CODE 117892 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER L'INSEGNAMENTO, L'EDITORIA E I MEDIA DIGITALI 11953 (LM-37 R) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/13 LANGUAGE German TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual OVERVIEW This course is offering a deeper insight into the culture of the German speaking countries, starting out from their history, examining the phenomenon of the pluricentricity of their language as well as the creation of national identity and mentality which have characterized traditions and arts of these cultures. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this course, the students - will have widened their knowledge on history and culture of the German speaking countries as well as their embodiment in the European context - will be able to recognize and interpretate outstanding phenomena of German speaking culture within the wider context of an steadily increasing multi-, inter- and transcultural society - will be capable dealing with German texts in history, literature and arts - will have received incentives to always keeping themselves informed on political and social ongoing matters and to approach and analyse them with critical thinking AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this course, the students - will have widened their knowledge on history and culture of the German speaking countries as well as their embodiment in the European context - will be able to recognize and interpretate outstanding phenomena of German speaking culture within the wider context of an steadily increasing multi-, inter- and transcultural society - will be capable dealing with German texts in history, literature and arts - will have received incentives to always keeping themselves informed on political and social ongoing matters and to approach and analyse them with critical thinking PREREQUISITES B2 TEACHING METHODS 1. Didactic Unit, winter semester: 36 hours frontal lecture in German, reading texts in German (6 Cfu) 2. Didactic Unit, summer semester: 18 hours frontal lecture in German, reading texts in German (3 Cfu) N.B.: 36 hours + 18 hours = 54 hours (9 Cfu) Attendance is not obbligatory, but heartily recommended Students who do not attend the classes have to contact the professor at the beginning of the semester and study the texts marked with * SYLLABUS/CONTENT Literatures, media and publishing The entire programme will be comunicated in September 2025. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAFIA/ BIBLIOGRAFIA Sekundärliteratur/Letteratura critica: in der Bibliothek verfügbar/ reperibile in biblioteca Michaela Bürger-Koftis (Hg.): Eine Sprache – viele Horizonte... Die Osterweiterung der deutschsprachigen Literatur. Porträts einer neuen europäischen Generation. Wien: Praesens, 2008 M. Bürger-Koftis, H.Schweiger, S. Vlasta (Hg.): Polyphonie. Mehrsprachigkeit und literarische Kreativität. Wien: Praesens 2010. M. Bürger-Koftis, R. Pellegrino, S. Vlasta (Hg.): wokommstduher? Inter-, Multi- und Transkulturalität im österreichischen Kontext. Wien: Praesens 2018. Dossier Dott.ssa Ramona Pellegrino "Dalla Gastarbeiterliteratur alla letteratura transculturale in lingua tedesca" altro materiale verrà messo a disposizione dal corso in aulawe TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MICHAELA BÜRGER-KOFTIS Ricevimento: Upon appointment via mail: in my office Palazzo Serra, Piano Nobile, piazza S. Sabina 2 or in Teams, code: gikqlko LESSONS LESSONS START In the first week of october. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam, three questions, each one can be rated with max. 10 points and sum up to the maximum vote of 30/30 adding, eventually the "lode", excellency. ASSESSMENT METHODS Oral exam, three questions, each one can be rated with max. 10 points and sum up to the maximum vote of 30/30 adding, eventually the "lode", excellency. FURTHER INFORMATION Si consigliano gli studenti con certificazione di DSA, di disabilità o di altri bisogni educativi speciali di contattare la docente all’inizio del corso per concordare modalità didattiche e d’esame che, nel rispetto degli obiettivi dell’insegnamento, tengano conto delle modalità di apprendimento individuali e forniscano idonei strumenti compensativi.