Undergraduate Catalogue of Courses 2013/2014
GERMAN
Course Co-ordinator: Professor G Burgess
Pre-requisite(s): May only be taken by native speakers of German not intending to go on to German Honours. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1050.
The course consists of the translation into English of selected modern German texts taken from a variety of sources: literary, political, cultural, etc. Students are encouraged to have an input into the topics of the texts selected. Additionally, students will be required to work on specific aspects of German grammar, and the outcomes of this private study will be both discussed and assessed on a weekly basis. The course is complemented by GM 1551.
1 one-hour lecture and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.
1st Attempt: One in-class assessment (100%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
All translations will be discussed formatively in class. The weekly grammar topic will be formatively assessed by a bespoke written assessment.
Feedback will be given on all translation and grammar work prepared each week, together with feedback on the in-class assessment.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr S Lawrie
Pre-requisite(s): Students will be allocated to this level 1 German language course on the basis of a diagnostic test taken at the beginning of the academic year.
Note(s): May NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM1050
Re Q 20: provided additional fte funding follows increased numbers of students taking the course as Sustained Study.
Re Q23 Yes. In addition to the formal teaching, students are also expected to follow a Self Learning programme. This consists of a structured programme of written exercises. In addition there is a variety of other listening and on-line material which students are encouraged to access in the Language Centre and via the course Web-CT site, selecting whichever types of material seem to them most effective for their own particular needs.
1 one-hour lecture and 3 one-hour tutorials per week.
1st Attempt: In-course assessment: 2 in-class tests (70%) and 1 oral/aural examination (30%).
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Regular homework exercises.
The above assessments are given CAS marks, and written or verbal feedback is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance is also given in both written language classes and oral/aural classes.
Course Co-ordinator: Professor G Burgess
Pre-requisite(s): May only be taken by native speakers of German not intending to go on to German Honours. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1550.
The course consists of the translation into English of selected modern German texts taken from a variety of sources: literary, political, cultural, etc. Students are encouraged to have an input into the topics of the texts selected. Additionally, students will be required to work on specific aspects of German grammar, and the outcomes of this private study will be both discussed and assessed on a weekly basis. The course complements GM 1051, but may be taken on its own.
1 one-hour tutorial per week.
1st Attempt: 1 in-class assessment
1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
All translations will be discussed formatively in class. The weekly grammar topic will be formatively assessed by a bespoke written assessment.
Feedback will be given on all translation and grammar work prepared each week, together with feedback on the in-class assessment.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr S Lawrie
Pre-requisite(s): Students will be allocated to this level 1 German language course on the basis of a diagnostic test.
Note(s): May NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM1550
The course will develop receptive and productive language skills through weekly classes which will focus respectively on written language, aural language and oral language. In addition students will complete a structured programme of self learning. The course consists of lectures on aspects of German grammar as well as tutorials in which students practice their oral skils and tutorials in which students complete written German language work, which is supplemented by homework exercises.
1 one-hour lecture and 3 one-hour tutorials per week.
In-course assessment assignment (20%); 1 two-hour examination (50%); 1 oral/aural examination (30%)
1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Regular homework exercises.
The above assessments are given CAS marks, and written or verbal feedback is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance is also given in both written language classes and oral/aural classes
Course Co-ordinator: Dr S Lawrie
Pre-requisite(s): Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
Note(s): This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM4041 (Theory and Practice of Translation B). This course will be available in 2013/14 and alternate sessions thereafter.
This course will focus on the history and theory of translation and will include practical work on literary and non-literary texts. The course will examine theoretical approaches to translation and the practical techniques applied by translators.
1 two-hour seminar per week.
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: translation and commentary work (30%).
1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Three written assignments.
Written feedback on assignments.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr S Lawrie
Pre-requisite(s): Available to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
This course enables students to study in greater detail selected aspects arising from particular Honours courses.
In the specialised study course, students will select one of a range of options chosen in consultation with the School to complement the remainder of their Honours programme. These options may consist of: the further study of a single author, the further study of a specific area of literature such as Expressionist drama or the literature of the GDR; or the study of a particular aspect of German history, German thought, German linguistics or other subject matters covered in the student's Honours programme.
1 two-hour seminar per week.
1st Attempt: one 2,000 - 2,500 word essay (30%), 1 two-hour examination(70%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Presentation of arguments and textual analysis in class.
In oral form.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr S Lawrie
Pre-requisite(s): Available to German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
Co-requisite(s): This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 4059 (German and Austrian Exile Literature B). This course will be available in 2013/14 and alternate sessions thereafter.
The course will examine the phenomenon of German and Austrian literary and political exile with particular reference to the period 1933-45. An introduction to the economic, personal and psychological situation of refugees from Nazi Germany and Austria will facilitate an understanding of selected literary works by writers such as Bruno Adler, Bertolt Brecht, Lion Feuchtwanger, Erich Fried, Theodor Kramer, Robert Lucas, Robert Neumann, Anna Seghers, Hilde Spiel, Thomas Mann, Martina Wied and others. The course will provide an in-depth analysis and comparison of the treatment of major exile themes such as National Socialism, language, remigration and the concept of home.
1 two-hour seminar per week.
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (70%) and a 2000-2500 word essay (30%)
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Preparation of literary texts, discussion in class. Students are given the opportunity to articulate arguments in respect of the topics dealt with and thereby measure their own understanding and progress.
