The programme aims to ensure that students attain the highest possible standard of German. Students should acquire knowledge and understanding of the complexity of the language and of German-speaking cultures.
The courses are highly varied: Some are practical and focused on oral and written communication; others provide comprehensive knowledge of the literature, culture and society of German-speaking regions; others still focus on an academic understanding of the language. The programme also includes courses in translation, German in tourism, German cinema and the pedagogy of German as a second language.
German is mainly taught through practice and discussion sessions with some lectures; assignments, projects and essays are also an important part of the programme.
In the second semester, students can attend a practical language course in the south German university town of Tübingen. It is also possible to take part of the programme on exchange at a university in a German-speaking country.
There are often German international students doing traineeships at UI who can offer students on the German programme individual or small group support sessions, such as conversation practice, grammar guidance, or help with writing presentations and essays.
German can also be taken as a 120 ECTS major or a 60 ECTS minor in combination with another subject. For example, a dual honours degree in German and business administration. It is also possible to take a 60 ECTS minor in practical German. Students must complete 180 ECTS to graduate with a BA degree.
A major in German can be combined with a minor in any subject at the School of Humanities and certain subjects at other schools, such as tourism studies, political science, sociology and economics.
The main focus of the one-year German diploma and the practical German programmes (one-year minor towards a BA or three-semester diploma) is on practical language skills, cultural communication and knowledge of German-speaking societies.
Icelandic matriculation examination (stúdentspróf: school leaving examination from secondary school) or equivalent qualification. Further information can be found in article 15, regulation on admission requirements for undergraduate study no. 331/2022.
Students should be able to show competency at an g to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The programme is not suitable for complete beginners, who are referred to the courses German for Beginners I and II.
180 ECTS have to be completed for the qualification. All 1st year courses (students can, however, choose between ÞÝS207G and ÞÝS 208G) and certain 2nd and 3rd year courses are compulsory (see course list below). Students may choose up to 20 credits from available courses in other subjects with a permission.
Check below to see how the programme is structured.
This programme does not offer specialisations.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ICELANDIC. THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE THE COURSE IN ENGLISH SHOULD REGISTER IN THE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE MOM102G.
MOM101G is intended for students of foreign languages OTHER than English. BA-students in English and those who do not speak Icelandic should register in MOM102G.
The course is an introductory course in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures. Its aims and purpose include an introduction of basic concepts and terminology in the field, exploration of critical thinking to increase reading comprehension of academic texts, implementation of practical learning practices and academic procedures to facilitate successful academic studies, discussion on plagiarism and academic integrity, evaluation of academic standards, etc. Students receive practical training in critical evaluation of academic texts, basic argumentation analysis, identification of rhetorical patterns and text structure in various text types, review of acceptable references, and an introduction to analytical reading. Furthermore, students will gain insight into the importance of academic literacy to enhance understanding and writing of academic papers, presentation of research findings, etc.
The course is taught in English and is intended for students in:
*Those students that need ECT credits as a result of changes in the MOM courses, as MOM102G used to be a 5-credit course, need to add an individual assignment (MOM001G, 1 ECT) within the MOM102G course.
To sign up for the individual project you must talk to the teacher of MOM102G.
Pronunciation exercises in the language laboratory.
To be able to cope with the very different levels of German of the students at the beginning of their studies, this course will start with an assessment test and then presumably be split up into two groups.
For all students, who are not yet on level B1, the course will be taught as a language course at A2 to B1 level. In this course the students will work with a textbook and do exercises in writing, listening and reading (and, to some extent, speaking). There will be short tests during the semester.
If the course will be split in two groups, a B1+ course will be established that will address modern German grammar and vocabulary in different ways. The work in the course is based on a variety of exercises discussed and corrected in class containing grammar, vocabulary and textual exercises. Common errors made by foreign learners of German will be discussed. Furthermore, translations into German and German pronunciation rules on the basis of phonetic transcription will be addressed.
All students (both students on A2-B1 level and students on B1+ level) work autonomously with the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning.
Short writing assignments consisting of descriptions of various kinds, including people, places and events. Additional supportive oral descriptions and vocabulary exercises. The work in the course is based on group work and class discussion.
The main aim of this course is for students to gain a good command of German for communicative purposes. Special emphasis will be on written language and aural comprehension. Students will present short papers on various subjects. Various audio-visual aids will be used (e.g. computers, tapes, videos, as well as written texts). The course will be taught both in one large group and in much smaller groups of 2-4 participants.
Generally speaking modern German grammar is taught in a combination of lectures and seminars.
Various aspects of the verbal system (except for the subjunctive) will in particular be the focus of attention.
Assignments will be discussed and mainly corrected in class. At regular intervals short tests will show the students their actual state of grammatical skills.
A two-week intensive course in German language skills in February in Germany. If this takes place it will replace course ÞÝS207G Spoken German Skills II. (See also ÞÝS207G).
The course offers training in the retelling and summarising of texts in a an organised and succinct manner. Classes in debating and the application of vocabulary generally used in an exchange of views. Teaching will be both in one large group and in smaller groups of 2-4 persons. If student enrolment is high, the large group will also be divided into two. If ÞÝS208G takes place this course will not be held. Students who do not go to Tübingen can, however, get the credits for this course by taking an oral exam.
Short translation assignments with an emphasis on practical vocabulary and common aspects of German grammar. Close attention will be paid to error analysis and stylistic technique. Students get advance information about special difficulties in each translation. - Exercises on common errors made by foreign learners of German.
Students hand in written assignments, take partial exams and prepare for translations which are made collectively in class. In class, students engage in discussions about translation errors, problems and alternatives.
The course deals with the following aspects of the German-speaking countries: geography and places of interest; politics, economics, environmental issues and social structures; educational systems; media; daily life.
Students will be given an overview of the basic literary theories. A selection of texts from German literature will be studied, analysed and classified within an historical, cultural and literary context. The work in the course is based on group work, discussions and class discussion.
A direct, yet independent continuation of ÞÝS108G German Grammar I.
We will start with the subjunctive, then other parts of speech, for example nouns, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, negatives etc. will be dealt with.
Assignments will be discussed and mainly corrected in class. At regular intervals short tests will show the students their actual state of grammatical skills.
In this course the students will learn how to write an academic essay. The following elements will be covered: data collection, demarcation, organising and developing the subject, use of secondary materials, quotations and references, reasoning, presentation.
The course is compulsory for students taking a 180 credit BA in German, but elective for students taking a 120 credit BA in German.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of reading, listening and grammar assignments as well as vocabulary excercises. Also, students work on the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning. For the oral exam, students read the novel "Tschick" by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Training in the composition of texts of various kinds, especially for special purposes. Students familiarise themselves with the structure of various kinds of texts.
The course will present an overview of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries. The main emphases will be chosen in consultation with students.
