German Media
Code
711101064
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Alemães
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Clarisse Costa Afonso
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To acquire a general knowledge of the German media press, radio, television, cinema - and its evolution, organization and impact on society.
b) To develop sociolinguistic and sociocultural competences by analyzing written, audio and audio-visual articles.
c) To develop intercultural competence awareness through sociocultural aspects of the self and foreign cultures conveyed by the different media.
d) To stimulate critical thinking by analyzing the most representative publications and to encourage research autonomy.
Prerequisites
Level A2 (CEFR) of German
Subject matter
1) The media evolution and their organization in present Germany with incursions into the historical origins.
2) Handling the most representative press, audio and audio-visual articles.
3) Changes in mentalities and habits due to the advent of the audio-visual.
4) Reading, listening, viewing and analyzing materials related to sociocultural aspects of the target publics.
5) Practical reflexion on the potentialities of Media to create cultural complexity and social availability.
Bibliography
Faulstich, W. (2002). Einführung in die Medienwissenschaft. München: Fink
Geschichte des deutschen Films. (Disponível em: http://www.wissen.de/thema/geschichte-des-deutschen-films).
La Roche, W. (2004). Die Arbeitsfelder des Journalisten. (Disponível em http://www.mediaculture-online.de).
Meyn, H. (2004). Massenmedien in Deutschland. Konstanz: UVK Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.
Zielinski, S. (2002). Archäologie der Medien. Zur Tiefenzeit des technischen Hörens und Sehens. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt.
Teaching method
The unit will be taught using a combination of theoretical and practical lectures wehreby students develop their knowledge and skills, deepen their linguistic competence in german through the individual, or in groups, presentation of papers/essays on the different media observing their linguistic, political and social contents
Evaluation method
Individual, or in groups, presentation of papers/essays on the different media observing their linguistic, political and social contents (50%) and an evaluation based on a written test focused on the themes not handled individually (50%).