COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SELECTED WORKS FROM CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDA 5021 SELECTED WORKS FROM CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE I 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

This course aims to provide students with an in-depth perspective on selected works from contemporary German literature. It seeks to develop students' skills in analyzing literary texts from multiple perspectives, encouraging critical thinking and enabling them to evaluate these texts within historical and cultural contexts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze and interpret selected contemporary literary works at an advanced academic level
2   Apply methods of literary studies to concrete textual examples
3   Discuss the literary works in cultural, social, and historical contexts
4   Articulate their interpretations and literary critiques in both written and oral forms, supported by reasoning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Contemporary German Literature Student presentations
2 Definition and analytical methods Student presentations
3 Language and style in contemporary literature Student presentations
4 Literary developments after the fall of the Berlin Wall Discussion and discourse analysis
5 Literary discussions on identity and belonging Final exam
6 Identity and Migration
7 Migration and hybridity
8 Midterm exam
9 Migrant writers and multicultural society
10 Postmodern narrative techniques

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 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 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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