Course: German Phraseology and Idioms

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Course title German Phraseology and Idioms
Course code KNJ/FRAZ
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ehrenmüller Jürgen, Mag. phil.
  • Höppnerová Věra, Prof. PhDr. DrSc.
Course content
Teaching topics: 1. Definition of phraseology 2. Characteristics of phraseology 3. Fragmentation of phrases 3.1. by word type 3.2. by degree of idiom 3.3. by subject matter 3.4. according to structural types (comparative phraseologies, pairs of phraseologies, proverbs, winged words, communicative turns, collocations, etc.) 4. Frazeologisms in selected types of texts (everyday communication, advertising, bible, newspapers and magazines, business correspondence) 5. Contrastive phraseology (full, partial and zero equivalence) 6. Frazeologisms as a didactic phenomenon

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 11 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
language skills at the B2+ level or higher
Skills
use professional literature in a foreign language
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to use professional literature in a foreign language to present vocabulary enriched with new phrasalisms
to identify the specifics of communication in the NJ in different areas and the difficulties in their training in teaching
Skills
to apply various phrases in linguistic expression
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Skills
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Students' portfolio
Practicum
Competences
Practicum
Textual studies
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Test
Competences
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Slovník české frazeologie a idiomatiky. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7335-215-8.
  • Burger, H. Phraseologie. Eine Einführung am Beispiel des Deutschen. Berlin, 2015. ISBN 978-3503155972.
  • Donalies, E. Basiswissen Deutsche Phraseologie. Tübingen, 2009. ISBN 978382523193.
  • Ehrenmüller, Jürgen. Die Würfel sind gefallen!: Belegsammlung und Analysen zur Metaphorik des Spiels in der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Graz, 2014. ISBN 978-3701103034.
  • Fleischer, Wolfgang. Phraseologie der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Tübingen, 1997. ISBN 978-3484730328.
  • Griesbach, Heinz, Schulz, Dora. 1000 deutsche Redensarten. Berlin, 1981. ISBN 978-3468431128.
  • Höppnerová, Věra. Fachsprache der Außenwirtschaft unter dem Aspekt der Phraseologie. In: Studia germanistica Nr.13/2013.. Ostrava, 2013.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in the German Language (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in the German Language (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in the German Language (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter