- Docente: Sandro Moraldo
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-LIN/13
- Language: German
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation (cod. 8059)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation (cod. 8059)
Learning outcomes
The student is familiar with the basic notions of German Literature and is able to identify them in specific literary texts. This enables him/her to deepen his/her knowledge and to develop new methodologies related to the interpretation of literary texts.
Course contents
German stories from Romanticism till nowadays
Readings/Bibliography
Texts of the subsequent writers will be read and interpreted: E.T.A. Hoffmann, Oskar Panizza, Thomas Mann, Arthur Schnitzler, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Franz Kafka, Alfred Döblin, Anna Seghers, Jakob Arjouni, Bernhard Schlink...
Bibliography
Marcel Reich-Ranicki (Hrsg.): Die besten deutschen Erzählungen, Frankfurt a. M. (insel taschenbuch) 2010Teaching methods
At the beginning lessons will be teacher-centered and entail lecture sessions and one-way presentations. In a second moment participating students give talks about topics suggested by the teacher or about relevant topics chosen by the students themselves according to their special interest.
Maximum participation of students is stimulated by invitations to debate and opportunities for discussion.
70% of class attendance is requiredAssessment methods
The evaluation purpose is to assess the acquisition of the knowledge and skills described above by the student. An oral exam will evaluate the summarizing ability, and the acquisition of the contents of the readings and themes treated during the course.
Teaching tools
In lessons are used not only several types of texts (press releases, newspaper articles, essays) collected and prepared by the teacher but will also be supported by the use of new media technologies (for example audio and/or video podcasts) and powerpoint presentations. All didactic material used during the lessons will be uploaded and made available online on the Moodle platform as pdf- or Mp3-files.
Office hours
See the website of Sandro Moraldo