Graduate German A

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

140 hours

Students will be required to take an online placement test prior to enrolling.

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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

The aim of this subject is to develop German language abilities, both oral and written, for graduate students. Students will have the opportunity to learn idiomatic and formal features of the language, and apply their abilities to the analysis of a range of complex issues within the German-speaking world. Students will be placed in an appropriate stream of language study, or a customised course, according to their background and proficiency needs within the subject.

At the end of this subject, depending on entry level, students should have:

• developed an advanced use of idiomatic and conversational forms of German and the capacity to use them freely;
• developed a level of proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity and the capacity to use them freely and confidently;
• cultivated the ability to interpret messages of different registers and degrees of formality, including those occurring in a variety of audiovisual media and individual and group spoken forms;
• the ability to discuss and critically analyse social, political, cultural and historical issues in the German-speaking world; and
• developed a set of flexible and transferable linguistic skills for different types of professional contexts

One 1,000-word reflective journal (20%), ongoing - due end semester

One of the following assessment combinations (totalling 80%) to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator, due throughout semester:

• One oral presentation (10 minutes, equivalent to 1,000 words) during semester [20%]
• One research project (3,000 words) due at the end of semester [60%]

OR

Mid semester test (equivalent to 600 words) in week 7 [10%]

• Two listening comprehension tests (equivalent to 200 words each) in weeks 7 and 12 [5%]
• Three counts of written homework (equivalent to 200 words each) in weeks 4, 6 and 10 [10%]
• Five vocabulary tests (equivalent to 80 words each) in weeks 3, 5, 6, 11 and 12 [5%]
• Final exam (2000 words) during the exam period [50%]

OR

• Oral presentation during semester (equivalent to 400 words) [5%]
• Two listening tests during semester (equivalent to 300 words each) [10%]
• Written work during semester (1000 words) [25%]
• Final exam (equivalent to 2000 words) during the exam period [40%]

OR

• One hour written language exam (1000 words) during the exam period [20%]
• One hour written lecture exam (500 words) during the exam period [10%]
• One essay of 500 words for the language seminar component during semester [10%]
• Two essays of 500 words each for the cultural studies component due in weeks 8 and 12 [20%]
• 10 minute oral presentation for the language seminar component during semester [5%]
• Listening comprehension test (equivalent to 250 words) for the language seminar component during semester [5%]
• Mid-semester test (500 words) for the language seminar component in week 7 [10%]

OR

• Two one-hour listening comprehension tests in weeks 5 and 10 [15%]
• One summative essay in German of 500 words plus 1 in-class test (500 words) in weeks 5 and 8 [25%]
• 8 minute oral presentation in class during semester [15%]
• Two-hour final written examination (1500 words) during the exam period [25%]

Hurdle Requirement - Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject.

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject students should have:

• developed effective oral communication skills in a Language Other Than English (LOTE) through class participation and presentations;
• developed public speaking skills and confidence in oral expression in a LOTE;
• developed the ability to process information in a LOTE and to communicate it;
• developed the capacity to think theoretically and analytically about language forms, structures and use; and
• developed effective time management and planning skills.