NJII_472B Journals in German Studies

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 C31
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to perform a thorough analysis of three to four selected scholarly texts from current scholarly journals in German studies. The analysis focuses less on content-related aspects of the texts, and more on their structural and linguistic features. Last but not least, there is also the objective to get to know the newer approaches to texts in German studies based on current scholarly texts.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be capable of:
- structured work with more demanding, contemporary texts from the field of German Studies,
- including these texts into the context of the journal and its (thematic) numbers,
- putting the analyzed texts in relation to the background in literary/cultural studies which they are based on,
- using scholarly texts for their own (diploma) projects.
Syllabus
  • 1. Reading short texts from scholarly journals.
  • 2. Structural and linguistic features of scholarly texts in German Studies.
  • 3. Analysis of selected scholarly texts in terms of their content, method, structure and language.
  • Journals: International Archive of Social History of German Literature (IASL), Journal of Intercultural German Studies (ZiG), Journal of German Studies, TRANS, etc. The texts are grouped thematically.
Literature
  • KRUSE, Otto. Lesen und Schreiben : der richtige Umgang mit Texten im Studium. Konstanz: UVK Verlagsgesellschaft, 2010, 182 s. ISBN 9783825233556. info
Teaching methods
reading, responses to questions on reading, discussion, analysis of scholarly papers from journals
Assessment methods
compulsory reading assignments, written responses to questions on the papers, excerts of scholarly texts
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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