Course: German for Archaelogy

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Course title German for Archaelogy
Course code KAR/NOAR
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Balcarová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Froňková Andrea
  • Kučera Petr, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Smolíková Marie, PhDr.
  • Šíp Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jeřábek Martin, PhDr. Dipl. - Pol. Ph.D.
Course content
Through presentations and chosen archaeological texts, the students will understand the terminology used in German speaking countries, archaeological methods and literature stylistics. The emphasis is placed on relevance of chosen texts. The students also gain knowledge through discussion about scholarly texts and sources, self-study of recommended literature and sources, and additional creative tasks leading to gaining required competences for archaeologists (analysing German-written sources, understanding of German-written archaeological literature, presentation in front of German-speaking audience, working as part of international team etc.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To have an overview of German at B2 level (according to CEFR)
To summarize basic morphological and syntactic issues of German
To summarize functional styles and their characteristic
To explain archaeological terms in Czech
To summarize the terminology of current archaeology
Skills
To communicate in B2-level German (according to CEFR)
To understand German-written archaeological texts
To summarize the content of German-written archaeological texts
To identify basic morphological and syntactic issues in German-written texts
To translate chosen German passages into Czech
To create their own scholarly texts in German (description, abstract, etc.)
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To have an overview of German at B2+ level (according to CEFR)
To summarize basic morphological and syntactic issues of German
To characterize the issues of German-written archaeological texts
To name and to describe basic archaeological terms in German
To have an overview of both translation (Czech-German and German-Czech) and explanatory dictionaries
Skills
To communicate in B2+ level German (according to CEFR)
To understand complex German-written archaeological texts
To summarize the content of German-written archaeological texts, and to identify and interpret the main ideas
To understand professional German-written archaeological texts
To translate chosen scholarly German-written texts into Czech
To create professional presentations and their own scholarly texts individually
To apply relevant terminology when producing their own texts in German effectively
teaching methods
Knowledge
Textual studies
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Practicum
assessment methods
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Buscha, Joachim. Grammatik in Feldern : Lösungsschlüssel. 1. Aufl. Ismanning : Verlag für Deutsch, 1999. ISBN 3-88532-682-5.
  • Greule, A., Lebsanft, F. Europäische Sprachkultur und Sprachpflege. Tubingen, 1998.
  • Höppnerová, Věra. Deutsch an der Uni : němčina pro vysoké školy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Ekopress, 2003. ISBN 80-86119-66-1.


Study plans that include the course
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