FPF:UCJRAKLI Austrian studies - Course Information
UCJRAKLI Austrian studies
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mag. Christina Breitegger (lecturer)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (lecturer)
Mag. Christina Breitegger (seminar tutor)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (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
- German in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B6107 HuSt)
- German in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B7310 Filo)
- Course objectives
- The main aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the history and present state of the Austrian culture. An overview of the main historical eras with a focus on recent history will be given as well as details about developments in Austria nowadays. Students will gain insights into the cultural and social environment of Austria by getting knowledge about the country's media landscape, language variety, customs, traditions education and more.
- 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
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- https://elearning.fpf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=1008
- mid-term and final test
- 80% attendance
- active participation in the courses
- assignments haded in on time
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2018, recent)
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