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Compulsory Module 1: Orientation German Studies (10 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Ability to name and explain the subject and its areas in the overview; students are able to present the complexity of human communication; competence to recognize and critically reflect the norms of written language.
Compulsory Module 2: Literary Studies (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 1
Learning Outcome: Students are able to explain and assess literary theories and theoretical-methodological
paradigms of literary science. They are able to grasp the historicity as well as the
simultaneousness and the continuous differentiation of conceptualisations of literary theory and methodology and to critically assess the systematics of literary studies. They are able to describe hermeneutic and semiotic processes and to present and substantiate theoretical methodological approaches for analysing literary texts.
Compulsory Module 3: Linguistics (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 1
Learning Outcome: Competence to recognize, scientifically describe and critically evaluate linguistic structures; skills to adequately assess the pupils` linguistic performances by means of the acquired analysis competence;
Fundamental knowledge of gender-, age-specific and age-atypical development of receptive and productive linguistic competences of listening, reading, talking and writing focusing on the age levels between 10 and 18; awareness of linguistic challenges which learners face; knowledge of appropriate action possibilities with atypical problems in language acquisition.
Compulsory Module 4: Subject Didactics (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of the Compulsory Modules 1, 2 and 3
Learning Outcome: Competence to present and reflect main subject-didactical contents, theories, development perspectives and application fields; fundamental knowledge of language didactics
Compulsory Module 5: Modern German Literature (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 2
Learning Outcome: Students are able to name interrelations of literary and cultural history with the example of representative authors, works and genres. They are able to describe the processes of
canonisation. They can outline the interactions developments in society, literature and
cultural history (e.g. gender-specific developments) and are able to independently Analyse and interpret literary texts based on scientific standards.
Compulsory Module 6: Contemporary German (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 3
Learning Outcome: The students are able to reproduce depended knowledge of a special area of German linguistics and can work scientifically and independently on a certain topic; fundamental knowledge of the mechanisms and factors of language change; competence to recognize and evaluate current language changes.
Compulsory Module 7: Literature and Language in Historical Context (10 ECTS-Credits, 8 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 2
Learning Outcome: Skills to explain and scientifically compare literature- and culture-historical connections illustrated by the respective epochs; familiarity with important canonized texts and appropriate canonisation processes, knowledge of literary-historical Tools.
Compulsory Module 8: Written German (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 1
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of fundamental concepts, methods and results of text linguistics; skills of independent analysis of linguistic processes, expression forms and competences, under the aspect of their development, as well as critical reflection of underlying norms; skills of reflection of writing processes; knowledge and skills to apply fundamental strategies of (scientific) text production.
Compulsory Module 7: Studying Literature in Schools (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 7
Learning Outcome: Skills to define and apply transfer possibilities of literature in German lessons; competence to prepare, modify and reflect contemporary literature teaching.
Compulsory Module 10: Linguistics in Education (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 6
Learning Outcome: Skills to present and explain connections between language and cognition, language and society and thus another skill of linguistic variation and variability (social, medial, spatial, temporal); competence in using language varieties and multilingualism; skills to independent analysis of linguistic processes, expression forms and competences, also under the aspect of their development; skills of application in the classroom.
Compulsory Module 11: Teaching German (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of the Compulsory Modules 4, 8 and 9
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of course catalogues and competence guidelines, evaluation criteria and grids for teaching German; competence to reflect reading and writing processes of pupils in their development; gaining safety in writing arrangements (and corresponding learning possibilities); knowledge of current studies of reading behaviour of children and youths, skills to promote reading and writing competences and reading motivation as well as the diagnosis of reading and writing weaknesses and appropriate compensation strategies.
Compulsory Module 12: Spoken German (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 1
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the fundamental methods and results of conversation linguistics; skills to apply it to the analysis and evaluation of concrete communicative genres in the field of spoken language; awareness of the differences between written and spoken language as a consequence of different production and reception conditions; knowledge of the functions and style characteristics of spoken language; skills to reflect about norms in the field of oral; reflection of own and foreign linguistic behaviour; strengthening individual speech-communicative ability to act; skills to target group-specific situation-adequate and target-oriented development and implementation of presentations, reflection of presentation situations as well as analysis and evaluation of rhetorical results.
Compulsory Module 13: Advanced Topics in Teaching German (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 11
Learning Outcome: Skills to process and critically reflect the research level of subject didactics; competence in the application of knowledge to a concrete subject-didactical issue; subject-related diagnosis and promotion competence; skills to write consistent scientific standardized presentation of the achieved results within a seminar work
Compulsory Module 14: Advanced Topics I (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of the Compulsory Modules 5, 9 and 10
Learning Outcome: Skills to elaborate and critically reflect the research level based on a selected topic; competence of applying this knowledge to a concrete literary-scientific or linguistic issue; ability to analyse texts and expressions with regard to different literary-scientific or linguistic-scientific perspectives; skills to write consistent scientific standardized presentation of the achieved results within a seminar work.
Compulsory Module 15: Advanced Topics II (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of the compulsory modules 5, 9 and 10
Learning Outcome: Skills to elaborate and critically reflect the research level based on a selected topic; competence of applying this knowledge to a concrete literary-scientific or linguistic issue; ability to analyse texts and expressions with regard to different literary-scientific or linguistic-scientific perspectives; skills to write consistent scientific standardized presentation of the achieved results within a seminar work.
Compulsory Module 16: Subject Related Practical Course (5 ECTS-Credits, 1 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of the Compulsory Modules 13 and 14
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of teaching observation, analysis and evaluation as well as planning and implementation of teaching units concerning learning group specifics (with regard to age, gender, social and cultural backgrounds); reflection of own and foreign teaching performance; competence to recognize, analyse and modify subject-didactical issues in terms of the current scientific discussion under supervision.
Compulsory Module 17: Bachelor's Thesis (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 1 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 14
Learning Outcome: The graduates are able to apply theoretical and methodical instruments of German to a special topic.
Notes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).