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Second Year Handbook 2020/2021
Department of German
1Contents
COVID 19 Information3
Second Year Modules 2020/20214
Integrated German Language Course4
German Love Poetry4
Classics of German Culture5
Linguistik 16
An Intercultural Journey: Preparation and Reflective Writing for the Year Abroad6
Remembering the GDR: Competing Memories of an East German Past in Post-Wende Literature7
German Literature from the 18th to the 21st Century7
Constructing & Deconstructing German National Identity: Key Texts in the Development, Expression
and Modification of an Idea.7
German Business and Culture Today: Theory and Practice8
Integrated German Language Course for BComm Int9
Gender and Power in German Literature and Film9
Political and Social Culture since 194510
Memory in Contemporary Fiction11
Attendance12
Second Year Timetable 2020-202113
2COVID 19 Information
Teaching and Contact with our Staff Members
Our Department takes pride in taking an educational approach that places students at its
centre. All our staff members are approachable and are happy to assist you should any issues
arise.
Please get in touch with us should you have any questions. For all our contact details, go to
https://www.ucc.ie/en/german/staff/.
Classes commence on Monday, 28th September. However, there may be some exceptions,
and please see individual start dates in module descriptions below.
Full timetable and delivery information will be provided by each module coordinator from mid-
September.
Please contact your programme/module coordinator should you need any further information
regarding your programme or regarding any module.
In case you wish to discuss any health issues that might affect your return to campus in the
pandemic environment, please contact the Head of Department.
3Second Year Modules 2020/2021
Code GE2101
Title Integrated German Language Course
Credits 5
Semester 1 and 2
Coordinator Dr Emma Riordan
Contact Emma.riordan@ucc.ie
This is the core language module for all students except those of the BComm Int.
Students will read various text types in the German language and respond to these
texts orally and in written form. They will produce a range of original written texts in
the target language relating to living in the target language country and to the
Description students' studies, including correspondence, discursive and narrative. A selection of
texts will be translated from German into English and from English into German. An
oral practice class will give students the opportunity to develop their spoken German.
Grammar classes will reinforce and deepen students' awareness of German linguistic
structures.
Blended - students can expect one hour of in-class teaching per week (Tuesdays,
Delivery
times to be confirmed at the first class)
Times Thursday 12-1 plus small group teaching (to be assigned)
Location MS Teams and plus various rooms
First class Thursday 1st October, 12-1 on MS Teams (please see Canvas for link)
Code GE2100
Title German Love Poetry
Credits 5
Semester 2
Coordinator Gert Hofmann
Contact g.hofmann@ucc.ie
We discuss different aspects of the experience of love, friendship, eroticism,
compassion, religious devotion, through the interpretation of their poetic reflection.
Module Content: The module will analyse and interpret various examples from the
Description
history of German Liebeslyrik, beginning with the medieval Minnesang (Walther von
der Vogelweide), Brautmystik (Mechthild von Magdeburg), putting emphasis on
Goethezeit, romanticism (cult of friendship and romantic love, e.g. Novalis), 20th and
21st century poems (e.g. Erich Fried).
Delivery blended
Times Monday 12 – 2 p.m
Location Aras Na Laoi AL G02
First class tbc
4Code GE2002
Title Classics of German Culture
Credits 5
Semester 2
Coordinator Prof Caitríona Ní Dhúill
Contact caitriona.nidhuill@ucc.ie
This module looks at key texts, both literary and other, in the German canon.
We will explore major contributions to world thought and culture associated with
German-speaking cultures and territories, exemplified in texts by Goethe, Kant, Marx,
Description
Freud, Nietzsche, Kafka, and Arendt. We will pay particular attention to themes,
aesthetics, ideologies and impact. We will also examine the legacy of these texts within
and beyond the culture and time of their original publication.
GE2002 will be delivered as a mix of online and in-class sessions, arrangements to be
Delivery confirmed in the first week of term, depending on group size. The in-class sessions
are subject to public health guidelines.
Times Wednesdays 11.00-13.00
C_CEC_G09B*
Location
First class 27 January 2021
5Code GE2102
Title Linguistik 1
Credits 5
Semester 2
Coordinator Dr Barbara Siller
Contact barbara.siller@ucc.ie
Although language is essential to human life and we use it daily, we hardly reflect on
it. This module will introduce students to the fascinating field of linguistics where
they will learn about the nature of signs and language, the structure of words and the
patterns of word formation, the sound and meaning of words as well as the structure
Description
of sentences. They will also become familiar with sociolinguistic themes, such as
dialects, accents and language variation, language change, language and gender,
language and age, bilingualism, code-switching and multilingualism, migration in
discourse, language planning and language rights.
Classes will be delivered through a blended form of teaching (online and in-class
sessions); the in-class sessions are subject to public health guidelines. Final
Delivery
arrangements will be confirmed in the first week of term.
