NJ1200 Vienna is different

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Helena Hradílková (seminar tutor)
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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course covers various aspects of daily life in Vienna as experienced by its residents. The aim is to present the joys and concerns of everyday life in a real context. The course also includes an exploration of the cultural and linguistic environment of certain districts in Vienna.
Additional goals include elementar orientation in Vienna, comparing tourist and practical information about specific locations, practicing how to use authentic information sources for residents, and critically evaluating the information provided by AI tools against other sources.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the students are able to:
  • Orientate themselves in the main documents and sources about Vienna
  • Navigate through Vienna
  • Reflect on the differences between information from official sources and ad hoc sources on the internet, including AI
  • Estimate the difference between tourist and authentic locations. Prepare a short trip to Vienna outside of tourist areas
    • Syllabus
    • Seminar prior to the journey
    • Basic information and sources about Vienna
    • Assignment of topics
    • Travel to Vienna
    • Süd-/Hauptbahnhof
    • Belvedere (3. u. 4. Bez.)
    • Karlsplatz (1. Bez.)
    • Schwarzenbergplatz
    • Schwedenplatz
    • Leopoldstadt (2. Bez.)
    • Prater
      • Submission of a blog
    Literature
    • SORGER, Brigitte and Tomáš KÁŇA. Stellenwert Nachbarsprache Deutsch und Tschechisch in Tschechien und Österreich (Czech and German as Neighbouring Languages: in the Czech Republic and Austria). Brünner Hefte zu Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, vol. 3, No 1, p. 91-109. ISSN 1803-4411. info
    • FINK, Juliane, Andreas GELLAN, Lorenz HOFER, Karina SCHNEIDER-WIEJOWSKI, Sandra SUTER, Jakob EBNER, Manfred Michael GLAUNINGER, Andrea KLEENE, Matej ĎURČO, Sara HÄGI-MEAD, Jörg KLINNER, Ioan LǍZǍRESCU, Marie-Anne MORAND, Gudrun SALAMON, Joachim STEFFEN, Heidy SUTER and Bertold WÖSS. Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen : die Standardsprache in Österreich, der Schweiz, Deutschland, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Ostbelgien und Südtirol sowie Rumänien, Namibia und Mennonitensiedlungen. Edited by Ulrich Ammon - Hans Bickel - Alexandra N. Lenz. 2., völlig neu bearbeitete. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2018, lxxviii, 9. ISBN 9783110340921. info
    • BACK, Otto. Österreichisches Wörterbuch :Neubearbeitung : mit den neuen amtlichen Regeln. 39. Aufl. Wien: Öbv & hpt, 2001, 984 s. ISBN 3-209-03116-9. info
    Teaching methods
    input; research; excursion; discussion; submissio of a short text (blog)
    Assessment methods
    short paper during the tour of Vienna; submission of a short text (blog)
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course is taught only once.
    The course is taught: in blocks.
    General note: Přihlášením do předmětu se studující zavazuje uhradit všechny náklady na cestu i jednodenní pobyt ve Vídni.
    Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celodennní exkurze ve Vídni.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
    • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/ped/spring2025/NJ1200