
Seminar: reading extracts for analysis and study texts, excerpting, presentation, discussion
Assessment methods
obligatory attendance and homework, presentations (excerpts), final written analysis
Náhradní absolvování
Students on a study abroad program will have their ISP (Individual Study Plan) recognized, and they will be allowed to fulfill the requirements (after agreement with the instructors at the beginning of each semester) through distance learning. You can find details about the possibility of taking the course while studying abroad in the interactive syllabus.

Language of instruction
German
Study support
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2460
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: každý druhý týden v kombinované formě.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin v kombinované formě.
Teacher's information
Support for learning for students in the combined study format takes place during regular presence seminars. Students can also contact the instructor at any time via email or in person during consultation hours. Online consultations via MS Teams are also possible by appointment.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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