Times Thursday 9-11
Location ORB 201
First class 28 January 2021
Code GE2106
Title An Intercultural Journey: Preparation and Reflective Writing for the Year Abroad
Credits 5
Semester 1
Coordinator Dr Claire O’Reilly
Contact Claire.oreilly@ucc.ie
The aim of this module is to prepare students for the Year Abroad culturally and
interculturally, and help them identify their own learning goals in academic,
linguistic, professional and personal terms. Students will receive input on concepts
such as intercultural learning and intercultural competence, theories of adjustment
Description
and living abroad. We will engage closely with a cross-section of scholarly papers on
the Year Abroad and ask how these publications are relevant to one's own learning.
Students will reflect on their learning paths and course concepts by way of reflective
learning journals throughout the module.
Delivery Online
Times Tuesday 11-1
Location MS Teams
6First class September 29, 2020
Code GE2113
Remembering the GDR: Competing Memories of an East German Past in Post-Wende
Title
Literature
Credits 5
Semester 2
Coordinator Dr Hanna Bingel-Jones
Contact hanna.bingeljones@ucc.ie
The memory of the GDR is a key issue in German literature, and it is highly contested.
The author’s generational belonging but also an increasing temporal distance
influence the way the East German past is looked back at and how its aftermath is
Description
dealt with. We will explore literary texts (and films) from different time periods,
identify constitutive themes and topoi (e.g. ‘Ostalgia’) and ask how representations
of the GDR have been changing and why.
Students should expect that classes will take place on campus, class-size and COVID-
situation depending. The in-class sessions are subject to public health guidelines. An
Delivery
additional online content will be made available on Canvas. Arrangements will be
confirmed in the first week of term.
Times Monday 4-6pm
Location Aras Na Laoi G02
First class January 2021
Code GE2126
Title German Literature from the 18th to the 21st Century
Credits 5
Semester 1 and 2
Coordinator Gert Hofmann
Contact g.hofmann@ucc.ie
The most important periods of German literature will be investigated together with
their historical and cultural background.
Description
Background Reading: WATANABE-O’KELLY, H. (Ed), The Cambridge History of German
Literature (Cambridge University press) (Paperback)
Blended. Lecture sessions in situ. Depending on class size divided in groups. If
Delivery required, Panopto recordings will be provided on Canvas. A limited number of small
group online tutorials (Teams) may complement the lectures.
Times Live sessions Wed 5 - 6 pm
7Location ORB 1.32
First class 30 September 2020: 5pm
Code GE2130
Constructing & Deconstructing German National Identity: Key Texts in the
Title
Development, Expression and Modification of an Idea.
Credits 5
Semester 2
Coordinator Dr Rachel MagShamhráin
Contact r.magshamhrain@ucc.ie
Nationalism, it has been argued, is one of only a handful of major discourses that
determine the ideological matrix in which modern human existence is embedded.
This course will examine the phenomenon of nationalism in the context of Germany,
Description
a country with a perhaps uniquely troubled relationship with the concept of identity
as determined by nationalist ideology, the troubled relationship serving to magnify
tensions that are, of course, inherent in all.
Students should expect an hour a week of face-to-face contact, class-size and COVID-
Delivery
situation depending. The rest of the module will be delivered via CANVAS.
Times Wednesday 10-12
Location ORB G41 and online
First class January 2021
Code GE2131
Title German Business and Culture Today: Theory and Practice
Credits 5
Semester 1
Coordinator Dr Claire O’Reilly
Contact Claire.oreilly@ucc.ie
The aim of this module is to examine and understand German business practices and
the German business environment from a dual Irish and German perspective.
Students will gain knowledge of aspects of business practice and business approach
Description
in Germany and their ability to converse in German on business topics will be
addressed. This course will be of particular interest to students hoping to complete a
placement while on their Year Abroad in Germany or Austria.
Delivery Online
Times Thursday 3-5pm
Location MS Teams
First class October 1, 2020
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Code GE2801
Title Integrated German Language Course for BComm Int
Credits 10
Semester 1 and 2
Coordinator Dr Emma Riordan
Contact Emma.riordan@ucc.ie
This is the core language modules for BComm Int students. Students will read various
text types in the German language and respond to these texts orally and in written
form. They will produce a range of original written texts in the target language
relating to living in the target language country and to the students' studies, including
Description
correspondence, discursive and narrative. A selection of texts will be translated from
German into English and from English into German. An oral practice class will give
students the opportunity to develop their spoken German. Grammar classes will
reinforce and deepen students' awareness of German linguistic structures.
Blended - students can expect one hour of in-class teaching per week (Tuesdays,
Delivery
times to be confirmed at the first class)
Times Thursday 12-1 plus small group teaching (to be assigned)
Location MS Teams
First class Thursday 1st October, 12-1 on MS Teams (please see Canvas for link)
Code GE2805
Title Gender and Power in German Literature and Film
Credits 5
Semester 1
Coordinator Prof Caitríona Ní Dhúill
Contact caitriona.nidhuill@ucc.ie
This module explores films and literary texts that chart and reflect upon the recent
history of gender relations in the German-speaking countries, including: women's
suffrage; the entry of women into formal education and professions; sexual
'revolutions' and emancipatory movements; backlashes; feminist and queer theory
and activism; critiques of patriarchy and heteronormativity. Consulting key texts
Description
and diverse voices from c. 1890 to the present day, from Frank Wedekind and Lou
Andreas-Salomé to Ingeborg Bachman and Elfriede Jelinek, also exploring early
feminist activism and silent cinema, we investigate literature and film as modes of
reflection and critique which portray, contest and re-imagine the distribution of
social and symbolic power within sex-gender systems.