Translation of common tourism text types (such as information and advertising texts, itineraries and restaurant menus) from Icelandic into German. Guidance in translation techniques and the use of secondary sources.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Language usage in German advertising texts in newspapers, journals and television presented. Text analysis. Influence of other languages on the text use analysed. Discussions about word and proverbs, wordplay and references in advertising text and the connection analysed between the spoken word and illustrations.
In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.
In this course we will discuss important current events in German-speaking countries based on coverage in various media. Other topics of the course will be cultural aspects, such as values and traditions of the German-speaking societies.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
The aim of the course is to improve the students' communicative skills with special reference to informative texts (e.g. academic and scholarly texts). Exercises will concentrate on various topics concerning register and style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and text structure.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of assignments that form the basis for the written assignments.
A selection of twentieth-century texts will be read and analysed. Students will gain an overview of the narrative fiction of the German-speaking countries in the cultural and historical context of this period. The work in the course is based on discussions and presentations.
The academic field of linguistics and its subsidiaries. The main theories and methodology of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics with particular attention to parsing.
The course is based on lectures, discussions and several smaller assignments discussed and corrected in class.
This course was ÞÝS202G. Those students who finished that course do not need to take this one.
Optional course for students of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, in their 2nd or 3rd year of the BA-programme. The students read and study a well-known play that has been translated into several languages. The students will read the text in the target language. The students choose scenes from the play for the production.
Teachers from the target languages will assist the students with pronunciation.
Maximum number of students in this course is 15.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
The course deals with selected aspects of Icelandic and German on the basis of contrastive analysis and with a practical orientation.
Modern pedagogy in language teaching emphasis interaction and vocabulary, but at the same time places emphasis on the linguistic basics. Pedagogical principles will be shortly presented. The main emphasis will be on various new and interesting issues, where the students will on their own pick texts and other curriculum and plan and prepare material to be used in secondary schools.
This course will focus on the teaching of German in Icelandic schools. It will contain an analysis of new course materials for German teaching in High Schools, especially new textbooks. The main emphasis will be on the current changes in teaching methods, but newer techniques and scientific findings about teaching methods will also be addressed.
A study will be made of texts (booklets and other advertising material in German) from the tourist industry with reference to their content and language use. The course also aims at improving the dissemination of information to German-speaking tourists, both orally and in writing.
Students will be trained presenting Icelandic subjects, such as literature, culture, society, fauna and the nature of Iceland to German speaking tourists. Emphasis on oral presentation. Students will be trained in the vocabulary that is used in guides for German speaking tourists. Presentation of German literature where Iceland is presented.
The course focuses on the society and culture of the Weimar Republic from the end of World War I to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. The course provides students with an insight into the history of the interwar period in Europe, including the significance and consequences of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the cultural ferment of the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, and the rise of extremist movements.
In the course, students are introduced to the main theories and historical views of Germany in the interwar period, including the idea of a German Sonderweg, the dolchstoss myth, as well as the rationalization movement, Fordism, and Americanization. The course focuses on the politics, society, and culture of Weimar, and the contrasts between American mass culture and avant-garde modernism on the one hand and the almost constant economic and political crisis on the other. Although the rise of anti-democratic nationalism and Nazism is never far away in Weimar history, especially in light of the Sonderweg thesis, the subject of the course is not the rise of Nazism, but the society it overthrew.
The course textbooks are Detlev Peukert's classic pioneering work Weimar Republic: The Crisis of Classical Modernity (1993), and Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (2007).
The goal of this course is to give students an opportunity to present their theoretical knowledge and research to listeners of the Icelandic Public Broadcasting Service (Ríkisútvarpið). Students will be introduced to public radio as a medium and trained in radio programming and in presenting theoretical material in simple manners suitable for broadcasting in public radio.
In this course the students will learn how to write an academic essay. The following elements will be covered: data collection, demarcation, organising and developing the subject, use of secondary materials, quotations and references, reasoning, presentation.
The course is compulsory for students taking a 180 credit BA in German, but elective for students taking a 120 credit BA in German.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of reading, listening and grammar assignments as well as vocabulary excercises. Also, students work on the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning. For the oral exam, students read the novel "Tschick" by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Training in the composition of texts of various kinds, especially for special purposes. Students familiarise themselves with the structure of various kinds of texts.
The course will present an overview of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries. The main emphases will be chosen in consultation with students.
Translation of common tourism text types (such as information and advertising texts, itineraries and restaurant menus) from Icelandic into German. Guidance in translation techniques and the use of secondary sources.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Language usage in German advertising texts in newspapers, journals and television presented. Text analysis. Influence of other languages on the text use analysed. Discussions about word and proverbs, wordplay and references in advertising text and the connection analysed between the spoken word and illustrations.
In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.
In this course we will discuss important current events in German-speaking countries based on coverage in various media. Other topics of the course will be cultural aspects, such as values and traditions of the German-speaking societies.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
The aim of the course is to improve the students' communicative skills with special reference to informative texts (e.g. academic and scholarly texts). Exercises will concentrate on various topics concerning register and style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and text structure.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of assignments that form the basis for the written assignments.
A selection of twentieth-century texts will be read and analysed. Students will gain an overview of the narrative fiction of the German-speaking countries in the cultural and historical context of this period. The work in the course is based on discussions and presentations.
The academic field of linguistics and its subsidiaries. The main theories and methodology of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics with particular attention to parsing.
The course is based on lectures, discussions and several smaller assignments discussed and corrected in class.
This course was ÞÝS202G. Those students who finished that course do not need to take this one.
Optional course for students of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, in their 2nd or 3rd year of the BA-programme. The students read and study a well-known play that has been translated into several languages. The students will read the text in the target language. The students choose scenes from the play for the production.
Teachers from the target languages will assist the students with pronunciation.
Maximum number of students in this course is 15.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
The course deals with selected aspects of Icelandic and German on the basis of contrastive analysis and with a practical orientation.
Modern pedagogy in language teaching emphasis interaction and vocabulary, but at the same time places emphasis on the linguistic basics. Pedagogical principles will be shortly presented. The main emphasis will be on various new and interesting issues, where the students will on their own pick texts and other curriculum and plan and prepare material to be used in secondary schools.
This course will focus on the teaching of German in Icelandic schools. It will contain an analysis of new course materials for German teaching in High Schools, especially new textbooks. The main emphasis will be on the current changes in teaching methods, but newer techniques and scientific findings about teaching methods will also be addressed.
A study will be made of texts (booklets and other advertising material in German) from the tourist industry with reference to their content and language use. The course also aims at improving the dissemination of information to German-speaking tourists, both orally and in writing.
Students will be trained presenting Icelandic subjects, such as literature, culture, society, fauna and the nature of Iceland to German speaking tourists. Emphasis on oral presentation. Students will be trained in the vocabulary that is used in guides for German speaking tourists. Presentation of German literature where Iceland is presented.
