Introduction to German Culture and Literature I
Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The objective of the subject is to provide students with introductory knowledge in the area of German culture and literature from the Middle Ages until the 19th century.
Program
Module 0: Presentation
0.1 “Culture”
0.2 “Literature”
Module I: Identity
1.1 Etimology of the term “German”
1.2 The German Language
1.3 The German area
1.4 Language – area – nation – state - identity
Module II: Conditions
2.1 Geographical limitations
2.2 Political and ideological movements
2.3 Economic developments
2.4 Social changes
Module III: Memory
2.1 Epochs in a history of German Culture
2.2 “Mittelalter” and “Frühe Neuzeit”
2.3 “Barock”
2.4 ″Aufklärung”, “Sturm und Drang” and “Klassik”
2.5 “Romantik”
2.6 “Vormärz”, “Junges Deutschland”, “Biedermeier”
2.7 “Realismus”
2.8 “Naturalismus”
Mandatory literature
Nicholas Boyle; German Literature: A Very Short Introduction, OUP, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-19-920659-9
David E. Wellbery / Judith Ryan / Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht / Anton Kaes / Joseph Leo Koerner / Dorothea E. von Mücke (eds.); Eine Neue Geschichte der deutschen Literatur, Berlin University Press, 2007. ISBN: 9783940432124
Helen Watanabe O'Kelly; História da Literatura Alemã, Verbo, 2009
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures, seminars and tutorials
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
Weight (%) |
End date |
Attendance (estimated) |
Participação presencial |
56,00 |
|
|
Preparation of essay / evaluation |
Trabalho escrito |
28,00 |
|
2012-02-11 |
|
Exame |
2,00 |
|
2012-02-11 |
|
Total: |
- |
0,00 |
|
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
End date |
Preparation of the material |
Estudo autónomo |
76 |
2012-02-11 |
|
Total: |
76,00 |
|
Eligibility for exams
75% attendance
Calculation formula of final grade
50% Test
50% Essay / Presentation