GE2805 will be delivered as a mix of online and in-class sessions, arrangements to be
Delivery confirmed in the first week of term, depending on group size. The in-class sessions
are subject to public health guidelines.
Times Monday 10-11 C_AL_G19 AND Wednesday 9-10 C_KANE_G20
Location Monday 10-11 C_AL_G19 AND Wednesday 9-10 C_KANE_G20
10First class Wednesday 30 September 2020 @ 9 am
Code GE2902
Title Political and Social Culture since 1945
Credits 5
Semester 1
Coordinator Dr Hanna Bingel-Jones
Contact hanna.bingeljones@ucc.ie
The aim of the seminar is to give students an overview of German history, culture
and society after the Second World War, based on discussion of various texts and
media. The seminar will progress chronologically but focus on aspects of life in East
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and West Germany and the effects the reunification had on the lives of the people.
The seminar is also designed to prepare students for their year abroad by dealing
with historical questions as well as by discussing cultural issues and differences.
Students should expect that classes will take place on campus, class-size and COVID-
situation depending. The in-class sessions are subject to public health guidelines. An
Delivery
additional online content will be made available on Canvas. Arrangements will be
confirmed in the first week of term.
Times Monday, 4-6pm
Location CONN_C
First class Monday 5 October 2020
11Code GE2150
Title Memory in Contemporary Fiction
Credits 5
Semester 2
Coordinator Dr Barbara Siller
Contact barbara.siller@ucc.ie
The various memory cultures and memory forms, including individual, collective and
communicative memories, are central to a big number of texts which by literary
critics have been called 'fictions of memory'. In this seminar we will do a close
reading of one prominent example of this literary genre and learn to identify key
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aspects of it. The textual analysis will be supported by a discussion of various
theoretical texts which will inform the students about concepts central to the notion
of memory, such as remembering and forgetting, narrative and identity, and space
and belonging.
Students should expect that classes will take place on campus, class-size and COVID-
situation depending. The in-class sessions are subject to public health guidelines. An
Delivery
additional online content will be made available on Canvas. Arrangements will be
confirmed in the first week of term.
Times Thursday, 1-3pm
Location Conn_C
First class 28 January 2021
12Attendance
Every student registered for a degree is expected to attend all lectures, tutorials,
laboratory classes etc. A student will not be permitted to enter for an examination at the
conclusion of a module, if attendance at the module is not considered satisfactory by
the Registrar and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs following a report by the
lecturer concerned and/or Head of Department/Discipline/School responsible for that
module. The decision of the Registrar and Senior Vice President is subject to the
appeal of the Academic Council of the University.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/cacsss/ug/currentstudents/problem_arise/
13Second Year Timetable 2020-2021
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
GE2805 GE2102
9 – 10 C_KANE_G20 ORB 201
Sem 1 Sem. 2
GE2130 GE2102
GE2805
ORB G41 ORB 201
10 – 11 C_AL_G19
Sem. 2 Sem. 2
Sem 1
GE2130
ORB G41
GE2106
Sem. 2
MS Teams
11 – 12 GE2002
Sem. 1.
C_CEC_G09B
Sem 2
GE2106
MS Teams
Sem. 1. GE2101/2801
GE2100 ___________ Grammar and
GE2002 translation
AL_G02
12 – 1 C_CEC_G09B MS Teams
Sem. 2 GE2101/2801
Sem 2 (link on
Small group Canvas)
teaching* Sem. 1&2
ORB2.44
Sem. 1&2
14GE 2801
GE2100
Small group
AL_G02
teaching*
Sem. 2
G38 LL2108 GE 2150
___________
Sem. 1&2 WW5 C_Conn_C
1–2
------------------ Sem. 1 Sem.2
LL2108
FSB A1
LL2003
Sem. 1
ORB 1.23
Sem. 1&2
GE2101
GE 2150
Small group
Conn_C
2–3 teaching*
Sem.2
G41 / ASK G01
Sem. 1&2
GE2101/2801
GE2131
Small group
teaching* MS Teams
3–4
G38 / G39 / Sem. 1
WW3 / WW8
Sem. 1&2
GE2902
Conn_C
Sem. 1 GE2101/2801
GE2131
Small group
MS Teams
4–5 teaching*
GE2113
Sem. 1
G38
Aras
NaLaoi_G02 Sem. 1&2
Sem. 2
15GE2902
Conn_C
Sem. 1
_________ GE2126
5 –6 GE2113 ORB 1.32
Aras Sem. 1&2
NaLaoi_G02
Sem. 2
*Groups and locations will be assigned in week 1.
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