FPF:UCJNELIN German Studies - Course Information
UCJNELIN German Studies
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaSummer 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Dr. phil. Thomas Schneider (lecturer)
Dr. phil. Thomas Schneider (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Dr. phil. Thomas Schneider
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - 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
- German in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B6107 HuSt)
- German in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B7310 Filo)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the lecture is a general presentation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the context of Europe (EU) and the global world. Specific subjects are the German culture, geography and certain important aspects of it. The course also introduces the life in the former German Democratic Republic. Further subjects are the political life in contemporary Germany, the social life, migration, agriculture, economy, the political system and parties, the school system, culture in general, and media. The seminar concentrates on toda`s social life in its most important aspects and introduces the characteristics of the sixteen German Federal Lands. Students will work with authentic material from Germany, and with modern media, such as films and audio files.
- Syllabus
- Lectures:
1. Germany in Europe
2. German Federal Lands
3. Geography
4. Travelling along the Rhine
5. Social systems
6. Workers
7. Migration
8. Agriculture
9. Economy
10. Industry
11. Political system
12. Political parties
Content of the seminar:
1. Baden-Württemberg
2. Bayern
3. Brandenburg
4. Hamburg
5. Hessen
6. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
7. Niedersachsen
8. Nordrhein-Westfalen
9. Rheinland-Pfalz
10. Saarland, Sachsen
11. Sachsen-Anhalt
12. Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen
- Lectures:
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- Attendance, active participation, homework. There will be a written examination at the end of the course.
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2015, recent)
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