NJ_L110 Shorter German Fiction

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 for the colloquium). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_L110/Prez01: Thu 12:00–12:50 učebna 70, P. Pytlík
Prerequisites
minimal knowledge of German at level B1+
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 8/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Presentation of basic literary analytical methods, analyze short narratives based on various analytical methods, think critically about the analyzed texts and possibly compare the texts with other short narratives - comparative literature analysis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: - to categorize short stories and describe them structurally - be able to approach short literary texts analytically, - to understand Prague's German literature not only clichéd (as a fantastic literature of the "magic Prague"). We will read and analyze mainly texts from the 20.-21. centuries, with the aim of presenting recent German literature.
Syllabus
  • We will be German short stories from the 20th to the 21st Century read, from Kafka to Kant and Süsskind to Dörrie and others. There is no uniform topic, the goal is a short German narrative of the 20th-21st To present sections of the century, to recognize various (typical author's) spellings based on short stories and to acquire literary-analytical processes.
Literature
  • Einfach nur Geschichten, Diogenes Reader, Hsg. Daniel Keel und Daniel Kampa
Teaching methods
Seminar: compulsory reading, discussion.
Assessment methods
For 2 ECTS point: reading, submitted responses to questions on reading, regular attendance, discussions in class For 4 ECTS points: additional essay
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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