Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland

German Philology

Filologia w zakresie języka niemieckiego

Bachelor's
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German Philology at AJP

Language: PolishStudies in Polish
Subject area: languages
Kind of studies: full-time studies, part-time studies
University website: ajp.edu.pl

Test: check whether German Philology is the right major for you!

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Find out if German Philology is a good fit for you!

1. Are you passionate about learning the German language in depth—grammar, idioms, and nuances?

2. Do you enjoy reading literature and analyzing texts for meaning, style, and cultural context?

3. Are you curious about the history, society, and culture of German-speaking countries?

4. Do you enjoy exploring linguistic structures, language change, and how languages are used in communication?

5. Are you interested in translation or interpreting between German and your native language?

6. Do you see yourself teaching German or working in contexts that require strong intercultural communication?

7. Do you enjoy research tasks such as writing essays, comparing sources, and constructing well-argued analyses?

8. Are you comfortable engaging with different perspectives and interpreting subtle meanings in texts or conversations?

9. Would you like to study media, film, or contemporary publications in German to understand modern usage and trends?

10. Are you motivated to develop strong written and spoken communication skills in both German and your native language?

Definitions and quotes

Philology
Philology is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is a combination of literary criticism, history, and linguistics. Philology is more commonly defined as the study of literary texts as well as oral and written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning. A person who pursues this kind of study is known as a philologist.
Philology
Among us, the so-called "higher criticism," which reigns supreme in the domain of philology has also taken possession of our historical literature. This higher criticism has been the pretext for introducing all the anti-historical monstrosities that a vain imagination could suggest. Here we have the other method of making the past a living reality; putting subjective fancies in the place of historical data; fancies whose merit is measured by their boldness, that is, the scantiness of the particulars on which they are based, and the peremptoriness with which they contravene the best established facts of history.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosophy of History Vol 1 p. 7-8
Philology
Philology always leads to crime.
Eugène Ionesco, The Lesson (1951)
Philology
BALD heads forgetful of their sins,
Old, learned, respectable bald heads
Edit and annotate the lines
That young men, tossing on their beds,
Rhymed out in love's despair
To flatter beauty's ignorant ear.
All shuffle there; all cough in ink;
All wear the carpet with their shoes;
All think what other people think;
All know the man their neighbour knows.
Lord, what would they say
Did their Catullus walk that way?
William Butler Yeats, The Scholars
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