NJ_DER Austria's and Switzerland's History and Contemporary Political Studies

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. phil. Brigitte Sorger (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_DER/01: Fri 14. 10. 14:30–16:30 učebna 62, Fri 11. 11. 14:30–16:30 učebna 62, Fri 9. 12. 14:30–16:30 učebna 62, B. Sorger
Prerequisites
A basic knowledge is presupposed to Central European history on the level of the final school exam.
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
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain the main topics of the history of the german speaking countries. The aim of the seminar is the get a complex and deepen view on one historical period. Besides the the specific information we will also have a view on original texts and excerpts from the professional literature. Thus, the seminar also emphasis on the topic of language work with professional literature. Each students elect a substantive focus and will make a short presentation (10 minutes, powepoint and hand out), and a written work on the same topic. Instructions to the presentation and the homework can be found in the IS.
Syllabus
  • The era of the Emperor Franz Joesph; various aspects of politics, economy, society, art and culture and everyday life. The list of topics can be found in the IS.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Handapparat; IS (E-Portal)
Teaching methods
presentation, discussion, seminar-theses
Assessment methods
Semester paper (oral amd written); active cooperation
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012.
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