The course focuses on the society and culture of the Weimar Republic from the end of World War I to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. The course provides students with an insight into the history of the interwar period in Europe, including the significance and consequences of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the cultural ferment of the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, and the rise of extremist movements.
In the course, students are introduced to the main theories and historical views of Germany in the interwar period, including the idea of a German Sonderweg, the dolchstoss myth, as well as the rationalization movement, Fordism, and Americanization. The course focuses on the politics, society, and culture of Weimar, and the contrasts between American mass culture and avant-garde modernism on the one hand and the almost constant economic and political crisis on the other. Although the rise of anti-democratic nationalism and Nazism is never far away in Weimar history, especially in light of the Sonderweg thesis, the subject of the course is not the rise of Nazism, but the society it overthrew.
The course textbooks are Detlev Peukert's classic pioneering work Weimar Republic: The Crisis of Classical Modernity (1993), and Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (2007).
The goal of this course is to give students an opportunity to present their theoretical knowledge and research to listeners of the Icelandic Public Broadcasting Service (Ríkisútvarpið). Students will be introduced to public radio as a medium and trained in radio programming and in presenting theoretical material in simple manners suitable for broadcasting in public radio.
BA-thesis in German.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ICELANDIC. THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE THE COURSE IN ENGLISH SHOULD REGISTER IN THE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE MOM102G.
MOM101G is intended for students of foreign languages OTHER than English. BA-students in English and those who do not speak Icelandic should register in MOM102G.
The course is an introductory course in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures. Its aims and purpose include an introduction of basic concepts and terminology in the field, exploration of critical thinking to increase reading comprehension of academic texts, implementation of practical learning practices and academic procedures to facilitate successful academic studies, discussion on plagiarism and academic integrity, evaluation of academic standards, etc. Students receive practical training in critical evaluation of academic texts, basic argumentation analysis, identification of rhetorical patterns and text structure in various text types, review of acceptable references, and an introduction to analytical reading. Furthermore, students will gain insight into the importance of academic literacy to enhance understanding and writing of academic papers, presentation of research findings, etc.
The course is taught in English and is intended for students in:
*Those students that need ECT credits as a result of changes in the MOM courses, as MOM102G used to be a 5-credit course, need to add an individual assignment (MOM001G, 1 ECT) within the MOM102G course.
To sign up for the individual project you must talk to the teacher of MOM102G.
Pronunciation exercises in the language laboratory.
To be able to cope with the very different levels of German of the students at the beginning of their studies, this course will start with an assessment test and then presumably be split up into two groups.
For all students, who are not yet on level B1, the course will be taught as a language course at A2 to B1 level. In this course the students will work with a textbook and do exercises in writing, listening and reading (and, to some extent, speaking). There will be short tests during the semester.
If the course will be split in two groups, a B1+ course will be established that will address modern German grammar and vocabulary in different ways. The work in the course is based on a variety of exercises discussed and corrected in class containing grammar, vocabulary and textual exercises. Common errors made by foreign learners of German will be discussed. Furthermore, translations into German and German pronunciation rules on the basis of phonetic transcription will be addressed.
All students (both students on A2-B1 level and students on B1+ level) work autonomously with the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning.
Short writing assignments consisting of descriptions of various kinds, including people, places and events. Additional supportive oral descriptions and vocabulary exercises. The work in the course is based on group work and class discussion.
The main aim of this course is for students to gain a good command of German for communicative purposes. Special emphasis will be on written language and aural comprehension. Students will present short papers on various subjects. Various audio-visual aids will be used (e.g. computers, tapes, videos, as well as written texts). The course will be taught both in one large group and in much smaller groups of 2-4 participants.
Generally speaking modern German grammar is taught in a combination of lectures and seminars.
Various aspects of the verbal system (except for the subjunctive) will in particular be the focus of attention.
Assignments will be discussed and mainly corrected in class. At regular intervals short tests will show the students their actual state of grammatical skills.
A two-week intensive course in German language skills in February in Germany. If this takes place it will replace course ÞÝS207G Spoken German Skills II. (See also ÞÝS207G).
The course offers training in the retelling and summarising of texts in a an organised and succinct manner. Classes in debating and the application of vocabulary generally used in an exchange of views. Teaching will be both in one large group and in smaller groups of 2-4 persons. If student enrolment is high, the large group will also be divided into two. If ÞÝS208G takes place this course will not be held. Students who do not go to Tübingen can, however, get the credits for this course by taking an oral exam.
Short translation assignments with an emphasis on practical vocabulary and common aspects of German grammar. Close attention will be paid to error analysis and stylistic technique. Students get advance information about special difficulties in each translation. - Exercises on common errors made by foreign learners of German.
Students hand in written assignments, take partial exams and prepare for translations which are made collectively in class. In class, students engage in discussions about translation errors, problems and alternatives.
The course deals with the following aspects of the German-speaking countries: geography and places of interest; politics, economics, environmental issues and social structures; educational systems; media; daily life.
Students will be given an overview of the basic literary theories. A selection of texts from German literature will be studied, analysed and classified within an historical, cultural and literary context. The work in the course is based on group work, discussions and class discussion.
A direct, yet independent continuation of ÞÝS108G German Grammar I.
We will start with the subjunctive, then other parts of speech, for example nouns, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, negatives etc. will be dealt with.
Assignments will be discussed and mainly corrected in class. At regular intervals short tests will show the students their actual state of grammatical skills.
In this course the students will learn how to write an academic essay. The following elements will be covered: data collection, demarcation, organising and developing the subject, use of secondary materials, quotations and references, reasoning, presentation.
The course is compulsory for students taking a 180 credit BA in German, but elective for students taking a 120 credit BA in German.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of reading, listening and grammar assignments as well as vocabulary excercises. Also, students work on the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning. For the oral exam, students read the novel "Tschick" by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Training in the composition of texts of various kinds, especially for special purposes. Students familiarise themselves with the structure of various kinds of texts.
The course will present an overview of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries. The main emphases will be chosen in consultation with students.
Translation of common tourism text types (such as information and advertising texts, itineraries and restaurant menus) from Icelandic into German. Guidance in translation techniques and the use of secondary sources.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Language usage in German advertising texts in newspapers, journals and television presented. Text analysis. Influence of other languages on the text use analysed. Discussions about word and proverbs, wordplay and references in advertising text and the connection analysed between the spoken word and illustrations.
In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.
In this course we will discuss important current events in German-speaking countries based on coverage in various media. Other topics of the course will be cultural aspects, such as values and traditions of the German-speaking societies.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
The aim of the course is to improve the students' communicative skills with special reference to informative texts (e.g. academic and scholarly texts). Exercises will concentrate on various topics concerning register and style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and text structure.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of assignments that form the basis for the written assignments.
A selection of twentieth-century texts will be read and analysed. Students will gain an overview of the narrative fiction of the German-speaking countries in the cultural and historical context of this period. The work in the course is based on discussions and presentations.
