GRN2080 - German Studies 8

Leader: Dr Christiane Weller

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Component 1: Continuation of first semester; further development of speaking and writing skills in German. Component 2: An examination of German culture from the early nineteenth century to the late nineteenth century in a socio-historical context through the study of selected texts. This component will familiarize students with the key elements and main stages of the cultural history of the German-speaking region in this period, as well as with the conventions of cultural periodisation in German (eg Romantik, Biedermeier, Junges Deutschland, Realismus), presenting the work of a number of important and also some more marginal German-speaking writers in the process.

Objectives

Component 1: By the end of this semester, students should have acquired the knowledge and skills as outlined in the objectives for first semester. After completion of component 2 students should also have gained

1. an overview of the main periods, styles, genres, intellectual preoccupations and socio-historical trends in German literature of the nineteenth and early twentieth century;
2. the ability to recognise and analyse a variety of texts in accordance with the categories of genre, style and epoch;
3. reading skills necessary to understand advanced German;
4. essay-writing skills, an ability to engage in informed discussions of literature and culture, using appropriate terminology and applying the range of language skills pertinent to component 1.

Assessment

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

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x seminars and 2 x tutorials) per week

Prerequisites

GRN2070 or equivalent

Prohibitions

GRN1080, GRN1100, GRN2040, GRN2060, GRN2100, GRN3060, GRN3080