German Literature I

Code:

LLC076

Acronym:

LEA1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	German Literature

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LLC	22	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
			2
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages)	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The choice of a program which is simultaneously thematic and anthological and which focuses on the period from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century allows treating in an articulated way texts of different modes and different genres and subgenres of some of the most canonical German speaking authors. The students will come into contact with the philosophical-critical, sociocultural and aesthetic-literary tendencies of some of the most fertile periods of literature thought in Germany. The theme chosen for the program (father/son; father/daughter relationship), familiar to students and traditionally appealing to them, allows to articulate the intimate and personal sphere with the social and political dimension.
The choice of works of different genres, subgenres and styles makes it easy to review and / or to reinforce previous knowledge in relation to matters within the aesthetic and the literary and allows the reading of diverse critical bibliography and the introduction of some less complex analytical methodologies

 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester students should have increased their knowledge in the field of German literature and of literary studies. 

Students should  be able to perceive the literary texts as a place of interception of discourses and of cultural, social and aesthetic sistems.

They should develop their methodological awareness, and be able to recognize some critical approaches. They should  understand the implications of different analytical methods and be able to compare different results between them.

They should be able to write a critical-interpretive text that takes into account not only the text as an open work, but also all contextualizing information and analysis they have studied.

They should increase their expository capacity, being able to communicate and defend personal points of view on matters of theoretical and abstract nature.

 

The compared reading of  the original texts and their translations should also contribute to increasing the knowledge of the German language.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Father-Son/Daughter-Relationship in the German-speaking-literature

Based on the analysis of "Father-Son / daughter"- relations in texts from different epochs and literary periods, genres and subgenres, new knowledge will be transmitted on the literary, aesthetic and cultural-historical levels.
Aim of the program is also to settle and deepen the methodological awareness and analytical and interpretive skills of the students.

1. Presentation of the program, its goals and evaluation plan.

2. Introduction to the theme of the program: the father figures in literature.

3.Texts:

• The parable "The Ring-Parable" from  Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.


• The ballads “Erlkönig” and "Prometheus" by Johann Wolfgang Goethe


• The "Novelle" “Rat Krespel” by E.T.A. Hoffmann


• The novel Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane, (excerpts)


• The  story “Das Urteil” by Franz Kafka.


• The short story "Die drei dunklen Könige" by Wolfgang Borchert,

 4. Essay on one of the following texts:

The bourgeois tragedy Emilia Galotti, by G.E.Lessing
The drama Dämmerung by Elsa Bernstein.
The  novel  Nachgetragene Liebe by Peter Härtling.
The novella Das Muschelessen by Birgit Vanderbecke.

 

Mandatory literature

Rothmann, Kurt; Kleine Geschichte der deutschen Literatur, Reclam, 1985
Costa, Fernanda Gil; Literatura Alemã !, Universidade Aberta , 1998. ISBN: 972-674-226-9
Ribeiro, António Sousa; Literatura Alemã II, Universidade Aberta, 1999. ISBN: 972-674-279-X
Vilas-Boas, Gonçalo; Literatura Alemã III, Universidade Aberta, 1998. ISBN: 972-674-245-5

Complementary Bibliography

Freund, Winfried; Deutsche Literatur, Dumont, 2000
Zmegac, Viktor (Hrsg.), ; Geschichte der deutschen Literatur vom 18. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart,, Athenäeum, 1979
Schnell, Ralf, ; Geschichte der deutschsprachigen Literatur seit 1945, , Metzler, 1993

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course will be run on the basis of lectures, seminars and tutorials. Students will be expected to adopt a productive and commited attitude.

The theoretical classes enable a systematic and thorough transmission of information. In these classes students will get vast information about historical and philosophical as well as social, cultural, aesthetic, literary and methodological fields.

 

As for the practical classes, they allow exercise and develop reading skills, enhancing analytical, critical and argumentative skills of students as well as their skills of classification, formulation and transmission of knowledge, recognitions and critical opinions, in oral and written discourse level. Students will develop skills that will enable them not only to critically understand culture and  literary text but also to withdraw intellectual and aesthetic pleasure of them. They will also be able to transmit their critical and evaluative opinions to others, and engage with them in an appropriate and clear discourse on aesthetic issues, literary, and cultural criticism.

 

In the tutorials, students will have the opportunity to practise the above mentioned skills, under the direct guidance of the course lecturer, completing tasks, both alone and in groups. The aim is thus not only develop autonomous and individual working skills, but also to foster capabilities for group work and cooperation with the course lecturer/ tutor and peers.

 

 

 

Software

Power Point
Word

keywords

Humanities > Literature > European literature > Germanic literature > German literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	35,00
Teste	35,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	30,00
Estudo autónomo	76,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the rules of the Faculty

Calculation formula of final grade

The model of assessment chosen for this course relies on two different components: a)a written test (examination) b) a paper   on a well-defined topic, which should be chosen under the guidance and with the agreement of the course lecturer. Weighting: a) 70% b) 30% . Students whose   essay come to be graded below 10(i.e., 0-9) will have to submit a new essay or a revised version of the same.

Examinations or Special Assignments

not applicable

Internship work/project

not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who have a special evaluation should contact the teacher at the beginning of the semester.

Classification improvement

Students may repeat the written tests, according to the rules of FLUP. They also may deliver a new version of the paper after the lecturers comment.

Observations

Sessions will be conducted in Portuguese. In class students will read texts in German and (if necessary) in Portugease