The academic field of linguistics and its subsidiaries. The main theories and methodology of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics with particular attention to parsing.
The course is based on lectures, discussions and several smaller assignments discussed and corrected in class.
This course was ÞÝS202G. Those students who finished that course do not need to take this one.
Optional course for students of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, in their 2nd or 3rd year of the BA-programme. The students read and study a well-known play that has been translated into several languages. The students will read the text in the target language. The students choose scenes from the play for the production.
Teachers from the target languages will assist the students with pronunciation.
Maximum number of students in this course is 15.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Modern pedagogy in language teaching emphasis interaction and vocabulary, but at the same time places emphasis on the linguistic basics. Pedagogical principles will be shortly presented. The main emphasis will be on various new and interesting issues, where the students will on their own pick texts and other curriculum and plan and prepare material to be used in secondary schools.
This course will focus on the teaching of German in Icelandic schools. It will contain an analysis of new course materials for German teaching in High Schools, especially new textbooks. The main emphasis will be on the current changes in teaching methods, but newer techniques and scientific findings about teaching methods will also be addressed.
A study will be made of texts (booklets and other advertising material in German) from the tourist industry with reference to their content and language use. The course also aims at improving the dissemination of information to German-speaking tourists, both orally and in writing.
Students will be trained presenting Icelandic subjects, such as literature, culture, society, fauna and the nature of Iceland to German speaking tourists. Emphasis on oral presentation. Students will be trained in the vocabulary that is used in guides for German speaking tourists. Presentation of German literature where Iceland is presented.
The course focuses on the society and culture of the Weimar Republic from the end of World War I to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. The course provides students with an insight into the history of the interwar period in Europe, including the significance and consequences of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the cultural ferment of the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, and the rise of extremist movements.
In the course, students are introduced to the main theories and historical views of Germany in the interwar period, including the idea of a German Sonderweg, the dolchstoss myth, as well as the rationalization movement, Fordism, and Americanization. The course focuses on the politics, society, and culture of Weimar, and the contrasts between American mass culture and avant-garde modernism on the one hand and the almost constant economic and political crisis on the other. Although the rise of anti-democratic nationalism and Nazism is never far away in Weimar history, especially in light of the Sonderweg thesis, the subject of the course is not the rise of Nazism, but the society it overthrew.
The course textbooks are Detlev Peukert's classic pioneering work Weimar Republic: The Crisis of Classical Modernity (1993), and Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (2007).
The goal of this course is to give students an opportunity to present their theoretical knowledge and research to listeners of the Icelandic Public Broadcasting Service (Ríkisútvarpið). Students will be introduced to public radio as a medium and trained in radio programming and in presenting theoretical material in simple manners suitable for broadcasting in public radio.
In this course the students will learn how to write an academic essay. The following elements will be covered: data collection, demarcation, organising and developing the subject, use of secondary materials, quotations and references, reasoning, presentation.
The course is compulsory for students taking a 180 credit BA in German, but elective for students taking a 120 credit BA in German.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of reading, listening and grammar assignments as well as vocabulary excercises. Also, students work on the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning. For the oral exam, students read the novel "Tschick" by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Training in the composition of texts of various kinds, especially for special purposes. Students familiarise themselves with the structure of various kinds of texts.
The course will present an overview of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries. The main emphases will be chosen in consultation with students.
Translation of common tourism text types (such as information and advertising texts, itineraries and restaurant menus) from Icelandic into German. Guidance in translation techniques and the use of secondary sources.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Language usage in German advertising texts in newspapers, journals and television presented. Text analysis. Influence of other languages on the text use analysed. Discussions about word and proverbs, wordplay and references in advertising text and the connection analysed between the spoken word and illustrations.
In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.
In this course we will discuss important current events in German-speaking countries based on coverage in various media. Other topics of the course will be cultural aspects, such as values and traditions of the German-speaking societies.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
The aim of the course is to improve the students' communicative skills with special reference to informative texts (e.g. academic and scholarly texts). Exercises will concentrate on various topics concerning register and style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and text structure.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of assignments that form the basis for the written assignments.
A selection of twentieth-century texts will be read and analysed. Students will gain an overview of the narrative fiction of the German-speaking countries in the cultural and historical context of this period. The work in the course is based on discussions and presentations.
The academic field of linguistics and its subsidiaries. The main theories and methodology of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics with particular attention to parsing.
The course is based on lectures, discussions and several smaller assignments discussed and corrected in class.
This course was ÞÝS202G. Those students who finished that course do not need to take this one.
Optional course for students of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, in their 2nd or 3rd year of the BA-programme. The students read and study a well-known play that has been translated into several languages. The students will read the text in the target language. The students choose scenes from the play for the production.
Teachers from the target languages will assist the students with pronunciation.
Maximum number of students in this course is 15.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Modern pedagogy in language teaching emphasis interaction and vocabulary, but at the same time places emphasis on the linguistic basics. Pedagogical principles will be shortly presented. The main emphasis will be on various new and interesting issues, where the students will on their own pick texts and other curriculum and plan and prepare material to be used in secondary schools.
This course will focus on the teaching of German in Icelandic schools. It will contain an analysis of new course materials for German teaching in High Schools, especially new textbooks. The main emphasis will be on the current changes in teaching methods, but newer techniques and scientific findings about teaching methods will also be addressed.
A study will be made of texts (booklets and other advertising material in German) from the tourist industry with reference to their content and language use. The course also aims at improving the dissemination of information to German-speaking tourists, both orally and in writing.
Students will be trained presenting Icelandic subjects, such as literature, culture, society, fauna and the nature of Iceland to German speaking tourists. Emphasis on oral presentation. Students will be trained in the vocabulary that is used in guides for German speaking tourists. Presentation of German literature where Iceland is presented.
The course focuses on the society and culture of the Weimar Republic from the end of World War I to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. The course provides students with an insight into the history of the interwar period in Europe, including the significance and consequences of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the cultural ferment of the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, and the rise of extremist movements.
In the course, students are introduced to the main theories and historical views of Germany in the interwar period, including the idea of a German Sonderweg, the dolchstoss myth, as well as the rationalization movement, Fordism, and Americanization. The course focuses on the politics, society, and culture of Weimar, and the contrasts between American mass culture and avant-garde modernism on the one hand and the almost constant economic and political crisis on the other. Although the rise of anti-democratic nationalism and Nazism is never far away in Weimar history, especially in light of the Sonderweg thesis, the subject of the course is not the rise of Nazism, but the society it overthrew.
The course textbooks are Detlev Peukert's classic pioneering work Weimar Republic: The Crisis of Classical Modernity (1993), and Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (2007).
The goal of this course is to give students an opportunity to present their theoretical knowledge and research to listeners of the Icelandic Public Broadcasting Service (Ríkisútvarpið). Students will be introduced to public radio as a medium and trained in radio programming and in presenting theoretical material in simple manners suitable for broadcasting in public radio.
