Course: Introduction to comparative science and imagologie

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Course title Introduction to comparative science and imagologie
Course code KNJ/KOMPZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Mehnert Elke, Prof. Dr. phil. habil.
  • Chappuzeau Bernhard
  • Kowalska Alicja, PhD
Course content
1. Comparative literature 2. History of the discipline 3. French tradition 4. American tradition 5. Reception and the influence in the literature 6. Program in the Aachen 7. Methodology of the interpretation 8 - 10. The autoimage and the heteroimage: for example in the Czech rep., Germany, US, Russia... 11. Language as the homeland 12. The image of the countries in the perspective of the tourism and marketins 13. Summary, discussion, evaluation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Instruction based on dialogue, Multimedia supported teaching, Task-based study method, Self-study of literature
  • Contact hours - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
language skills at the B2 level or higher
to have knowledge at bachelor degree level at the Department of German at Faculty of Education at WBU in Pilsen
Skills
to work independently with scientific literature in a foreign language
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the basic terms of imagology
to describe the evolution of imagology, the history of comparisons and the function of stereotypes
Skills
to analyze and understand the images of their own and other countries in literary texts
to apply knowledge from comparative imagology
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
Interactive lecture
Skills
Textual studies
Individual study
Discussion
Competences
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Competences
Continuous assessment
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Adámková, Lenka. ". schrecklich fremd, dennoch anziehend" (Škvorecký) : zum Bild des Rotarmisten in ausgewählten Texten der tschechischen und (ost)deutschen Literatur nach 1945. Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 2011. ISBN 978-3-631-61326-9.
  • Dyserinck, Mehnert (Hrsg.). Ausgewählte Schriften zur Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft.. Berlin, 2015. ISBN 978-3732901197.
  • Mehnert. Bilderwelten-Weltbilder, Vademecum der Imanologie.
  • Mehnert. Imanologica Slavica.
  • Voltrová, Michaela. Terminologie, Methodologie und Perspektiven der komparatistischen Imagologie. 2015. ISBN 978-3-7329-0147-0.


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 (15) 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 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the German Language (14) 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 (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, 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 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter