German Cultural Studies A

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

German 3 or if enrolling in German at The University of Melbourne for the first time, a result at least equivalent to German 4 from the online German Placement Test.

GERM20006 German Intermediate Cultural Studies

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This subject consists of a 1-hour research skills tutorial and a 2-hour cultural studies seminar. Students will acquire fundamental research skills needed to complete a German major including the use of the library, online research resources and relevant bibliographical software. Students will learn to synthesise information from a range of scholarly sources. In the seminar, students will begin to engage with important cultural, literary and linguistic aspects of the German language countries via personal and public narratives and acquire a broader genre literacy. They will become aware of some of the formal properties of public discourse in German on cultural and historical issues. In their written and spoken German they will begin the transition to higher-level output such as the presentation of different points of view, and will be introduced to academic genres such as the German “Referat” (or class paper) and the literature review (in English). This subject will equip German major students from the German 1 entry point with the language and research skills needed for admittance into German Cultural Studies B with its greater emphasis on cultural, historical and social themes and their related linguistic forms.

On successful completion of this subject, students should:

• have been introduced to a variety of specialized terminology, linguistic forms and genres that pertain to such issues;
• have become familiar with a range of academic genres and their associated linguistic properties;
• have practiced producing certain academic genres that are common within German cultural studies; have practiced the use of these genres;
• have been introduced to important cultural, literary and historical issues of the German language countries;
• have attained the research skills required to find and synthesise up-to-date scholarship on cultural topics in German cultural studies;
• have achieved the level of competency required for admittance into German Cultural Studies B;
• have been introduced to important cultural, literary and historical issues of the German language countries;
• have learned to reflect in a less formal register, on the personal impact of public issues;
• have developed practical research skills;
• have learned to reflect in a less formal register, on the personal impact of public issues.

• Oral presentation during semester [15%]
• Regular blog entries during semester [10%]
• Written work during semester [50%]
• Two literature reviews during semester [25%]

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.

Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day and in-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

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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

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Students who have successfully completed this subject should:

• have developed practical research skills;
• have become familiar with a range of academic genres and their associated linguistic properties;
• have practiced the use of these genres;
• have learned to reflect in a less formal register, on the personal impact of public issues.