FLE375 HISTORY OF GERMAN CULTURE
| Course Code: | 4500375 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Foreign Language Education |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. SEVİL ONARAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course will offer students the chance to work on their spoken expression and critical thinking in German. Topics will change each semester but will span film, literature, texts from contemporary German culture. In this course the students develop their knowledge of German culturel history, as well as German language and German fiction. The students read and discuss classic German literature from the 18th to the 20th centruries with their social bakgrounds. The course also includes an introduction to literary terminology and methods.
Course Content
German Civilization in the Middle Ages, in the epoches of Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Classicism, Romanticism, during the Second German Empire, between 1919-1945, after World War II, between 1965-1990 and after reunification.
Course Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, students will demonstrate:
1.a critical understanding of important aspects of German history and European culture and improved linguistic skills to deal their represantation in different media (textual, visual);
2. the linguistic ability to identify, analyse, and evaluate cultural artefacts within their social, political and historical context including the history of media and knowledge;
3. a better understandig of the processes of the generating and translation of meaning in the use of German for describing and analysing textual materials;
4. the ability to identify ethical, social and literary issues relating topics treated in the course
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Make appropriate pedagogical decisions in accordance with their particular English teaching context (i.e. Age, setting, location, and learner background) based on a contemporary repertoire of language teaching approaches and methods. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Critically analyze linguistic, literary, cultural, and historical issues when selecting, developing, and using course materials and assessment instruments. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Based on their familiarity with educational sciences, literature, and linguistics, establish cross-disciplinary connections and develop critical intellectual curiosity. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Identify and generate solutions for specific language-related problems which learners of English may face at different proficiency levels. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Individually and collaboratively design, conduct, and report small-scale educational research projects by employing relevant research methods in the investigation of language with teachers from local, national or international contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Demonstrate awareness of individual, (multi) cultural, and psycho-social diversity in learning environments and adapt to different local contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Analyze and address professional challenges based on an awareness of global systems and comparisons of educational systems. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Fluently and accurately use all receptive and productive English language skills at an advanced level for effective daily and academic communication. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Effectively translate a diverse set of English and Turkish discourses considering context-specific elements. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Utilize experiences of learning a foreign language other than English for developing an awareness of language learning processes. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | With self-confidence, effectively communicate with students and other stakeholders in educational settings. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Engage in reflective teaching, self-evaluation, and ongoing professional development. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Select and utilize appropriate instructional technologies and information literacy skills to increase the effectiveness of foreign language teaching. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Promote creativity, understanding, cooperation, and equity to establish a positive classroom environment. | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Develop a critical and multicultural perspective to language and language-related issues emerging from global English contexts. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution