COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SELECTED WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDA 5008 SELECTED WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

German Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AYLIN NADINE KUL

Offered to

German Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to deepen students knowledge of contemporary German literature and to analyze the literary representation of current social, environmental, and economic issues. Through various literary genres, students will develop their skills in literary analysis and interpretation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify major thematic and social trends in contemporary German literature
2   Analyze literary texts through the lens of literary theories
3   Discuss contemporary issues such as globalization, climate crisis, and economy in a literary context
4   Produce written literary criticism and deliver oral presentations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Current trends in German contemporary literature: Introduction Pop culture and literature
2 Capitalism and labor in literature Student presentations
3 Capitalism and labor in literature Student presentations
4 Literature and globalization: Displacement and identity Discussion and analysis
5 Travel texts Mobility, migration, and space Finl exam
6 Climate crisis and nature representations
7 Climate crisis and nature representations
8 Midterm exam
9 Media and digital culture in literature
10 Traces of digitalization in German literature

Recomended or Required Reading

- Hermann L./Horstkotte S. (2016). Gegenwartsliteratur. Eine Einführung. Metzler. Stuttgart
- Elias Kreuzmair, Eckhard Schumacher (2022), Literatur nach der Digitalisierung. Zeitkonzepte und Gegenwartsdiagnosen, Berlin, Boston
- Catani, Stephanie u. Christoph Kleinschmidt (2024): Popliteratur 3.0. Soziale Medien und Gegenwartsliteratur. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter
- Selected contemporary literary texts

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, interactive presentations, research, group work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aylin.kul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

thursday 13..-00-14.00
wednesday 13.00-14.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation about subject 10 2 20
Reading 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 2 6 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 203

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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