FPF:UCJNUK17 Cultural History of Austria - Course Information
UCJNUK17 Cultural History of Austria
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/6/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Mathias Becker, M.A. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach
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
- Secondary School Teacher Training in German (programme FPF, N7504 UcSS)
- Course objectives
- The course "Cultural History of Austria" is focused on students who are going to working in the tourism field. The course provides an overview of the history of the Austrian art and culture. The lecture content are based on an online course.
- Syllabus
- Content:
1. tourism in Austria. Austrian tourist office, demand on sustainable offers, situation of tourism worldwide, tendencies in the Czech Republic)
2. Austrian Art History 1 (reflection of art appreciation, romanticism, gothic)
3. Austrian Art History 2 (renaissance, baroque)
4. Austrian Art History 3 (classicism, Biedermeier, historism, secession)
5. Austrian Art History 4 (modern architecture, ecological building)
6. Fine arts of the 20th century (basic terminology, overview of the 20th century painting, Viennese actionism)
7. Austria as a musical country (about the king of waltz, critical and rebellious music and current trends)
8. Austrian wine culture (wine growing areas and kinds of wine)
9. Austrian cooking culture (Viennese cuisine and regional specialities)
10. Viennese coffee house culture (history of coffee in Vienna, Besonderheiten and specialities of the Vienna coffee house culture, coffee house writers)
11. Austrian German as a pluricentric language with characteristics in the pronunciation, grammar and Austrian lexicon
12. Austrian literature (famous poets of the 19th Century, literature after 1945, contemporary literature)
- Content:
- Literature
- required literature
- Havas, H. Kurioses Wien. 2010. info
- Koppensteiner, Jürgen. Österreich. Ein landeskundliches Lesebuch. 2010. info
- Posch, Erich. M. Alles, was Sie über Österreich wissen müssen. 2008. info
- Steinfest, H. Gebrauchsanweisung für Österreich. 2008. info
- Vocelka, K. Geschichte Österreichs. Kultur - Gesellschaft - Politik. 2002. info
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period. - Teacher's information
- Requirement:
- 80% attendance
- active participation in the lessons
- written and/or oral exam
- homework
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2021, recent)
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