German Literature II

Code:

LLC077

Acronym:

LEA2

Instance: 2015/2016 - 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
LLC	3	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
LRI	0	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
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Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The choice of an anthological program which focuses on the period from exile to contemporaneity allows treating significant texts of some German speaking authors with varying degrees of canonicity. The choice of works of different genres, subgenres and styles makes it easy to provide the students with tools that increase their analytical and critical capacity; it will also contribute to reinforce previous knowledge in relation to matters within the aesthetic and the literary. For a better understanding of the literary phenomenon, the study of the texts will be framed by a presentation of socio-historical, cultural and aesthetic-literary contexts.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester students should have increased their knowledge in the field of German literature. They should be able to analyse the texts dealt in class in a literary-cultural perspective. They should be able to understand texts and to write a critical-interpretative text that takes in account not only the text as an open structure, but also all contextualizing information they have studied. They should increase their expository skills.

Working method

Presencial

Program

"From Exile to Contemporaneity"

1. Presentation of the program, its goals and evaluation plan.

2. Texts:

- Bertolt Brecht (1939/49), Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder.
- Heinrich Böll (1955), Dr. Murkes gesammeltes Schweigen.
- Ingeborg Bachmann (1961), Undine geht.
- Klaus Schlesinger (1977), Der Tod meiner Tante.
- Bernhard Schlink (1995), Der Vorleser.
- Judith Herrmann (1998), Sonja.

Mandatory literature

Rothmann, Kurt; Kleine Geschichte der deutschen Literatur, Reclam, 1985

Complementary Bibliography

Freund, Winfried; Deutsche Literatur, Dumont, 2000
Schnell, Ralf; Geschichte der deutschsprachigen Literatur seit 1945, Metzler, 1993

Teaching methods and learning activities

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   Eclectic methodology : lectures , theoretical-practical and tutorial classes.
   In the lectures students will get vast contextualizing information about socio- historical, cultural and aesthetic and literary fields.
   The practical classes will allow the students to exercise and to develop analytical, critical and argumentative skills, as well as their skills of formulation and transmission of knowledge and critical opinions in an appropriate  oral and written discourse.
   In the tutorials, students will be encouraged to participate actively. They will have the opportunity to practice the above mentioned skills under the direct guidance of the lecturer. The aim is not only to develop autonomous and individual working skills, but also to foster capabilities for group work.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	15,00
Teste	70,00
Trabalho escrito	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	30,00
Estudo autónomo	76,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Calculation formula of final grade

a) two written tests: 70%.
b) paper: 15%.
c) active participation in classes: 15%.

If a student gets less than 8 points in any of the written tests or in the essay, he/she will be given the opportunity of taking the test for a second time or of submitting a new essay.

Examinations or Special Assignments

N.a.

Internship work/project

N.a.

Classification improvement

Students may repeat one of the written tests. They also may deliver a new version of the paper after the lecturer's comment.

Observations

Classes will be conducted in Portuguese. In class students will read the texts in German (and in Portuguese if necessary).