GRN4515

German Studies, advanced III, part 1

(ART)

C Weller and K Rigby

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: GRN3415, GRN3425, or equivalent + Prohibitions: GRN4415, GRN4615

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: Students will be introduced to some important issues and debates in contemporary German intellectual life through a series of articles and extracts by prominent German-speaking intellectuals, such as Hans-Magnus Enzensberger, Jurgen Habermas, Niklas Luhmann, Ulrich Beck and others. [...] -- 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%