ATS3100 - German advanced 4 - 2017

Component 1: A communicative language unit designed to further advanced writing, speaking and reading skills in German. The emphasis is on correct and appropriate use of structure, styles and registers across a variety of topics.

Component 2: Will focus on the literary, artistic and intellectual developments in modern German and Austrian culture.

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-language culture; improved their knowledge of the finer points of German grammar and style; 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 advanced 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:

1. an overview of the main periods, styles, genres, intellectual preoccupations and socio-historical trends in modern German literature;
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.

Within semester assessment: 60% + Exam: 40%

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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Dr Heinz Kreutz

German studies

ATS3099 or equivalent

ATS3095, ATS3097