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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KHI
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VKND
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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History of Germany
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
2
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Time requirements
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Lecture
1
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
1
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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-
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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-
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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Introducing selected chapters from German history (from the eldest to the latest German history), and its reception in historical consciousness.
Analyzing not only well-known historical landmarks of Germany (its territories), but also lesser known chapters referring to older Czech-German relationship resp. the history of neighboring Bavaria.
Presenting means and methods for work with courses concerning selected chapters of the German history.
Providing space for students' presentations and discussions within the seminars.
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Requirements on student
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(To credit) Instructions for assessment and signature:
Oral paper within the seminar. Possible is also a group work, presented by two to three students using the teaching techniques. Students with an individual curriculum will draw up a written seminar text, according to the standards. Written seminar works are due to workshops in order to balance capacity. Accompanying PowerPoint presentations are welcome. Papers will be assessed in the seminars, written work can be handed in till the end of Semester.
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Content
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1. Introduction to German history: basic ideas; Germans appear in history; Germanic tribes, their all day´s life; fighting against the Romans; Germanic mythology; Germanic tribes in the historical consciousness and general public.
2. "Nibelungenlied"- a song and its importance for the German historical consciousness within different historical periods.
3. Other myths; selected from Early and High Middle Ages (Charlemagne, in his relation to the German countries; the myth of the "sleeping Emperor"; the knight with his lion, or where did the Czech "Bruncvík" derive from? Historical figures transforming to their myth. Origins and administration of the Holy Roman Empire.
4. German lands in the High Middle Ages, selected issues. Structures of medieval society. German medieval cities (the Pied Piper legend; tale of the "German Horymír", the most famous German pirate; selected urban tales. Minne-song.
5. Famous myth from the late medieval and early modern period. Selected stories from Bavarian history, such as: Agnes Bernauer; Wedding at Landshut; Götz von Berlichingen "The iron-hand man". Did Baron Prášil (Münchhausen) really live?
6. German territories during Renaissance and Reformation. The Fugger and Welser families. German ecclesiastical reformers. Renaissance civilization.
7. The Thirty Years War in German territories; important personages; battles in Germany; traditions deriving from Waldstein (Altdorf, Schiller and his Wallenstein). Reception of the Thirty Years' War in festival plays (Rottenburg, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen). Less-known personages of the German early modern times (Baron Trenck; Wars against Maria Theresa of Austria; Augustus the Strong and Dresden; Saxony's wealth and bankruptcy. German baroque art).
8. Besides Prussia: neglected 19th century´s history/ 1st part: Bavarian history: Earl Montgelas as "Bavarian Joseph II."; Creation of the Kingdom of Bavaria; King Ludwig I. as politician and builder.
9. Besides Prussia: neglected 19th century´s history/ 2nd part: the Bavarian Kingdom until 1918; major Bavarian kings; "Fairy tale King" Ludwig II., myth and facts.
10. Breakdown of the German Empire. Republic of Weimar and the reception of the Czech people in the Bavarian confines during this period ("Bavarian Siberia", wartime propaganda).
11. Period of National Socialism in the German historical remembrance, referring to historical textbooks. Dispute among the Historians: Objects from the "Third Reichs" period as historical reminders? Germany after the Second World War; creation of two German states; internal developments; reception of West Germany in Czechoslovakia.
12. Political, economic and cultural development of the former GDR/ East Germany: rebellion of 1953; construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961; internal resistance till 1989.
13. Final summary.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Recommended:
Müller, Helmut; Krieger, Karl Friedrich; Vollrath, Hanna. Dějiny Německa. Praha : Lidové noviny, 1995. ISBN 80-7106-125-5.
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Recommended:
Mann, Golo. Dějiny Německa 1919-1945. Praha : Český spisovatel, 1993. ISBN 80-202-0441-5.
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Recommended:
Vlčková, Jitka. Encyklopedie mytologie germánských a severských národů. 1. vyd. Praha : Libri, 1999. ISBN 80-85983-91-5.
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Recommended:
Kostlán, Antonín; Moravcová, Dagmar; Vaníček, Vratislav. Encyklopedie Německa. Vyd. 1. Praha : Ivo Železný, 2001. ISBN 80-237-3590-X.
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Recommended:
Čornej, Petr a kolektiv. Evropa králů a císařů : významní panovníci a vládnoucí dynastie od 5. století do současnosti. 1. vyd. Praha : Železný Ivo, 1997. ISBN 80-237-3511-X.
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Recommended:
Kershaw, Ian. Hitlerův mýtus : Image a skutečnost v Třetí říši. Praha : Iris, 1992. ISBN 80-901268-2-0.
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Recommended:
Krausová, Milada. Husitské války v historickém povědomí obyvatel česko-bavorského pohraničí. V Domažlicích : Nakladatelství Českého lesa, 2000. ISBN 80-86125-13-0.
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Recommended:
Seibt, Ferdinand. Německo a Češi : dějiny jednoho sousedství uprostřed Evropy. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1996. ISBN 80-200-0577-3.
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Recommended:
Haffner, Sebastian. Od Bismarcka k Hitlerovi. Praha:Votobia, 1995. ISBN 80-85885-90-5.
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Recommended:
Stellner, František. Poslední německý císař. Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-85846-04-7.
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Recommended:
Bok, Václav. Přehled německých dějin pro posluchače germanistiky. 1. vyd. České Budějovice : Pedagogická fakulta, 1990. ISBN 80-7040-030-7.
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Recommended:
Maur, Eduard. Tomáš Müntzer. Praha, 1993.
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Recommended:
Bláhová, Marie. Úvod do dějin a kultury německy mluvících zemí. Díl I, Do konce středověku. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1994. ISBN 80-7066-897-0.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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40
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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10
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Total
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76
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
At least knowledge of essential aspects concerning German history; proficiency in German language is favourable but not precondition. Focus is not only turned on factual knowledge, but on the "second life" of events and personages, which means their reception in the historical consciousness.
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
Student (s):
Can work out cornerstones of German history.
Can analyze, discuss and assess selected events of German history and their reception in the historical consciousness.
Can take a position to different opinions and points of view to them
can incorporate activities and personages into the wider context of Czech-German relationship and general European history.
Can get orientation in the basic concepts associated with German history and include them in the studies.
Can deal with historical sources as well as literature on selected issues of German history, and apply them in practice.
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Seminar work |
Group presentation at a seminar |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Interactive lecture |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Self-study of literature |
Students' portfolio |
Discussion |
Seminar classes |
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