Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description This module will build on the foundations laid by G190 and GE191 to deepen the examination of German literature in its historical context, and to advance the reading and analytical skills required using extended German-language literary text, i.e. novels, as well as a film in the German language. The module is delivered through German and English to examine ideas and movements in the 20th and / or 21st century German society at particular points in time and to advance further the reading and analytical skills required to conduct academic study of the target culture. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Assess the value of literature and/or film in offering insight into the political, social and intellectual history of Germany in the 20th or 21st centuries. 2. Critically analyse and discuss film and extended literary text in the German language with reference to academic secondary sources, where appropriate. 3. Discuss key experiences in modern German history that have shaped its culture and society. 4. Enhance command of the German language, particularly in a more literary register. 5. Demonstrate sustained participation and engagement with the course content. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
General syllabusThis module will focus on extended literary text and a film drawing on 20th-21st century German literature and film, discussed both as aesthetic works in their own right and as representations of issues and movements introduced in GE190 and GE191. Analysis of the text will be supported by discussion in seminars providing the relevant cultural and historical contexts. Seminar discussion will be supplemented by group and individual tasks in which students will reflect on specific aspects of the text/film, drawing, where appropriate, on relevant secondary sources for support. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of Last Revision | 10-NOV-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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