ATS2095 · German proficient 1

Overview

A communicatively oriented German language course. Specifically, you will work through a range of topics including the world of fairy tales, education, work, crime, personal relationships, migration and the environment. An examination of modern German culture in a socio-historical context through the study of selected texts. This component will familiarise you with the key elements and main stages of the cultural history of the German-speaking region in this period.

Areas of study: German studies

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Upon successful completion of component 1 of this subject together with its sequel in semester 2, you should have further developed your communicative competence in German. You should improve your accuracy and fluency in spoken and written German, particularly in relation to the production of longer texts. At the end of both semesters, you should be familiar with all of the basic grammatical concepts in German. After completion of component 2 you should have gained:
2. a basic understanding of the main periods, styles, genres, intellectual preoccupations and socio-historical trends in modern German literature;
3. the ability to recognise and analyse a variety of texts in accordance with the categories of genre, style and epoch;
4. reading skills necessary to understand intermediate German;
5. basic essay-writing skills and an ability to engage in informed discussion of German culture, using appropriate terminology and applying the range of language skills pertinent to component 1.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.