General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Cultural Studies of the German language speaking area |
| Language | German |
| Module lecturer | dr Marta Janachowska-Budych |
| Lecturer's email | maja@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | adiunkt |
| Faculty | Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures |
| Semester | 2022/2023 (summer) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| USOS code | 09-KNOJ-PIE-11 |
Timetable
Module aim (aims)
- Ordering and broadening the knowledge of students on selected topics from the area of language and socio-cultural history of the German speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg)
- Sensitizing the students to the differences, including those linguistic ones, between the German speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg)
- Developing the skill of appropriate and critical use of German-language media and other information sources
- Developing the skill of project work in small teams
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
Knowledge of German at minimum B1 level according to CEFR
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2 - Week 6: Socio-cultural development of the German speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg): selected topics
Week 7: - Week 8: Linguistic variety of the German speaking countries and German dialects
Week 9 - Week 14: Selected socio-cultural trends in the German speaking countries and their media representations
Week 15: Summary and test
Reading list
Guido Knopp "Die Sternstunden der Deutschen", Piper 2013.
Renate Luscher "Landeskunde Deutschland", Verlag fuer Deutsch 2019.
Selected items on German, Austrian and Swiss remembrance sites – details in class.