Final State Exams in English and German Language
Final State Exam in the English Language
The state bachelor exam consists of a final written test and an oral exam. In order to sit for the oral exam students must pass the final written test, which lasts 4 hours.The final written test consists of four parts:
- reading comprehension
- listening comprehension
- grammar
- essay (in this part students may use their dictionaries. The topics of the essays relate to the management of travel and tourism, culture and history of the English Speaking Countries and general topics connected with education.)
The final written exam will be reviewed by two teachers. If students pass the final written test, they may do the oral exam.
The oral exam includes 30 questions about culture and history of the English Speaking Countries.
Final State Exams Topics
1) Prehistoric Britain, Celtic Britain, Roman Britain, Angles, Saxons and Jutes, Vikings, and tourism-related sites from this period.
2) Norman England & later middle ages, tourism-related sites from this period.
3) Tudor dynasty & renaissance culture and literature, tourism-related sites from this period.
4) The age of revolutions & the Stuarts.
5) Industrial Revolution & Romanticism.
6) Victorian Period, tourism-related sites from this period.
7) Britain in the first half of the 20th century.
8) Britain after WWII till 2000.
9) Current Britain (2000-now), British identity & multiculturalism in Britain.
10) British cultural and natural heritage, British UNESCO sites & current tourism in Britain.
11) What were the major contributing factors to the rise of the British Empire? How did the British approach to governing its Empire differ from one continent to another?
12) Ancient civilizations of Africa and their role in current tourism of discussed countries (e.g., Axum Empire, the Kingdom of Ghana, the Mali Empire, the Songhai Empire, the Ethiopian Empire).
13) North Africa: Maghreb-Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco (Mauritania); Egypt. Geographical features, people, the recent history of the region based on general African history and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions - focus on a chosen country.
14) West, East, and Central Africa. Geographical features, people, and recent history of the region based on general African history and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions - focus on a chosen country (Ethiopia, Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda).
15) Southern and South Africa. Geographical features, people, and recent history of the region based on general African history and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions - focus on a chosen country (Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).
16) Geographical features and economy of India and their consequences for tourism and tourist attractions in the region.
17) Religion and history of India and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions of the country.
18) Geographical features, people, history of Australia, and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions of the country.
19) Geographical features, people, history of New Zealand, and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions of the country.
20) Ecology and the role of Australia and New Zealand in solving environmental problems.
21) American values in comparison with ours, the American dream reflected in American literature.
22) Geography of the USA, people, climate, cities, religion, and economy.
23) USA UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
24) Name some of the most significant events relating to the history of Native Americans and their confrontations with Europeans and European Americans.
25) The War of Independence and the Constitution. (What were the main events which led to the American revolution? What were the Articles of Confederation? Discuss the basic principles of the US Constitution.).
26) Some of the causes of the American Civil War and the results of Reconstruction.
27) The politics of the U.S.A. in the First and Second World Wars.
28) Discuss the main events of the Cold War.
29) The main events of the Civil Rights Movement.
30) Modern USA history and its main issues (2000 - now).
Literature:
Final State Exam in the German Language
Inhalt und Ziel der Bakkalaureus- Staatsprüfung:
Die Bakkalaureus-Staatsprüfung besteht aus der schriftlichen Klausurarbeit und der mündlichen Prüfung. Die Bakkalaureusprüfung überprüft Kenntnisse des Studenten und weist erreichtes Niveau seiner Sprachkenntnisse und Fähigkeiten nach.
Vorbedingungen:
Die Erfüllung der Forderungen der schriftlichen Klausurarbeit ist die Vorbedingung zum Ablegen des mündlichen Teiles der Bakkalaureus-Sprachstaatsprüfung.
Erworbene Fertigkeiten und Kenntnisse:
Der Student weist während der mündlichen Abschlusssprachprüfung seine Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten nach, die er während des Studiums der deutschen Sprache erworben hat. Er soll auch beweisen, dass er die erworbenen Kenntnisse anwenden und aktiv nutzen kann.
