Introduction to German Culture and Literature II

Code:

LLC062

Acronym:

ICLA2

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

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	5	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	2	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	17	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	1	Study Plan - Minor in German Studies	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course aims to provide the students with basic knowledge in the fields of history, politics, literature and culture of the German speaking countries. The course will focus on the 20th Century.

Program

0. German speaking countries
1. Europe in early 20th century.
2. The Weimar Republic and the Austrian Republic.
3. Nazism and the Third Reich
4. Two Germanies
5. From the Cold War to the reunification of Germany
6. Europe after the fall of the wall

Mandatory literature

Alfred Opitz (Coord.); Sociedade e Cultura Alemãs, , Universidade Aberta, 1998. . ISBN: 972-674-239-O
Philippe Ariès e Georges Duby; História da Vida Privada, Afrontamento, 1989-91
António Sousa Ribeiro;; Literatura Alemã II, Universidade Aberta, 1999
Eva-Maria Kabisch; Literaturgeschichte Kurzgefasst, Ernst Klett Verlag, 1985. . ISBN: ISBN: 3-12-350400-X

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.

Software

Power Point

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	60,00
Written Test/Examination	Exame	2,00		2011-07-15
Preparation of essay	Trabalho escrito	30,00		2011-07-15
Preparation for written test	Trabalho escrito	70,00		2011-07-15
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Compulsary attendance of a minimum of 75% of all lessons, except in those cases where special legal provisions apply.

Calculation formula of final grade

Examination - 50%
Paper (8-12 A4 pages, Times New Roman 12, double-spaced) - 25%
Active participation in the classes and in other recommended activities - 25%

Examinations or Special Assignments

not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

not applicable

Classification improvement

not applicable