Contemporary German Culture
| Code: | LA002 | Acronym: | CACON |
| Keywords | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Keyword |
| OFICIAL | German Studies |
Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S
| Active? | Yes |
| Responsible unit: | Department of Germanic Studies |
| Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Applied Languages |
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 46 | LA - Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
| LLC | 21 | LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | |||||||
| LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages) | 2 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 | ||
| 3 |
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking studentsObs.: As aulas serão lecionadaas em português
Objectives
The program covers the period from the end of World War II to the present day.
Its objectives are to familiarize the Students with the main events and political,
social and cultural phenomena of German space during this time.
Learning outcomes and competences
At the end of the semester students will master the main historical, political-social and cultural facts of the second half of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century. They should be able to produce a coherent and correct written text on the subjects studied. They should develop their expository skills and be able to dialogue and defend personal points of view on matters of a theoretical and abstract nature.
Working method
PresencialPre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Not applicable
Program
From post-war Germany to the 21st Century
1.) Introduction: reflections on the concepts of "culture" and "German"
2.) The Federal Republic of Germany: some topics of "Landeskunde" Information about geography, politics and society
3.) Memory and identity
4.) The Federal Republic of Germany and Europe.
Mandatory literature
Fulbrook Mary; A^concise history of Germany. ISBN: 0-521-36836-7Fulbrook Mary 340; A^Europa desde 1945. ISBN: 978-989-8171-15-3
Complementary Bibliography
Kolinsky, Eva et alii; The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture, Kolinsky, Eva / Wilfried van der Will , 2002. ISBN: ISBN 978-0521-56870-6Glaser Hermann 1928-; Kulturgeschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. ISBN: 3-446-14318-1
Comments from the literature
During the semester, essays in different languages on the themes of the course will be referred to the students.Teaching methods and learning activities
The course will be run on the basis of lectures, seminars and tutorials. The methodology chosen is eclectic, consisting in theoretical classes devoted mainly to the construction of contextualization and seminars in which the students should have a very active and intervening participation.
Software
Power Pointkeywords
Humanities > History > Contemporary HistoryEvaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final examAssessment Components
| Designation | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Teste | 50,00 |
| Exame | 50,00 |
| Total: | 100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation | Time (hours) |
|---|---|
| Estudo autónomo | 106,00 |
| Frequência das aulas | 56,00 |
| Total: | 162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
In accordance with regulations in force at FLUP.
Calculation formula of final grade
Weighted average of the assessment components (tests and exam). Final average of the subject weighted as follows: 1st test 50%, exam: 50%.
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applicable
Internship work/project
Not applicableSpecial assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Not applicable
Classification improvement
One of the tests may be repeated for improvement.
Observations
Teaching language: Portuguese.
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