GRN2515

German Studies, advanced III, part 1

(ART)

C Weller

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: GRN1425 + Prohibitions: GRN2215, GRN2218, GRN2315, GRN2415, GRN2615

Synopsis: Component 1: Spoken and written German. Areas covered will be politics, history, social issues, environmental issues, humour, literature and literary figures. Attention will also be given to general aspects of daily life, including colloquial language and proverbs, and to technical language. Component 2: An examination of German culture from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century in a socio-historical context through the study of selected texts. This component will familiarise students with the key elements and main stages of the cultural history of the German-speaking region in this period [...] -- see full text at http://arts.monash.edu.au/german

Assessment: Essay (1000 words): 20% + Classpaper: 15% + Test (45 min.): 15% + Exam (1 hour): 20% + 4 homework exercises: 20% + Oral assessment: 10%