| CODE | GRM3054 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Deutsche Medien und Tagesthemen / German media and topical issues | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | German | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Germany has one of the largest media landscapes in Europe and offers various possibilities of accessing information due to the variety of print media, TV, radio, and digital media. Despite the strong increase of online media, the German print market has remained surprisingly stable and still reaches a large readership. This study-unit focuses on different German-language media and offers an overview of the main aspects of the media market, whose role within a democratic culture will be reflected on. The language, style, and structure of media contributions will be analysed from a critical perspective. Furthermore, aspects of contemporary culture and society will be discussed. As far as possible, recent events and developments will be included. In this context, students will be encouraged to develop and voice their own opinions. Therefore, the study-unit material will predominantly consist of up-to-date articles, radio and/or TV programmes and other media contributions. Deutschland hat eine der größten Medienlandschaften Europas und bietet vielfältige Informationsmöglichkeiten durch die Vielfalt an Printmedien, Fernsehen, Radio und digitalen Medien. Trotz der starken Zunahme an Online-Medien blieb der deutsche Printmedienmarkt überraschend stabil und erreicht noch eine große Leserschaft. Dieser Kurs beschäftigt sich mit verschiedenen deutschsprachigen Medien und bietet einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Aspekte des Medienmarktes, auf dessen Rolle innerhalb einer demokratischen Kultur reflektiert wird. Sprache, Stil und Struktur von Medien-Beiträgen werden kritisch analysiert. Zudem sollen Aspekte unmittelbar zeitgenössischer Kultur und Gesellschaft diskutiert werden. Soweit wie möglich sollen auch die jüngsten Geschehnisse und Entwicklungen einbezogen werden. Hierbei wird auf Meinungsäußerung seitens der Studierenden wert gelegt. Insofern setzt sich das Unterrichtsmaterial vor allem aus aktuellen Artikeln, Radio- und Fernsehsendungen und anderen Medien-Beiträgen zusammen. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: - introduce the main aspects of the German media landscape; - discuss aspects of contemporary German culture and society; - enhance discussion and conversation skills in German; - enhance critical reading skills. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - have a better understanding of aspects of German contemporary culture and society; - know about main aspects of the German media; - know more words in German. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - contribute to discussions about German contemporary culture and society; - speak German more fluently; - express more complex aspects of German contemporary culture; - identify certain aspects specific to the German media landscape; - discuss topical issues - critically analyse media texts. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: German-language newspapers and magazines online, e.g.: - Spiegel Online: www.spiegel.de - Zeit Online: www.zeit.de N.N.: Tatsachen über Deutschland. Frankfurt a. M.: Societäts-Verlag 2010. Luscher, Renate: Landeskunde Deutschland. Verlag für Deutsch 2010. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Kathrin Schoedel |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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