| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Letters |
| Lecture Code |
BN401101 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
ドイツ短編演習 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ドイツタンペンエンシュウ |
Subject Name in
English |
Seminar of German short stories |
| Instructor |
SCHELLETTER CHRISTOPHER |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
シェレター クリストファー |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2nd) Tues7-8：LET A101 |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
O
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Others |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
05
:
Literature |
| Eligible Students |
2nd-Year students |
| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
In this course, we will read very short texts ranging from one to five pages by writers of the postwar period. Through these texts, students will gain insight into how people lived in the postwar era and how they perceived their reality. At the same time, the course offers an encounter with some of Germany’s most renowned authors. We will read texts by three writers: the early deceased Wolfgang Borchert and the Nobel Prize laureates Günter Grass and Heinrich Böll.
We will read the short texts together in the original and then interpret them collectively.
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| Class Schedule |
lesson1: Introduction: German Postwar time and Literature
lesson2: Wolfgang Borchert: „Das Brot“
lesson3: Wolfgang Borchert: „Die Küchenuhr“
lesson4: Wolfgang Borchert: „Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch“
lesson5: Wolfgang Borchert: „Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch“
lesson6: Günter Grass „Mein Jahrhundert“
lesson7: Günter Grass „Mein Jahrhundert“
lesson8: Günter Grass „Mein Jahrhundert“
lesson9: Günter Grass „Mein Jahrhundert“
lesson10: Günter Grass „Mein Jahrhundert“
lesson11: Günter Grass „Mein Jahrhundert“
lesson12: Heinrich Böll: „Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral“
lesson13: Heinrich Böll: „Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral“
lesson14: Heinrich Böll: „Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral“
lesson15: Written final examination |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Will be distributed as copies |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Paired Reading |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Lesson 1-15： The homework consists of reading the short texts. In addition, students are expected to review the lessons. At the end of the course, there will be a written final examination, for which preparation is required. Students may also independently gather background information related to the course. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Attitude toward the class (60%)
Homework (20%)
Written exam (20%)
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| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
Up to three absences are permitted; from the fourth absence onward, a certificate (e.g., from a doctor) is required. If a student is absent more than four times without submitting a certificate, they will fail the course.
A dictionary is required, either in book form or as an electronic dictionary.
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |