PdF:NJ1200 Vienna is different - Course Information

NJ1200 Vienna is different

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

there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

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.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
  
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