FPF:UCJRAKLI Austrian studies - Course Information
UCJRAKLI Austrian studies
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mag. Christina Breitegger (lecturer)
Mag. Christina Breitegger (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mag. Christina Breitegger
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
- Learning objectives: The main aim of this course is provide an introduction of the history and present of the Austrian culture. An overview of the main historical eras with a focus on contemporary history will be given as well as details about political developments in Austria nowadays. By means of various details about Austria (media landscape, language variety, customs, traditions education...) students will gain insight into the cultural and social environment of Austria.
- Syllabus
- 1. From the beginning - Ostarrichi and the Babenberger
2. Gaining world power - the Habsburg
3. Famous reformers - Maria Theresia and Josef 2
4. Downfall of the monarchy - First Republic and Austrian fascism
5. Second Republic - Waldheim, Vranitzky and the handling oft the past
6. Political system - federalism, social partnership, big coalition
7. Media in Austria
8. German as a pluricentric language and the Austrian variety of German
9. Religion and customs
10. Education system - elementary school, cooperative middle school, university and Pisa
11. 9 x Austria - the federal states
12. Music country Austria - Mozart, Austropop and new folk music
- 1. From the beginning - Ostarrichi and the Babenberger
- Literature
- required literature
- Muhr, Rudolf. Deutsch als plurizentrische Sprache. Eine Einführung. Graz. URL info
- Vocelka, Karl. Österreichische Geschichte. München, 2005. info
- recommended literature
- Koppensteiner, Jürgen. Österreich. Ein landeskundliches Lesebuch. Wien, 2010. info
- Lux, Georg / Sommersguter Uwe. Das Jörg -Haider Experiment. Partei der Lebensmenschen ? Bündnis mit Zukunft? Wien/Graz/Klagenfurt, 2009. info
- Kugler, Georg / Wolfram, Herwig. 99 Fragen an die Geschichte Österreichs. Wien, 2009. info
- Posch, Erich. M. Alles, was Sie über Österreich wissen müssen. Wien, 2008. info
- Leidinger, Hannes / Moritz, Verena. Die Republik Österreich 1918/2008. Überblick, Zwischenbilanz. Neubewertung. Wien, 2008. info
- Wiesinger, Peter. Das österreichische Deutsch in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Wien, 2006. info
- Dachs, Herbert u.a. (Hg.). Politik in Österreich. Das Handbuch. Wien/München, 2006. info
- Gollner, Helmut. Literatur. Österreichische Literatur der 2. Republik. Materialien zur österreichischen Landeskunde. Band 12. Wien, 1999. info
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- - mid-term and final test
- 80% attendance
- participation in the courses
- assignments haded in on time
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2013, recent)
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