BA-thesis in German.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ICELANDIC. THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE THE COURSE IN ENGLISH SHOULD REGISTER IN THE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE MOM102G.
MOM101G is intended for students of foreign languages OTHER than English. BA-students in English and those who do not speak Icelandic should register in MOM102G.
The course is an introductory course in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures. Its aims and purpose include an introduction of basic concepts and terminology in the field, exploration of critical thinking to increase reading comprehension of academic texts, implementation of practical learning practices and academic procedures to facilitate successful academic studies, discussion on plagiarism and academic integrity, evaluation of academic standards, etc. Students receive practical training in critical evaluation of academic texts, basic argumentation analysis, identification of rhetorical patterns and text structure in various text types, review of acceptable references, and an introduction to analytical reading. Furthermore, students will gain insight into the importance of academic literacy to enhance understanding and writing of academic papers, presentation of research findings, etc.
The course is taught in English and is intended for students in:
*Those students that need ECT credits as a result of changes in the MOM courses, as MOM102G used to be a 5-credit course, need to add an individual assignment (MOM001G, 1 ECT) within the MOM102G course.
To sign up for the individual project you must talk to the teacher of MOM102G.
Pronunciation exercises in the language laboratory.
To be able to cope with the very different levels of German of the students at the beginning of their studies, this course will start with an assessment test and then presumably be split up into two groups.
For all students, who are not yet on level B1, the course will be taught as a language course at A2 to B1 level. In this course the students will work with a textbook and do exercises in writing, listening and reading (and, to some extent, speaking). There will be short tests during the semester.
If the course will be split in two groups, a B1+ course will be established that will address modern German grammar and vocabulary in different ways. The work in the course is based on a variety of exercises discussed and corrected in class containing grammar, vocabulary and textual exercises. Common errors made by foreign learners of German will be discussed. Furthermore, translations into German and German pronunciation rules on the basis of phonetic transcription will be addressed.
All students (both students on A2-B1 level and students on B1+ level) work autonomously with the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning.
Short writing assignments consisting of descriptions of various kinds, including people, places and events. Additional supportive oral descriptions and vocabulary exercises. The work in the course is based on group work and class discussion.
The main aim of this course is for students to gain a good command of German for communicative purposes. Special emphasis will be on written language and aural comprehension. Students will present short papers on various subjects. Various audio-visual aids will be used (e.g. computers, tapes, videos, as well as written texts). The course will be taught both in one large group and in much smaller groups of 2-4 participants.
Generally speaking modern German grammar is taught in a combination of lectures and seminars.
Various aspects of the verbal system (except for the subjunctive) will in particular be the focus of attention.
Assignments will be discussed and mainly corrected in class. At regular intervals short tests will show the students their actual state of grammatical skills.
A two-week intensive course in German language skills in February in Germany. If this takes place it will replace course ÞÝS207G Spoken German Skills II. (See also ÞÝS207G).
The course offers training in the retelling and summarising of texts in a an organised and succinct manner. Classes in debating and the application of vocabulary generally used in an exchange of views. Teaching will be both in one large group and in smaller groups of 2-4 persons. If student enrolment is high, the large group will also be divided into two. If ÞÝS208G takes place this course will not be held. Students who do not go to Tübingen can, however, get the credits for this course by taking an oral exam.
Short translation assignments with an emphasis on practical vocabulary and common aspects of German grammar. Close attention will be paid to error analysis and stylistic technique. Students get advance information about special difficulties in each translation. - Exercises on common errors made by foreign learners of German.
Students hand in written assignments, take partial exams and prepare for translations which are made collectively in class. In class, students engage in discussions about translation errors, problems and alternatives.
The course deals with the following aspects of the German-speaking countries: geography and places of interest; politics, economics, environmental issues and social structures; educational systems; media; daily life.
Students will be given an overview of the basic literary theories. A selection of texts from German literature will be studied, analysed and classified within an historical, cultural and literary context. The work in the course is based on group work, discussions and class discussion.
A direct, yet independent continuation of ÞÝS108G German Grammar I.
We will start with the subjunctive, then other parts of speech, for example nouns, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, negatives etc. will be dealt with.
Assignments will be discussed and mainly corrected in class. At regular intervals short tests will show the students their actual state of grammatical skills.
In this course the students will learn how to write an academic essay. The following elements will be covered: data collection, demarcation, organising and developing the subject, use of secondary materials, quotations and references, reasoning, presentation.
The course is compulsory for students taking a 180 credit BA in German, but elective for students taking a 120 credit BA in German.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of reading, listening and grammar assignments as well as vocabulary excercises. Also, students work on the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning. For the oral exam, students read the novel "Tschick" by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Training in the composition of texts of various kinds, especially for special purposes. Students familiarise themselves with the structure of various kinds of texts.
The course will present an overview of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries. The main emphases will be chosen in consultation with students.
Translation of common tourism text types (such as information and advertising texts, itineraries and restaurant menus) from Icelandic into German. Guidance in translation techniques and the use of secondary sources.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Language usage in German advertising texts in newspapers, journals and television presented. Text analysis. Influence of other languages on the text use analysed. Discussions about word and proverbs, wordplay and references in advertising text and the connection analysed between the spoken word and illustrations.
In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.
In this course we will discuss important current events in German-speaking countries based on coverage in various media. Other topics of the course will be cultural aspects, such as values and traditions of the German-speaking societies.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
The aim of the course is to improve the students' communicative skills with special reference to informative texts (e.g. academic and scholarly texts). Exercises will concentrate on various topics concerning register and style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and text structure.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of assignments that form the basis for the written assignments.
A selection of twentieth-century texts will be read and analysed. Students will gain an overview of the narrative fiction of the German-speaking countries in the cultural and historical context of this period. The work in the course is based on discussions and presentations.
The academic field of linguistics and its subsidiaries. The main theories and methodology of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics with particular attention to parsing.
The course is based on lectures, discussions and several smaller assignments discussed and corrected in class.
This course was ÞÝS202G. Those students who finished that course do not need to take this one.
Optional course for students of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, in their 2nd or 3rd year of the BA-programme. The students read and study a well-known play that has been translated into several languages. The students will read the text in the target language. The students choose scenes from the play for the production.
Teachers from the target languages will assist the students with pronunciation.
Maximum number of students in this course is 15.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Modern pedagogy in language teaching emphasis interaction and vocabulary, but at the same time places emphasis on the linguistic basics. Pedagogical principles will be shortly presented. The main emphasis will be on various new and interesting issues, where the students will on their own pick texts and other curriculum and plan and prepare material to be used in secondary schools.
This course will focus on the teaching of German in Icelandic schools. It will contain an analysis of new course materials for German teaching in High Schools, especially new textbooks. The main emphasis will be on the current changes in teaching methods, but newer techniques and scientific findings about teaching methods will also be addressed.