Teilnahmebedingungen:
Die Bakkalaureus-Staatsprüfung kann man in den im Harmonogramm der Fakultät festgesetzten Terminen ablegen. Diese Prüfung ist nicht obligatorisch.
Prüfungsform:
Falls die schriftliche Klausurarbeit positiv bewertet wird, darf der Student die mündliche Prüfung ablegen. Die mündliche Prüfung umfasst insgesamt 30 Fragen aus dem Bereich der Landeskunde und der Kultur der deutschsprachigen Länder und des Tourismus. Der Student lost zwei zueinander zugeordnete Fragen aus. Nach deren Beantwortung folgt aufgrund der vorgelegten Lektüreliste ein Gespräch über die Lektüre.
Leistungsbewertung:
das Ergebnis der Bakkalaureus-Staatsprüfung teilt dem Stundenten nach dem Abschluss der mündlichen Bakkalaureusprüfung der Vorsitzende der Prüfkommission aufgrund des Beschlusses der Prüfkommission mit.
Themenkreise für Abschlussstaatsprüfungen:
1) Prehistoric Britain, Celtic Britain, Roman Britain, Angles, Saxons and Jutes, Vikings, and tourism-related sites from this period.
2) Norman England & later middle ages, tourism-related sites from this period.
3) Tudor dynasty & renaissance culture and literature, tourism-related sites from this period.
4) The age of revolutions & the Stuarts.
5) Industrial Revolution & Romanticism.
6) Victorian Period, tourism-related sites from this period.
7) Britain in the first half of the 20th century.
8) Britain after WWII till 2000.
9) Current Britain (2000-now), British identity & multiculturalism in Britain.
10) British cultural and natural heritage, British UNESCO sites & current tourism in Britain.
11) What were the major contributing factors to the rise of the British Empire? How did the British approach to governing its Empire differ from one continent to another?
12) Ancient civilizations of Africa and their role in current tourism of discussed countries (e.g., Axum Empire, the Kingdom of Ghana, the Mali Empire, the Songhai Empire, the Ethiopian Empire).
13) North Africa: Maghreb-Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco (Mauritania); Egypt. Geographical features, people, the recent history of the region based on general African history and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions - focus on a chosen country.
14) West, East, and Central Africa. Geographical features, people, and recent history of the region based on general African history and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions - focus on a chosen country (Ethiopia, Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda).
15) Southern and South Africa. Geographical features, people, and recent history of the region based on general African history and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions - focus on a chosen country (Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).
16) Geographical features and economy of India and their consequences for tourism and tourist attractions in the region.
17) Religion and history of India and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions of the country.
18) Geographical features, people, history of Australia, and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions of the country.
19) Geographical features, people, history of New Zealand, and its consequences for tourism and tourist attractions of the country.
20) Ecology and the role of Australia and New Zealand in solving environmental problems.
21) American values in comparison with ours, the American dream reflected in American literature.
22) Geography of the USA, people, climate, cities, religion, and economy.
23) USA UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
24) Name some of the most significant events relating to the history of Native Americans and their confrontations with Europeans and European Americans.
25) The War of Independence and the Constitution. (What were the main events which led to the American revolution? What were the Articles of Confederation? Discuss the basic principles of the US Constitution.).
26) Some of the causes of the American Civil War and the results of Reconstruction.
27) The politics of the U.S.A. in the First and Second World Wars.
28) Discuss the main events of the Cold War.
29) The main events of the Civil Rights Movement.
30) Modern USA history and its main issues (2000 - now).
Literature:
- Chamberlain, M.E.: The Scramble for Africa. Longman. 1995.
- Jenkins, P. 2003. A History of the Univeted Stagtes. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Frydrychová Klímová, B., Golková, D.: An Introduction into the Culture and History of Great Britain. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus. 2009.
- McDonough, F.: The British Empire 1815-1914. Hoddery & Stoughton. 1994.
- McDowal,D.: An Illustrated History of Britain. Longman. 1989.
- McNaught, K.: Penguin History of Canada. Penguin. 1998.
