126-008 Intermediate German C

Note

This subject only available to students who completed Beginners German prior to 2007.

Availability

1st and 2nd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Dr Heather Benbow

Prerequisites

126-005 Intermediate German A.

Corequisites

126-007 Intermediate German B.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Three one-hour seminars per week

Subject Description

This subject consists of two 1-hour special studies units and a 1-hour language seminar. Students will be introduced to important cultural, literary and linguistic aspects of the German language. Students will be given the opportunity to develop topics of interest within these general areas and will be introduced to a variety of specialist terminology. The objectives of the special studies units vary according to the option chosen. In the language seminar students will learn the skills to read and interpret more complex texts in German and will reflect on these texts at a sophisticated level in both written and spoken German. Students should achieve the level of competency required for admittance into 126-017 German 2 (Core) A and 126-015 German 2B. If proceeding to German at third-year level, students should achieve the level of competency required for admittance into 126-006 German 3 Intermediate (Core) A and 126-021 German 3 Intermediate B or 126-018 German 3 (Core) A and 126-019 German 3B.

Generic Skills

  • have further developed their speaking and listening skills;

  • be able to work efficiently as a team member and have an understanding of social and cultural diversity.

Assessment

For the special studies units, two 1-hour written exams or written work totalling 2000 words 75%. For the language seminar, a twenty-minute seminar presentation (10%) and written work totalling 1000 words (15%).



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