NJI_799 Regional studies - The official German-speaking regions and their "culture(s)"

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Johannes Benjamin Köck, BA, MA (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Johannes Benjamin Köck, BA, MA
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 D33
Prerequisites
The requirement for the participation in this class is basic knowledge in regional and cultural studies and a basic knowledge (INTEREST!)of german/austrian/swiss socity, politics and hisory. The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with (NOT ONLY TO TEACHERS BUT TO ANYONE WHO iS INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT)
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
The main aim of this class is to critically discuss the terms "culture","Landeskunde", "regional and cultural studies". Furthermore knowledge concerning the different concepts of regional and cultural studies" and the didactical skills.
Learning outcomes
After completing this class, the student will be able to: - deal critically with fundamental terminology ("culture", "interculturality" "Landeskunde")and its history. - apply scientific terminology on "regional and cultural/migrational studies" - get a more profound view on "german/austrian/swiss culture" by means of actual perspectives from didactical concepts - understand discourses, which form a part of didactics and the construction of culture .
Syllabus
  • 1)Historical Overview 2)A critical introduction to terms like "culture", "regional","country", "nation", ... 3)Meaning of the "ABCD- Thesis" 4)The "Dachl-Concept" 5)Didactics and regional and cultural studies 6)How to teach "Landeskunde"? 7)How to use the potential of authentical literature and music?! 8)How/why to create your own materials? 9)Evaluation of your materials 10)Evaluation of the course
Literature
  • Africa :challenges of multilingualism = Afrika : herausforderungen der mehrsprachigkeit = Les défis du plurilinguisme en afrique. Edited by Claus Altmayer - Ekkehard Wolff. 1 online r. ISBN 9783653037258. info
  • SPECHT, Franz. Zwischendurch mal-- Landeskunde : Deutsch als Fremdsprache : Niveau A1-B1. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Hueber Verlag, 2012, 102 s. ISBN 9783193010025. info
  • SEEBAUER, Renate. "Bilder im Kopf". Zur allgemein - und fachdidaktischen Grundlegung eines zeitgemässen Unterrichts aus Landeskunde. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Pedagogická fakulta, 2005, 156 pp. ISBN 80-2103628-1. info
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Pluriregionale, projektorientierte und interkulturelle Landeskunde in der Deutschlehrerausbildung mit einem Beispiel Landeskunde Österreich (Project Orienteded and Inrecultural Studies in German-as-Foreign- Language Training Demonstraded on Austrien Cultural Studies). In Königgrätzer DaF-Blätter 2002/2003. 1st ed. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus při Univerzitě Hradec Králové, 2003, p. 135-142. ISBN 80-7041-125-2. info
  • BĘZA, Stanisław. Eine kleine Landeskunde deutschsprachiger Länder. 1. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 1998, 417 s. ISBN 807200249X. info
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. In der und mit der Landeskunde spielen (Playing of Games in and with Intercultural Studies). Fremdsprache Deutsch. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag, 1998, vol. 1998, No 19, p. 40-42. ISSN 0937-3160. info
  • GRITSCH, Beate and Renata CORNEJO. Das weite Land Österreich : Skriptum zur Landeskunde und Gegenwartsliteratur Österreichs. Vyd. 1. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, 1996, 187 s. ISBN 8070441232. info
  • WENDT, Annelie and Hartmut DELMAS. Erfassen und Einordnen : Exemplarische Texte und Übungen zur deutschen Landeskunde. 2. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 1989, 131 s. ISBN 3190014485. info
Teaching methods
-Lecture -70% attendance -kick-off-presentations -discussions -reading -simulation
Assessment methods
70% attendance! The seminar is going to be accomplished with a presentation/class simulation
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 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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