A study will be made of texts (booklets and other advertising material in German) from the tourist industry with reference to their content and language use. The course also aims at improving the dissemination of information to German-speaking tourists, both orally and in writing.
Students will be trained presenting Icelandic subjects, such as literature, culture, society, fauna and the nature of Iceland to German speaking tourists. Emphasis on oral presentation. Students will be trained in the vocabulary that is used in guides for German speaking tourists. Presentation of German literature where Iceland is presented.
The course focuses on the society and culture of the Weimar Republic from the end of World War I to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. The course provides students with an insight into the history of the interwar period in Europe, including the significance and consequences of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the cultural ferment of the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, and the rise of extremist movements.
In the course, students are introduced to the main theories and historical views of Germany in the interwar period, including the idea of a German Sonderweg, the dolchstoss myth, as well as the rationalization movement, Fordism, and Americanization. The course focuses on the politics, society, and culture of Weimar, and the contrasts between American mass culture and avant-garde modernism on the one hand and the almost constant economic and political crisis on the other. Although the rise of anti-democratic nationalism and Nazism is never far away in Weimar history, especially in light of the Sonderweg thesis, the subject of the course is not the rise of Nazism, but the society it overthrew.
The course textbooks are Detlev Peukert's classic pioneering work Weimar Republic: The Crisis of Classical Modernity (1993), and Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (2007).
The goal of this course is to give students an opportunity to present their theoretical knowledge and research to listeners of the Icelandic Public Broadcasting Service (Ríkisútvarpið). Students will be introduced to public radio as a medium and trained in radio programming and in presenting theoretical material in simple manners suitable for broadcasting in public radio.
In this course the students will learn how to write an academic essay. The following elements will be covered: data collection, demarcation, organising and developing the subject, use of secondary materials, quotations and references, reasoning, presentation.
The course is compulsory for students taking a 180 credit BA in German, but elective for students taking a 120 credit BA in German.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of reading, listening and grammar assignments as well as vocabulary excercises. Also, students work on the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning. For the oral exam, students read the novel "Tschick" by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Training in the composition of texts of various kinds, especially for special purposes. Students familiarise themselves with the structure of various kinds of texts.
The course will present an overview of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries. The main emphases will be chosen in consultation with students.
Translation of common tourism text types (such as information and advertising texts, itineraries and restaurant menus) from Icelandic into German. Guidance in translation techniques and the use of secondary sources.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Language usage in German advertising texts in newspapers, journals and television presented. Text analysis. Influence of other languages on the text use analysed. Discussions about word and proverbs, wordplay and references in advertising text and the connection analysed between the spoken word and illustrations.
In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.
In this course we will discuss important current events in German-speaking countries based on coverage in various media. Other topics of the course will be cultural aspects, such as values and traditions of the German-speaking societies.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
The aim of the course is to improve the students' communicative skills with special reference to informative texts (e.g. academic and scholarly texts). Exercises will concentrate on various topics concerning register and style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and text structure.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of assignments that form the basis for the written assignments.
A selection of twentieth-century texts will be read and analysed. Students will gain an overview of the narrative fiction of the German-speaking countries in the cultural and historical context of this period. The work in the course is based on discussions and presentations.
The academic field of linguistics and its subsidiaries. The main theories and methodology of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics with particular attention to parsing.
The course is based on lectures, discussions and several smaller assignments discussed and corrected in class.
This course was ÞÝS202G. Those students who finished that course do not need to take this one.
Optional course for students of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, in their 2nd or 3rd year of the BA-programme. The students read and study a well-known play that has been translated into several languages. The students will read the text in the target language. The students choose scenes from the play for the production.
Teachers from the target languages will assist the students with pronunciation.
Maximum number of students in this course is 15.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Modern pedagogy in language teaching emphasis interaction and vocabulary, but at the same time places emphasis on the linguistic basics. Pedagogical principles will be shortly presented. The main emphasis will be on various new and interesting issues, where the students will on their own pick texts and other curriculum and plan and prepare material to be used in secondary schools.
This course will focus on the teaching of German in Icelandic schools. It will contain an analysis of new course materials for German teaching in High Schools, especially new textbooks. The main emphasis will be on the current changes in teaching methods, but newer techniques and scientific findings about teaching methods will also be addressed.
A study will be made of texts (booklets and other advertising material in German) from the tourist industry with reference to their content and language use. The course also aims at improving the dissemination of information to German-speaking tourists, both orally and in writing.
Students will be trained presenting Icelandic subjects, such as literature, culture, society, fauna and the nature of Iceland to German speaking tourists. Emphasis on oral presentation. Students will be trained in the vocabulary that is used in guides for German speaking tourists. Presentation of German literature where Iceland is presented.
The course focuses on the society and culture of the Weimar Republic from the end of World War I to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. The course provides students with an insight into the history of the interwar period in Europe, including the significance and consequences of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the cultural ferment of the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, and the rise of extremist movements.
In the course, students are introduced to the main theories and historical views of Germany in the interwar period, including the idea of a German Sonderweg, the dolchstoss myth, as well as the rationalization movement, Fordism, and Americanization. The course focuses on the politics, society, and culture of Weimar, and the contrasts between American mass culture and avant-garde modernism on the one hand and the almost constant economic and political crisis on the other. Although the rise of anti-democratic nationalism and Nazism is never far away in Weimar history, especially in light of the Sonderweg thesis, the subject of the course is not the rise of Nazism, but the society it overthrew.
The course textbooks are Detlev Peukert's classic pioneering work Weimar Republic: The Crisis of Classical Modernity (1993), and Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (2007).
The goal of this course is to give students an opportunity to present their theoretical knowledge and research to listeners of the Icelandic Public Broadcasting Service (Ríkisútvarpið). Students will be introduced to public radio as a medium and trained in radio programming and in presenting theoretical material in simple manners suitable for broadcasting in public radio.
BA-thesis in German.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ICELANDIC. THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE THE COURSE IN ENGLISH SHOULD REGISTER IN THE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE MOM102G.
MOM101G is intended for students of foreign languages OTHER than English. BA-students in English and those who do not speak Icelandic should register in MOM102G.
The course is an introductory course in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures. Its aims and purpose include an introduction of basic concepts and terminology in the field, exploration of critical thinking to increase reading comprehension of academic texts, implementation of practical learning practices and academic procedures to facilitate successful academic studies, discussion on plagiarism and academic integrity, evaluation of academic standards, etc. Students receive practical training in critical evaluation of academic texts, basic argumentation analysis, identification of rhetorical patterns and text structure in various text types, review of acceptable references, and an introduction to analytical reading. Furthermore, students will gain insight into the importance of academic literacy to enhance understanding and writing of academic papers, presentation of research findings, etc.
The course is taught in English and is intended for students in:
*Those students that need ECT credits as a result of changes in the MOM courses, as MOM102G used to be a 5-credit course, need to add an individual assignment (MOM001G, 1 ECT) within the MOM102G course.
