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KGS / LENN
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KGS
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LENN
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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German Lexicology
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
3
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
1
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
1
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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German
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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39 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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German
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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KGS/LEN
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Preclusive courses
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KAG/LN
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The students will be introduced to the basic concepts of lexicology and the main principles of processes resulting in vocabulary changes. The participants will also be given a grasp of the main phases of development of German vocabulary with an emphasis on the role of language as a cultural reference. A special attention will be paid to the contact of German with Czech, English and French within a culture-historical context.
The course will be conducted in German on level B1 - B2.
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Requirements on student
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Written and verbal examination.
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Content
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1. Introduction: lexicology versus lexicography. Dictionary types.
2. Problems of word definition. Motivation to word building (groundwork).
3. Problems polysemy. Position of foreign words in vocabulary.
4. Effort to create structure of German vocabulary (Dornseiff).
5. Possibilities and problems of semasiology (Weisgerber).
6. Lexicology and psychology. Introducing of the "Words and things" concept.
7. Onomasiology and semasiology.
8. Onomatopoia. Word meaning and their context.
9. German vocabulary in Austria. German vocabulary in Switzerland.
10. Meaning - expression - pragmatic knowledge.
11. Introducing to the concept of etymologic dictionaries.
12. Neologisms. Word expiration.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Guarantors:
Dr. Phil. Boris Blahak, M.A. (100%),
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Lecturer:
Dr. Phil. Boris Blahak, M.A. (100%),
Mgr. Jana Krucká (100%),
Mgr. Martin Šíp, Ph.D. (100%),
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Tutorial lecturer:
Dr. Phil. Boris Blahak, M.A. (100%),
Mgr. Jana Krucká (100%),
Mgr. Martin Šíp, Ph.D. (100%),
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Literature
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Basic:
Schippan, Thea. Lexikologie der deutschen Gegenwartssprache : [Studienbuch]. Tübingen : M. Niemeyer Verl., 1992. ISBN 3-484-73002-1.
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Basic:
Čermák, F.; Blatná, R. Manuál lexikografie. Jinočany : H & H, 1995. ISBN 80-85787-23-7.
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Recommended:
DORNSEIFF, Franz. Der deutsche Wortschatz. Berlin, New York.
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Recommended:
MAURER, Friedrich; RUPP, Heinz (Hrsg.). Deutsche Wortgeschichte, Bd. 2, Grundriß der Germanischen Philologie, Bd. 17/II. Berlin, New York : de Gruyter, 1974.
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Recommended:
Lutzeier P. R. Lexikologie. Stauffenburg-Verlag, Tübingen, 1995.
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Recommended:
Schippan, T. Lexikologie der dt. Gegenwartssprache. Niemeyer, Tuebingen, 1992.
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Recommended:
Sisák, Ladislav. Súčasný nemecký jazyk : Seminar zur deutschen Lexikologie und Stilistik. Košice : Univerzita P.J.Šafárika, 1992.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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32
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Contact hours
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26
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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20
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Total
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78
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to characterize the basic concepts of word-making |
to list basic lexicographical manuals (Czech-German translation dictionaries, German interpreting dictionaries) |
to list the main areas of lexicology |
to orientate themselves in the main stages of the historical development of vocabulary |
to orientate in the main stages of historical development of contacts between Czech and German |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to understand the speech of the lexicology or lexicography or word formation in German at level B1 / B2 |
to understand the text of lexicology, lexicography, word-formation in German and summarize its main idea |
to orientate themselves in basic Czech-German lexicography manuals (especially translation dictionaries) and use them in the study |
to understand the structure of the dictionary password, the passwords in the encyclopedia |
to perceive the reflection of mutual contacts between Czech and German in the vocabulary available to him |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to orientate in the terminology of lexicology, lexicography and derivation |
to explain the basic lexicological concepts |
to orientate in the main principles of processes that lead to vocabulary changes |
to give an overview of the most important stages in the development of German vocabulary |
to characterize lexicology as a linguistic discipline |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to leverage knowledge from the field of lexicology into the wider context of language and cultural reference |
to track and identify German language contacts with other Indo-European languages |
to track and identify language contacts between German and Czech as languages of neighboring countries |
to apply theoretical knowledge in the targeted acquisition and dissemination of vocabulary in German |
to use lexicographical manuals (interpreting dictionaries, translation dictionaries) |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Test |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Test |
Self-evaluation |
Continuous assessment |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Combined exam |
Self-evaluation |
Continuous assessment |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Interactive lecture |
Practicum |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Interactive lecture |
Practicum |
Textual studies |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Practicum |
Interactive lecture |
Students' portfolio |
Individual study |
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