German Language and Culture 1B

This subject is not offered in 2011.

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This subject aims at further consolidating and developing students' competence in German and introduces them to important cultural, literary and linguistic aspects of the German-speaking countries. The language component is designed to consolidate and extend the students' proficiency in both written and spoken language through a range of activities, including grammar exercises and analysis of more complex texts and authentic audio-visual material. The Special Studies seminars gives students the opportunity to develop topics of interest within the general areas of German literature, linguistics and culture. Students will be introduced to a variety of specialised terminology and should develop analytical skills relevant to the topic area.

• have acquired a proficiency in basic idiomatic and conversational forms and be able to converse freely using these forms.
• have acquired a proficiency in written structures of moderate complexity and be able to formulate such structures clearly and accurately.
• have acquired the ability to interpret messages of an intermediate level of complexity occurring in a variety of audio-visual media.
• have been introduced to important literary, linguistic and cultural aspects of the German-speaking countries.
• have been given the opportunity to develop topics of interest within these general areas.
• have been introduced to a variety of specialised terminology and developed analytical skills relevant to the topic area studied.
• have achieved the level of language competency required for admittance into 126-015 German Language and Culture 2A and 126-017 German Cultural Studies 2.

For the language component: A 1-hour exam 25% (during the exam period), a 10-minute oral exam 12% (at the end of semester), essays totalling 500 words 10% (during semester) and three vocabulary tests 3% (during semester). For the Special Studies component: Two 1-hour written examinations 25% each (during examination period) OR written work totalling 2000 words 50% (during the semester) OR a 1-hour examination (during examination period) and written work of 1000 words 25% each (during the semester).

This subject has the following hurdle requirements:

• Regular participation in tutorials is required with a minimum of 75% attendance.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

• Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik (Jamie Rankin and Larry D. Wells) (latest ed) Houghton Mifflin
• Barthel 1 Mittelstufe Kursbuch (Klaus Lodewick) Fabouda Verlag

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

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

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.

• have furthered their skills to express themselves in a clear and structured way in writing through essay writing and seminar discussions.
• be able to deliver oral presentations with ease and confidence.
• be able to work efficiently as a team member.
• have developed skills in cross-cultural analysis.
• have developed an understanding of the social, historical and cultural context of the topics under discussion.