BN504502 Seminar of German Linguistics and Culture Studies D

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BN504502 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name ドイツ語圏言語文化演習D

Subject Name
（Katakana）ドイツゴケンゲンゴブンカエンシュウD

Subject Name in
English Seminar of German Linguistics and Culture Studies D

Instructor SCHELLETTER CHRISTOPHER

Instructor
(Katakana) シェレター　クリストファー

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 4th-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Fri5-6：LET A152

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction O : Others

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 14 : Cultural Studies

Eligible Students 3rd-Year students, 4th-Year students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Acquisition of the ability of thinking about characteristics of British and American, German, and French cultures and the relationship between them through research on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In recent years, a new genre has emerged in French literature and subsequently in German literature: the autosociobiography. In autobiographies, authors write about their past; in autoSOCIOgraphies, however, autobiographers analyze their own lives sociologically. These factual narratives often focus on social mobility, especially the upward mobility of individuals from poor and educationally disadvantaged families.
These narratives are interesting not only because they offer insight into everyday life in contemporary German families, but also because reading them helps us understand social mechanisms.
In this course, we will read excerpts from two autosociobiographies: Christian Baron, “Ein Mann seiner Klasse” (2020), and Deniz Ohde, “Streulicht” (2020).

Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction to the course and the topic
lesson2: Poverty, equal opportunity, and social mobility in Germany
lesson3: “Habitus,” “double non-belonging,” and French pioneers of the genre of autosociobiography
lesson4: From theory to practice: Christian Baron and Maria Barankow, Preface to “Klasse und Kampf”
lesson5: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (1)
lesson6: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (2)
lesson7: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (3)
lesson8: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (4)
lesson9: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (5)
lesson10: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (1)
lesson11: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (2)
lesson12: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (3)
lesson13: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (4)
lesson14: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (5)
lesson15: Written final examination

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Will be distributed as copies.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1-15：Review of the lessons. Preparation for the final examination. Reading of selected text excerpts.

Requirements

Grading Method Attitude toward the class (60%)
Homework (20%)
Written exam (20%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

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.

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.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BN504502	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	ドイツ語圏言語文化演習D
Subject Name （Katakana）	ドイツゴケンゲンゴブンカエンシュウD
Subject Name in English	Seminar of German Linguistics and Culture Studies D
Instructor	SCHELLETTER CHRISTOPHER
Instructor (Katakana)	シェレター　クリストファー
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	4th-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Fri5-6：LET A152
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	O : Others
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	14 : Cultural Studies
Eligible Students	3rd-Year students, 4th-Year students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics （Comprehensive Abilities）・Acquisition of the ability of thinking about characteristics of British and American, German, and French cultures and the relationship between them through research on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In recent years, a new genre has emerged in French literature and subsequently in German literature: the autosociobiography. In autobiographies, authors write about their past; in autoSOCIOgraphies, however, autobiographers analyze their own lives sociologically. These factual narratives often focus on social mobility, especially the upward mobility of individuals from poor and educationally disadvantaged families. These narratives are interesting not only because they offer insight into everyday life in contemporary German families, but also because reading them helps us understand social mechanisms. In this course, we will read excerpts from two autosociobiographies: Christian Baron, “Ein Mann seiner Klasse” (2020), and Deniz Ohde, “Streulicht” (2020).
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction to the course and the topic lesson2: Poverty, equal opportunity, and social mobility in Germany lesson3: “Habitus,” “double non-belonging,” and French pioneers of the genre of autosociobiography lesson4: From theory to practice: Christian Baron and Maria Barankow, Preface to “Klasse und Kampf” lesson5: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (1) lesson6: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (2) lesson7: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (3) lesson8: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (4) lesson9: Reading: Christian Baron „Ein Mann seiner Klasse (5) lesson10: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (1) lesson11: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (2) lesson12: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (3) lesson13: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (4) lesson14: Reading: Deniz Ohde „Streulicht“ (5) lesson15: Written final examination
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Will be distributed as copies.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1-15：Review of the lessons. Preparation for the final examination. Reading of selected text excerpts.
Requirements
Grading Method	Attitude toward the class (60%) Homework (20%) Written exam (20%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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.
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.

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