126-206 Advanced German Second Year B

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Advanced German Second Year A.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students will attempt to develop communication skills using registers of contemporary German. They will consolidate a level of proficiency in written structures of moderate complexity and extend the capacity to use such structures clearly and accurately. They will attempt to acquire the ability to interpret messages of a sophisticated level of complexity occurring in a variety of multi-media approaches and in individual and group spoken forms. They will attempt to develop a conceptual understanding of language use through a linguistic study of language functions. They will attempt to acquire a basic knowledge of the principles of analysis of the discipline of the Special Studies unit of their choice. They will attempt to achieve the level of language competency required for admittance into Advanced German Third Year A (126-305).

Assessment

Two one-hour language tests, one oral examination (15 minutes), written work not exceeding 1500 words (Special Studies).

Prescribed Texts

• Schuhmann, J, Mittelstufe II. Verlag für Deutsch, 1992.
• Frühwirth, F. & Holthaus, H, Mittelstufe Deutsch: Arbeitsbuch. Verlag für Deutsch, 1992.