Introduction to German Culture and Literature I

Code:

LLC061

Acronym:

ICLA1

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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	LA - Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	37	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	1	-	6	52	162
			2
			3
LRI	1	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	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.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to:

•                Reflect upon the concepts of German culture and society in the period between the Middle Ages and the 19^th century;
•                Comprehend the social conditions of courtly literature;
•                Understand the different ways of approaching medieval literary text;
•                Identify the different literary periods in the German Middle Ages;
•                Identify the different literary genres during the German Middle Ages;

Analyse a literary text, taking into account the aesthetic specificities of the period in which it was produced.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

N.a.

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

Classes will be student-centered, stimulating the sensibility to understand the medieval literary text.

An attempt will be made to favour individual research, critical thinking and problem solving, avoiding the lecture.

Main attention is given to the active participation in class, by submitting small projects.

Evaluation: distributed,( i.e, based on the work done in class), with final exam.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	0,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	52,00
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Trabalho de investigação	50,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

75% attendance

Calculation formula of final grade

50%: Test; 50%: Essay / Presentation

Examinations or Special Assignments

N.a.

Internship work/project

N.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to FLUP regulations.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP regulations.