NJ081 German Cultural Studies and Language Practice 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PaedDr. Jarmila Brnická (lecturer)
PhDr. Alice Brychová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Hana Peloušková, 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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquire basic language skills and knowledge of language resources that can communicate with students in this foreign language. It is also important to create a positive attitude towards the culture of peoples, speaking foreign language, in this case German, speaking as the mother tongue. The achievement of this objective contributes to the inclusion of conversational topics on the realities of German-speaking countries. Information on strategies and techniques of learning is also included. Grammar exercises for the victims of German grammar (the names of the names, the past times, the conjugal ties with additional names, the word order, etc.).
Learning outcomes
The student is able to talk in German about the realities of German-speaking countries. It also manages appropriate learning strategies and techniques. It gains certainty in the grammar exercises of the more obscure phenomena of German grammar.
Syllabus
  • Systematic processing of topics from the realm of German-speaking countries with emphasis on Germany and Switzerland: 1st - 2nd week: division of Germany into various federal states 3. -4. Week: media and their role in people's lives 5th - 6th week: Television shows for children and young people 7th - 8th week: children's literature as a means of acquainting with the culture of German-speaking countries 9. -10. Week: specifics of Switzerland: federalism, neutrality Weeks 11 to 12: student presentations of news from political and social events in Germany and Switzerland
Literature
  • BUSCHA, Anne and Gisela LINTHOUT. Das Mittelstufenbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache : ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch. 1. Aufl. Leipzig: Schubert-Verlag, 2003, 232 s. ISBN 3929526751. info
  • PERLMANN-BALME, Michaela, Susanne SCHWALB and Alexandra SCHLEMMER. Em neu Hauptkurs. Deutsch als Fremdsprache : Niveaustufe B2. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 2005, 110 s. ISBN 3190216959. info
Teaching methods
language seminar
Assessment methods
test
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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