- O´Callaghan, B.: An Illustrated History of the USA. England: Longman. 1990.
- O´Driscot, J.: Britain-The Country and Its People. Oxford. 1998.
- Peprník, J. 2004. Británie a USA, ilustrované reálie. Olomouc.
- Storry, M.-Childs, P. 2005. British Cultural Identities. England: Routledge.
- Writing from Canada. Writing from India. Writing from South Africa. Cambridge. 1994.
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James, L.: The Rise and Fall of The British Empire. London: Abacus. (2013), ISBN 978-0-349-10667-0
Final State Exam in the German Language
Inhalt und Ziel der Bakkalaureus- Staatsprüfung:
Die Bakkalaureus-Staatsprüfung besteht aus der schriftlichen Klausurarbeit und der mündlichen Prüfung. Die Bakkalaureusprüfung überprüft Kenntnisse des Studenten und weist erreichtes Niveau seiner Sprachkenntnisse und Fähigkeiten nach.
Vorbedingungen:
Die Erfüllung der Forderungen der schriftlichen Klausurarbeit ist die Vorbedingung zum Ablegen des mündlichen Teiles der Bakkalaureus-Sprachstaatsprüfung.
Erworbene Fertigkeiten und Kenntnisse:
Der Student weist während der mündlichen Abschlusssprachprüfung seine Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten nach, die er während des Studiums der deutschen Sprache erworben hat. Er soll auch beweisen, dass er die erworbenen Kenntnisse anwenden und aktiv nutzen kann.
Teilnahmebedingungen:
Die Bakkalaureus-Staatsprüfung kann man in den im Harmonogramm der Fakultät festgesetzten Terminen ablegen. Diese Prüfung ist nicht obligatorisch.
Prüfungsform:
Falls die schriftliche Klausurarbeit positiv bewertet wird, darf der Student die mündliche Prüfung ablegen. Die mündliche Prüfung umfasst insgesamt 30 Fragen aus dem Bereich der Landeskunde und der Kultur der deutschsprachigen Länder und des Tourismus. Der Student lost zwei zueinander zugeordnete Fragen aus. Nach deren Beantwortung folgt aufgrund der vorgelegten Lektüreliste ein Gespräch über die Lektüre.
Leistungsbewertung:
das Ergebnis der Bakkalaureus-Staatsprüfung teilt dem Stundenten nach dem Abschluss der mündlichen Bakkalaureusprüfung der Vorsitzende der Prüfkommission aufgrund des Beschlusses der Prüfkommission mit.
Themenkreise für Abschlussstaatsprüfungen:
- Germany – basic information, location, neighbours, population, federal states, atd.
- Important historical moments in the history of Germany and their significance, or implications for Germany and Europe.
- Germany and Europe – Germany's role in European structures and in the European context.
- German personalities in the history and in the present and their significance for Germany and Europe.
- The political system of Germany. Explanation of basic concepts (Federal Parliament, Federal Council), important political parties and their goals, the current political situation in Germany.
- Education in Germany - basic terms, comparison with the Czech system, advantages and disadvantages of the German system.
- Industry and agriculture in Germany - important industries, export, import, relations between Germany and the Czech Republic in these areas.
- German cities and their role in tourism (location, sights, interesting aspects, etc.).
- Tourist destinations in southern Germany (countries, cities, sights, offers for tourists).
- Tourist destinations in northern Germany (countries, cities, sights, offers for tourists).
- UNESCO monuments in Germany - important aspects of selected buildings or locations.
- Berlin - the capital of Germany. The role of the city in the history and the present, Berlin as a tourist destination.
- Munich - the capital of Bavaria. The role of the city in the history and the present.
- German Hanseatic cities. The role of cities in the history and present of Germany. Hanseatic cities as magnets for tourists.
- Holidays and customs of Germany - short description, their meaning and comparison with Czech holidays and customs.
- Austria - historical overview. Common Austrian-Czech history. Location of Austria in Europe. Geographical conditions, mineral wealth. Agriculture and the environment.
- The Republic of Austria - the most important political bodies, economic conditions.
