Module: German Society & Literature (Intermediate)

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	German Society & Literature (Intermediate)
Module Code	GER1007 (ITS: GE190)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

This course introduces you to ideas and movements that have played a decisive part in the evolution of modern German society to the present day. The module is delivered through German/English. To practise basic techniques of textual analysis through discussion of short literary pieces and film in the German language, representative of the ideas/periods covered. To extend your reading skills and vocabulary in a variety of registers and text types in German

Learning Outcomes

1. Discuss political and cultural factors which have shaped the development of Germany from 1945 up to the present day.
2. Relate a selection of German literary texts and films of cultural & political significance to the historical context in which they were written
3. Recognize and command linguistic usage in German in intermediate and advanced texts

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	20	Discussion of texts and film and their historical , socio-political context, semester-long course (10 hours in Semester 1)
Independent Study	105	Preparation and revision of classwork
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	10756	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Aine Mcgillicuddy	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Assignment	n/a	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The module will consist of seminar classes based on short lectures and class discussion of works analysed.
The lectures will identify and survey significant periods and stages in German culture and history since 1945. It will offer insights into society and politics in Germany at particular points in its development: 1945 and zero hour, division of Germany into East and West, Reunification and German society up to the present day.

Analysis of short stories or other literary extracts and/or film, in German, produced in the German-speaking countries post-1945 and up to the reunification and its aftermath will be focused upon and students will be introduced to key terms associated with significant developments in German society.

Indicative Reading List

Books:

M.Pasley: 1982, Germany. A Companion to German Studies, Methuen, London & New York,
K. Pinson: 1966, Modern Germany. Its History and Civilization, MacMillan, New York,
M. Fulbrook: 1992, A Concide History of Germany, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge,
M. Fulbrook: 2002, History of Germany 1918-2000: the divided nation, Blackwell, Oxford,
S. Berger: 2004, Inventing the Nation: Germany, Arnold, London,

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None