| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 |
| Old unit code |
070.203 |
| Outcomes |
Students gain an increased level of competency in all four macroskills—listening to as well as speaking German, and reading and writing German corresponding to levels A2/B1 of the Joint European Framework (Gemeinsamer Europäischer Referenzrahmen). In addition, students develop an increased awareness of intercultural understandings and language learning and communication strategies. |
| Content |
This unit is designed for students who have completed GRMN1102 German Beginners II. It uses the discussion and analysis of recent German cultural productions such as advertisement, films, literature and music as the basis for language acquisition. It is taught in a two-hour language seminar, a one-hour lecture plus one tutorial. Class discussion focuses mainly on the examination of contemporary film as well as visual art and culture, their links to current sociopolitical issues and connections to wider cultural phenomena. This part of the unit covers a broad range of theoretical issues including questions of gender, representation and difference (especially with regard to 'Ostalgie' and 'Ausländer'). The textbook-based language component fosters and deepens the knowledge of contemporary German language usage and reinforces grammatical structures utilising materials from the cultural studies component.
In addition to the compulsory weekly contact hours, conversation classes (by native and near-native speakers) are also offered to students as a unique opportunity for extra practice.
The unit leads to GRMN2204 German Intermediate II. |
| Assessment |
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Dr Alexandra Ludewig |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: GRMN1102 German Beginners II |
| Co-requisites: The transitional unit GRMN2202 German Beginners Bridging Elective is available in addition to this unit for those wanting to receive extra practice in spoken and written German in first semester of the second year of the Beginners' stream. Students who have not undertaken an in-study course between Beginners II and Intermediate I should consider taking the German beginners bridging unit alongside this unit. |
Contact hours—classes: 4 hrs per week for 13 weeks
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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