- UNESCO monuments in Austria.
- The most important Austrian cities - Vienna, Graz, Salzburg... Tourist attractions.
- Austrian personalities of world importance (S. Freud, A. Adler, K. Lorenz, V. Frankl, F. Hundertwasser, O. Kokoschka …)
- German-speaking winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature in the 20th century (G. Hauptmann, C. Spitteler, T. Mann, H. Hesse, H. Böll, G. Grass, E. Jelinek, H. Müller, P. Handke).
- German-speaking writers from Prague (Kafka, Rilke, Werfel, Brod …)
- The most important German-speaking philosophers (Kant, Hegel, Wittgenstein, psychoanalysts, phenomenologists, existentialists …).
- The Swiss Confederation - a historical overview. Geographical conditions. Economic conditions. The most important political bodies. Environment and tourism.
- Switzerland as a tourist country. The most important cities of Switzerland - Bern, Zurich, Geneva...
- Swiss personalities of world importance (J. Maggi, H. Nestlé, P. Klee, C. Spitteler, J. F. Pestalozzi, C. G. Jung …).
- Environmental protection in German-speaking countries.
- Tourist attractions in German-speaking countries.
- Principality of Liechtenstein. Basic historical stages. Characteristics and tourism.
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Characteristics and tourism. Czechia - Liechtenstein - Luxembourg in historical context.
Literatur:
1) Pflichtliteratur
- Baumann, B., Oberle, B.: Deutsche Literatur in Epochen, München, 1997.
- Dtv-Atlas zur deutschen Literatur. Tafeln und Texte, 1994.
- Homolková, B.: Geschichte und Gegenwart der deutschsprachigen Länder, Fraus, Plzeň, 2001 und folgende Ausgaben.
5. Kleine Deutschlandkunde. Ein erdkundlicher Überblick, Fraus, Plzeň, 1993.
6. Semrádová, I.: Deutschsprachige Philosophie und Literatur, Gaudeamus, 2003 und folgende Ausgaben.
7. Čornej Petr, Pokorný Jiří: Kurze Geschichte der böhmischen Länder, Práh, 2005.
- Kouřimská, M. a kol.: Zur Geschichte und Kultur der deutschsprachigen Länder, Scientia,1999.
- Balcar, B. a kol.: Odborný konverzační česko-německý slovník cestovního ruchu, Resonance, Domažlice, 2000.
- Semrádová, I.: Seminář německého jazyka 1, Gaudeamus, 2006
- Semrádová, I.: Seminář německého jazyka 2, Gaudeamus ,2006.
- Semrádová, I.: Seminář německého jazyka 3, Gaudeamus, 2008.
- Semrádová, I.: Seminář německého jazyka 4, Gaudeamus, 2008.
- Vratišovský, K.: Landeskunde der deutschsprachigen Länder für den Studiengang Deutsch für den Fremdenverkehr, Teil II., Landeskunde Österreichs, Gaudeamus, 2007.
Aktuelle Webbseiten, deutsche und tschechische Presse
2) Empfohlene Literatur
1. Ferienland Deutschland, Zweiburger Verlag,Tournhoud, Belgien,1992.
2. Der Große ADAC Städteführer, ADAC Verlag, München, 1993.
3. Der Fischer Weltalmanach 2008. Zahlen, Daten, Fakten, Fischer Verlag, 2008.
4. Tatsachen über Deutschland, Sozietäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 1991.
5. Griesbach, H.: Die BRD, Lesetexte zur Landeskunde, Langenscheidt, Berlin, 1993.
6. Bubner, F.: Transparente Landeskunde, Inter Nationes, Bonn, 1998.
Studiumshilfe:
| a) Web CT: BlackBoard – KKNJ1- 4 a PNJ1- I. Semrádová |
| b) Andere www-Seiten: Offizielle Regierungswebseiten – BRD, Österreich, die Schweiz, Luxemburg und Liechtenstein |
| c) Server N:\ (Ukázky): - |
| d) Sonstige Quellen: NEIN |
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