Introduction to German Culture and Literature I

Code:

LLC061

Acronym:

ICLA1

Instance: 2012/2013 - 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
LA	0	Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	9	Joint Lauguage Plan -Englis/German	2	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-German/Spanish	2	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-German/French	2	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-German	1	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage(German)	3	-	6	52	162
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) With German	3	-	6	52	162
LRI	0	Study Plan - Minor in German Studies	2	-	6	52	162
			3

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	52,00
Elaboration of presentation / essay	Trabalho escrito	40,00		2013-02-09
Test	Exame	2,00		2013-02-09
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Preparation	Estudo autónomo	50	2013-02-09
Test: preparation	Estudo autónomo	18	2013-02-09
	Total:	68,00

Eligibility for exams

75% attendance

Calculation formula of final grade

50% Test
50% Essay / Presentation

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to FLUP regulations.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP regulations.