German Studies 9 (6 points)
(ARTS)
Leader: Heinz Kreutz
Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: Component 1: Upon successful completion of this subject and its sequel in semester 2, students should have extended and deepened their knowledge of the German language and German culture; improved their knowledge of the finer points of German grammar; extended their vocabulary as much as possible through wide reading of various types of texts, including television and radio materials; acquired practice in using German in both spoken and written form to discuss topics of current interest, based principally on the reading of a wide range of newspaper articles; become familiar with language containing varying degrees of dialect influence; acquired the ability to translate complicated, non-specialist German texts into idiomatic English, and to translate fairly complicated English texts into German. Students should also have gained a knowledge of the relationship between the German language and its speakers, a knowledge of the differences between dialect and standard German, a knowledge of the phonetics of Modern Standard German and a knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to Modern Standard German. After completion of component 2 students should also have gained a) an overview of some basic aspects of German social and cultural history in its European context; b) the ability to recognise and analyse a variety of texts in accordance with the categories of their historical origin and context; c) reading skills necessary to understand intermediate German; d) basic orient ation about essay-writing and academic discussion of aspects of German culture on an advanced level.
Assessment: Essay (1000 words): 20% + Class paper: 15% + Test (45 mins): 15% + Exam (1 hour): 20% + 4 Homework exercises: 20% + Oral assessment: 10%
Contact Hours: 5 hours (2 x lectures, 1 x seminar and 2 x tutorials) per week
Prerequisites: Advanced German - near native speaker
Prohibitions: GRN1010, GRN1030, GRN1050, GRN1070, GRN2030, GRN2050, GRN2070, GRN2090, GRN3050, GRN3070, GRN3090
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