German Beginners Language and Culture B

Subject 126-127 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 1 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Four hours of language seminars per week
Total Time Commitment: 4 contact hours/week , 4 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: 126126
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Coordinator

Dr Birgit Lang

Contact

Birgit Lang
langb@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview: This intensive language subject is an introduction to the German language for students who successfully completed 126-126 German Beginners Language and Culture A. It will deepen the aural, oral, reading and writing skills acquired in semester 1, with emphasis placed on writing and comprehension skills. Students should also make sense of and participate in a variety of communicative situations presented in German.
Objectives:
  • be able to understand spoken and written German at a basic level of difficulty;
  • be able to express themselves appropriately in speech and writing in everyday communicative situations;
  • also have been introduced to aspects of German and Austrian culture and society through the medium of German.
Assessment: Oral, aural and written assessment totalling 1,400 words 35% (during semester), a mid-semester test 15% (in class); 2-hour written exam 50% (during examination period). Students need to attend at least 80% of the classes to be admitted to the examination.
Prescribed Texts:
  • Vorsprung (Textbook, Student Activities Manual, (Lovik/Guz/Chavez) (latest ed) Houghton and Mifflin
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • have acquired reading, writing, oral and aural skills in a foreign language;
  • be able to work efficiently as a team member;
  • have an understanding of social and cultural diversity.
Notes: Formerly available as 126127 German Beginners Language and Culture B, 126128 Beginners German C and 126129 Beginners German D. Students who have completed 126127 German Beginners Language and Culture B, 126128 Beginners German C or 126129 Beginners German D are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Related Course(s): Diploma in Modern Languages (German)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: German
German
German
German Major

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