NJ_K200 Cultural Studies for Teachers of German

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mag. Elisabeth Denner (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_K200/Kombi02: Fri 21. 9. 14:00–14:50 učebna 63, Fri 12. 10. 14:00–14:50 učebna 63, Fri 26. 10. 14:00–14:50 učebna 63, Fri 9. 11. 14:00–14:50 učebna 63, Fri 23. 11. 14:00–14:50 učebna 63, Fri 7. 12. 14:00–14:50 učebna 63, E. Denner
NJ_K200/Prez01: Tue 19:00–19:50 učebna 51, E. Denner
Prerequisites
Language competence level B2
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
Course objectives
The main goal of the subject is to develop the intercultural and sociocultural competence of students. The students gain the knowledge about a current social topic in German speaking countries from the historical, cultural-political, sociological, psychological or philosophical point of view (e.g. refugee crisis, religious tolerance, gender freedom, homosexuality etc.)
Learning outcomes
- raised awareness of responsibility when teaching culture studies - development of intercultural competence - knowledge gain about a socio-cultural phenomenon in the german speaking countries (politics, history, society, psychology, philosophy,...)
Syllabus
  • 1. Goals and requirements for getting credit; choice of the topic 2. Perspective of own approach to the topic (history, politology, sociology, psychology); sources and strategies of searching for relevant information 3. Reflexion of partial results and strategies 4. Presentation of the topic from the point of view of particular disciplines and following discussion 5. Evaluation of the seminar, self-evaluation of students
Literature
  • KOSTKOVÁ, Klára. Rozvoj interkulturní komunikační kompetence (Intercultural communicatice competence development). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 223 pp. Pedagogický výzkum v teorii a praxi, sv. 29. ISBN 978-80-210-6397-6. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-6397-2013. Čítárna Munispace info
  • HERINGER, Hans Jürgen. Interkulturelle Kommunikation : Grundlagen und Konzepte. 3., durchgesehene Aufl. Tübingen: A. Francke, 2010, 240 s. ISBN 9783772083945. info
  • HOFSTEDE, Geert. Kultury a organizace. Software lidské mysli. Spolupráce mezi kulturami a její důležitost pro přežití. LINDE. Praha, 2005. info
  • Developing intercultural competence in practice. Edited by Michael Byram - Adam Nichols - David Stevens. Clevedon: Multilingual matters, 2001, viii, 283. ISBN 1853595365. info
Teaching methods
individual research, oral presentation with PPT, discussion
Assessment methods
Oral presentation of own results related to the topic
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kombinované studium má výuku v pátek, prezenční od pondělí do čtvrtka..
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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