To sign up for the individual project you must talk to the teacher of MOM102G.
Pronunciation exercises in the language laboratory.
To be able to cope with the very different levels of German of the students at the beginning of their studies, this course will start with an assessment test and then presumably be split up into two groups.
For all students, who are not yet on level B1, the course will be taught as a language course at A2 to B1 level. In this course the students will work with a textbook and do exercises in writing, listening and reading (and, to some extent, speaking). There will be short tests during the semester.
If the course will be split in two groups, a B1+ course will be established that will address modern German grammar and vocabulary in different ways. The work in the course is based on a variety of exercises discussed and corrected in class containing grammar, vocabulary and textual exercises. Common errors made by foreign learners of German will be discussed. Furthermore, translations into German and German pronunciation rules on the basis of phonetic transcription will be addressed.
All students (both students on A2-B1 level and students on B1+ level) work autonomously with the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning.
Short writing assignments consisting of descriptions of various kinds, including people, places and events. Additional supportive oral descriptions and vocabulary exercises. The work in the course is based on group work and class discussion.
The main aim of this course is for students to gain a good command of German for communicative purposes. Special emphasis will be on written language and aural comprehension. Students will present short papers on various subjects. Various audio-visual aids will be used (e.g. computers, tapes, videos, as well as written texts). The course will be taught both in one large group and in much smaller groups of 2-4 participants.
Generally speaking modern German grammar is taught in a combination of lectures and seminars.
Various aspects of the verbal system (except for the subjunctive) will in particular be the focus of attention.
Assignments will be discussed and mainly corrected in class. At regular intervals short tests will show the students their actual state of grammatical skills.
A two-week intensive course in German language skills in February in Germany. If this takes place it will replace course ÞÝS207G Spoken German Skills II. (See also ÞÝS207G).
The course offers training in the retelling and summarising of texts in a an organised and succinct manner. Classes in debating and the application of vocabulary generally used in an exchange of views. Teaching will be both in one large group and in smaller groups of 2-4 persons. If student enrolment is high, the large group will also be divided into two. If ÞÝS208G takes place this course will not be held. Students who do not go to Tübingen can, however, get the credits for this course by taking an oral exam.
Short translation assignments with an emphasis on practical vocabulary and common aspects of German grammar. Close attention will be paid to error analysis and stylistic technique. Students get advance information about special difficulties in each translation. - Exercises on common errors made by foreign learners of German.
Students hand in written assignments, take partial exams and prepare for translations which are made collectively in class. In class, students engage in discussions about translation errors, problems and alternatives.
The course deals with the following aspects of the German-speaking countries: geography and places of interest; politics, economics, environmental issues and social structures; educational systems; media; daily life.
Students will be given an overview of the basic literary theories. A selection of texts from German literature will be studied, analysed and classified within an historical, cultural and literary context. The work in the course is based on group work, discussions and class discussion.
A direct, yet independent continuation of ÞÝS108G German Grammar I.
We will start with the subjunctive, then other parts of speech, for example nouns, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, negatives etc. will be dealt with.
Assignments will be discussed and mainly corrected in class. At regular intervals short tests will show the students their actual state of grammatical skills.
In this course the students will learn how to write an academic essay. The following elements will be covered: data collection, demarcation, organising and developing the subject, use of secondary materials, quotations and references, reasoning, presentation.
The course is compulsory for students taking a 180 credit BA in German, but elective for students taking a 120 credit BA in German.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of reading, listening and grammar assignments as well as vocabulary excercises. Also, students work on the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning. For the oral exam, students read the novel "Tschick" by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Training in the composition of texts of various kinds, especially for special purposes. Students familiarise themselves with the structure of various kinds of texts.
The course will present an overview of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries. The main emphases will be chosen in consultation with students.
Translation of common tourism text types (such as information and advertising texts, itineraries and restaurant menus) from Icelandic into German. Guidance in translation techniques and the use of secondary sources.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Language usage in German advertising texts in newspapers, journals and television presented. Text analysis. Influence of other languages on the text use analysed. Discussions about word and proverbs, wordplay and references in advertising text and the connection analysed between the spoken word and illustrations.
In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.
In this course we will discuss important current events in German-speaking countries based on coverage in various media. Other topics of the course will be cultural aspects, such as values and traditions of the German-speaking societies.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
The aim of the course is to improve the students' communicative skills with special reference to informative texts (e.g. academic and scholarly texts). Exercises will concentrate on various topics concerning register and style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and text structure.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of assignments that form the basis for the written assignments.
A selection of twentieth-century texts will be read and analysed. Students will gain an overview of the narrative fiction of the German-speaking countries in the cultural and historical context of this period. The work in the course is based on discussions and presentations.
The academic field of linguistics and its subsidiaries. The main theories and methodology of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics with particular attention to parsing.
The course is based on lectures, discussions and several smaller assignments discussed and corrected in class.
This course was ÞÝS202G. Those students who finished that course do not need to take this one.
Optional course for students of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, in their 2nd or 3rd year of the BA-programme. The students read and study a well-known play that has been translated into several languages. The students will read the text in the target language. The students choose scenes from the play for the production.
Teachers from the target languages will assist the students with pronunciation.
Maximum number of students in this course is 15.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Modern pedagogy in language teaching emphasis interaction and vocabulary, but at the same time places emphasis on the linguistic basics. Pedagogical principles will be shortly presented. The main emphasis will be on various new and interesting issues, where the students will on their own pick texts and other curriculum and plan and prepare material to be used in secondary schools.
This course will focus on the teaching of German in Icelandic schools. It will contain an analysis of new course materials for German teaching in High Schools, especially new textbooks. The main emphasis will be on the current changes in teaching methods, but newer techniques and scientific findings about teaching methods will also be addressed.
A study will be made of texts (booklets and other advertising material in German) from the tourist industry with reference to their content and language use. The course also aims at improving the dissemination of information to German-speaking tourists, both orally and in writing.
Students will be trained presenting Icelandic subjects, such as literature, culture, society, fauna and the nature of Iceland to German speaking tourists. Emphasis on oral presentation. Students will be trained in the vocabulary that is used in guides for German speaking tourists. Presentation of German literature where Iceland is presented.
The course focuses on the society and culture of the Weimar Republic from the end of World War I to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. The course provides students with an insight into the history of the interwar period in Europe, including the significance and consequences of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the cultural ferment of the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, and the rise of extremist movements.
In the course, students are introduced to the main theories and historical views of Germany in the interwar period, including the idea of a German Sonderweg, the dolchstoss myth, as well as the rationalization movement, Fordism, and Americanization. The course focuses on the politics, society, and culture of Weimar, and the contrasts between American mass culture and avant-garde modernism on the one hand and the almost constant economic and political crisis on the other. Although the rise of anti-democratic nationalism and Nazism is never far away in Weimar history, especially in light of the Sonderweg thesis, the subject of the course is not the rise of Nazism, but the society it overthrew.
