| Questions |
(right) answer |
Students’ (right) answers at the beginning of the literary seminar (16 attendees of the seminar in total) |
Students’ (right) answers at the end of the literary seminar (16 attendees of the seminar in total) |
| Do you like to read books about the second world war? |
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3 (YES) |
4 (YES) |
| Do you like to watch movies with the topic of war or post-war? |
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4 (YES) |
6 (YES) |
| Are you interested in the history of the twentieth century? |
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7 (YES) |
11 (YES) |
| Do you have an idea about everyday life in Germany after the Second World War? |
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4 (YES) |
16 (YES) |
| Did Borchert receive the Nobel prize for literature? |
NO |
2 |
13 |
| Was Borchert sent to the Eastern Front? |
YES |
5 |
15 |
| Does Borchert thematise and breaks the taboo by showing feelings of the returning German soldiers? |
YES |
5 |
16 |
| Does Borchert reflect the life of everyday people in post-war Germany? |
YES |
4 |
16 |
| Did Borchert live in West Germany after the Second World War? |
NO(He died 1947.) |
3 |
16 |
| Did the authors of American literature contribute to the popularity of the short story in Germany in the 1940s? |
YES |
5 |
15 |
| Does the short story have an introduction? |
NO |
8 |
16 |
| Does the short story end in open ending? |
YES |
10 |
16 |
| Do the characters of the short story develop? |
NO |
8 |
16 |