The course textbooks are Detlev Peukert's classic pioneering work Weimar Republic: The Crisis of Classical Modernity (1993), and Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (2007).
The goal of this course is to give students an opportunity to present their theoretical knowledge and research to listeners of the Icelandic Public Broadcasting Service (Ríkisútvarpið). Students will be introduced to public radio as a medium and trained in radio programming and in presenting theoretical material in simple manners suitable for broadcasting in public radio.
In this course the students will learn how to write an academic essay. The following elements will be covered: data collection, demarcation, organising and developing the subject, use of secondary materials, quotations and references, reasoning, presentation.
The course is compulsory for students taking a 180 credit BA in German, but elective for students taking a 120 credit BA in German.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of reading, listening and grammar assignments as well as vocabulary excercises. Also, students work on the book "Deutsche Grammatik 2.0 - Übungsbuch 2" which is meant for self-directed learning. For the oral exam, students read the novel "Tschick" by Wolfgang Herrndorf.
Training in the composition of texts of various kinds, especially for special purposes. Students familiarise themselves with the structure of various kinds of texts.
The course will present an overview of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries. The main emphases will be chosen in consultation with students.
Translation of common tourism text types (such as information and advertising texts, itineraries and restaurant menus) from Icelandic into German. Guidance in translation techniques and the use of secondary sources.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Language usage in German advertising texts in newspapers, journals and television presented. Text analysis. Influence of other languages on the text use analysed. Discussions about word and proverbs, wordplay and references in advertising text and the connection analysed between the spoken word and illustrations.
In this course there will be discussions about culture and literature in German speaking countries, focusing on tourism and media.
In this course we will discuss important current events in German-speaking countries based on coverage in various media. Other topics of the course will be cultural aspects, such as values and traditions of the German-speaking societies.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
In a world increasingly awash in fake news, AI-generated deep fakes and denialism of scientific and historical facts, our ability to interpret politics, culture and society with critical discernment is more important than ever.
Focusing on culture and linguistics, this course aims to give you the analytical tools you need as a student and citizen to critically interpret texts, visual culture and language.
You will train your hermeneutical skills on short narratives, photographs and various characteristics of language, with help from selected readings in literary theory, cultural studies, visual culture(s) and linguistics.
The emphasis in the class will be on critical thinking and group discussion, allowing you to share your analytical discoveries with your fellow students and build interpretative communities.
Modules:
The aim of the course is to improve the students' communicative skills with special reference to informative texts (e.g. academic and scholarly texts). Exercises will concentrate on various topics concerning register and style, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and text structure.
The work in the course is mainly based on a variety of assignments that form the basis for the written assignments.
A selection of twentieth-century texts will be read and analysed. Students will gain an overview of the narrative fiction of the German-speaking countries in the cultural and historical context of this period. The work in the course is based on discussions and presentations.
The academic field of linguistics and its subsidiaries. The main theories and methodology of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics with particular attention to parsing.
The course is based on lectures, discussions and several smaller assignments discussed and corrected in class.
This course was ÞÝS202G. Those students who finished that course do not need to take this one.
Optional course for students of the Faculty of Languages and Cultures, in their 2nd or 3rd year of the BA-programme. The students read and study a well-known play that has been translated into several languages. The students will read the text in the target language. The students choose scenes from the play for the production.
Teachers from the target languages will assist the students with pronunciation.
Maximum number of students in this course is 15.
This option is to be exercised solely when a student only needs a few more credit points for his or her graduation but has already taken most or all optional courses offered. Assignments must be chosen in collaboration with a supervising teacher. Students must contact the supervising teachers in charge of the course at the very beginning of the term.
Translation of news-, culture- and literature-related texts from the German media. Instructions on translation techniques and methods.
Modern pedagogy in language teaching emphasis interaction and vocabulary, but at the same time places emphasis on the linguistic basics. Pedagogical principles will be shortly presented. The main emphasis will be on various new and interesting issues, where the students will on their own pick texts and other curriculum and plan and prepare material to be used in secondary schools.
This course will focus on the teaching of German in Icelandic schools. It will contain an analysis of new course materials for German teaching in High Schools, especially new textbooks. The main emphasis will be on the current changes in teaching methods, but newer techniques and scientific findings about teaching methods will also be addressed.
A study will be made of texts (booklets and other advertising material in German) from the tourist industry with reference to their content and language use. The course also aims at improving the dissemination of information to German-speaking tourists, both orally and in writing.
Students will be trained presenting Icelandic subjects, such as literature, culture, society, fauna and the nature of Iceland to German speaking tourists. Emphasis on oral presentation. Students will be trained in the vocabulary that is used in guides for German speaking tourists. Presentation of German literature where Iceland is presented.
The course focuses on the society and culture of the Weimar Republic from the end of World War I to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. The course provides students with an insight into the history of the interwar period in Europe, including the significance and consequences of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the cultural ferment of the 1920s, the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, and the rise of extremist movements.
In the course, students are introduced to the main theories and historical views of Germany in the interwar period, including the idea of a German Sonderweg, the dolchstoss myth, as well as the rationalization movement, Fordism, and Americanization. The course focuses on the politics, society, and culture of Weimar, and the contrasts between American mass culture and avant-garde modernism on the one hand and the almost constant economic and political crisis on the other. Although the rise of anti-democratic nationalism and Nazism is never far away in Weimar history, especially in light of the Sonderweg thesis, the subject of the course is not the rise of Nazism, but the society it overthrew.
The course textbooks are Detlev Peukert's classic pioneering work Weimar Republic: The Crisis of Classical Modernity (1993), and Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (2007).
The goal of this course is to give students an opportunity to present their theoretical knowledge and research to listeners of the Icelandic Public Broadcasting Service (Ríkisútvarpið). Students will be introduced to public radio as a medium and trained in radio programming and in presenting theoretical material in simple manners suitable for broadcasting in public radio.
BA-thesis in German.
The timetable shown below is for the current academic year and is FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
Changes may occur for the autumn semester in August and September and for the spring semester in December and January. You will find your final timetable in Ugla when the studies start. Note! This timetable is not suitable for planning your work schedule if you are a part-time employee.
The University of Iceland collaborates with over 400 universities worldwide. This provides a unique opportunity to pursue part of your studies at an international university thus gaining added experience and fresh insight into your field of study.
Students generally have the opportunity to join an exchange programme, internship, or summer courses. However, exchanges are always subject to faculty approval.
Students have the opportunity to have courses evaluated as part of their studies at the University of Iceland, so their stay does not have to affect the duration of their studies.
An education in German can open doors in a linguistic area that is very important for Iceland culturally, politically and economically. German is the native language of around 90 million Europeans and the official language of five European countries which have close international relations with Iceland. Iceland has strong economic and cultural ties to Germany, which is one of our most important trading partners.
Education in this area can open up opportunities in:
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