Oral and written feedback.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr S Lawrie
Pre-requisite(s): Available to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
Co-requisite(s): -
Note(s): This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 4519 (German Drama in the Twentieth Century B). This course will be available in 2011/12 and in alternate sessions thereafter.
This course provides an introduction to German drama in the 20th century, including Expressionist drama, Epic Theatre and post-1945 drama in the German-speaking countries. Selected works by writers such as Toller, Brecht, Frisch, Drrenmatt, Kroetz and Hein will be examined. The plays will be analysed within their socio-political context.
1 two-hour seminar per week.
1st Attempt: In-course assessment; one 2000-2500 word essay (30%), one 2500 word essay (70%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Students will articulate initial ideas in group discussions in class.
Oral feedback on formative tasks.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr G Sharman
Pre-requisite(s): Available to Programme Year 3 German Studies students, or by permission of Head of School.
Note(s): The course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with Level 4 course Images of Childhood B. The course will be available alternate sessions.
This course will analyse the portrayal of childhood in the German speaking countries during the first half of the 20th century. The source materials drawn on will include literature, autobiography, film and the expressive arts. Questions such as the child's perception of the historical process, the right to childhood, and the process of socialisation are examined in detail. Particular issues to be addressed include: the utopia of childhood, adolescence in the Third Reich, and children and the Holocaust. The course will examine the works by authors such as G. Grass, Anne Frank, Ilse Aichinger, and painters such as Max Lieberman and Paula Moderson-Becker as well as various films.
1 two-hour seminar per week.
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%), consisting of essay 2,000 words (30%) and research project 2,000 words(70%)
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Discussion in class.
All essays and presentations are discussed individually within no more than 2 weeks of submission.
All assignments receive CAS marks, which the Course Guide links to specific marking criteria, and written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance and tutorial participation is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought.
PLEASE NOTE: Resit: (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment and should contact the Course Co-ordinator for further details.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr S Ward
Pre-requisite(s): Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
Note(s): This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3034 (German Twentieth-Century Narrative Prose A). It will be available in 2010/11 and in alternate sessions thereafter.
This course will introduce students to the major currents running through narrative prose written in the German language throughout the twentieth century. It will introduce students to the central themes which concerned writers during this period and the variety of literary techniques and approaches which the writers employed, and examine the relationship between works of literary modernism and the historical and social context in which they were produced. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.
1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).
Course Co-ordinator: Professor G Burgess
Pre-requisite(s): Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
Note(s): This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3045. (The German Baroque A). This course will be available in 2011/12 and in alternate sessions thereafter.
This course aims to help students achieve an understanding and appreciation of the Baroque Age in Germany (aproximately 1600-1720). The course will investigate the religious, scientific, political, and cultural background of the period, and looks at some of the literature it produced, with special attention being given to the drama, the lyric, and humorous-satirical writing. The period will be studied in a pan-European context, with due attention being given to Baroque architecture and music. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.
1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).
Course Co-ordinator: Professor G Burgess
Pre-requisite(s): Available to level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
Note(s): This course may NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3051 (Opposing Movements: Classicism to Romanticism in Germany A). It will be available in 2011/12 and in alternate sessions thereafter.
Classicism and Romanticism occured at almost the same time in Germany. These two mutually incompatible movements overlap each other by all but about ten years at either end, covering the period 1785-1840. This course will look at the main, contrasting, features of both moevements. Both movements will be set within the broader context of what preceded them an against which they were in part a reaction (Englightenment, Sturm und Drang), and within the European cultural scene of the time.
1 two-hour seminar per week.
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).
Course Co-ordinator: Professor G Burgess
Pre-requisite(s): Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
Note(s): This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3056 Experiments. German Poetry 1600-2000 (A). This course will be available in 2010/11 and in alternative sessions thereafter.
Building on a brief introduction to German verse given at Level 2, this course will cover selected examples of German poetic output from the Baroque to the late twentieth-century. Where possible and as appropriate, the poetry will be considered in the light of the poetic theory of the age, or in view of other factors such as the social, historical, biographical or political context in which it was produced. To some extent, every poem is an experiment, and due consideration will be given to analysing the ways in which - and why - German poets have constantly sought to revitalise poetic traditions and break poetic conventions.
1 two-hour seminar per week.
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Course Co-ordinator: Dr G Sharman
Pre-requisite(s): Available to programme year 4 German Studies students, or by permission of Head of School
Note(s): The course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with Level 3 course Love, Marriage and Adultery in German Literature A. The course will be available in alternate sessions
The course will examine the discussion of love, marriage and adultery in German and Austrian literature of the 19th and 20th century. Emphasis will be placed on the social, cultural and economic context of love relationships and the ways in which the dominant value systems of society are reflected, criticised or subverted over the period. Particular issues to be addressed will include: the significance of reputation and honour, the generation conflict, strategies in self-preservation and surrender and questions of gender and identity. The course will study texts by authors such as Goethe, Fontane, Arthur Schnitzler, Christa Wolf and Sigrid Damm.
1 two-hour seminar per week
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (70%):
continuous assessment: essay 2500-3000 words (30%)
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%)
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Discussion in class
All essays and presentations are discussed individually within no more than 2 weeks of submission. All assignments receive CAS marks, which the Course Guide links to specific marking criteria, and written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance and tutorial participation is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr S Lawrie
Pre-requisite(s): Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.
Note(s): This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM3041 (Theory and Practice of Translation A). This course will be available in 2013/14 and alternate sessions thereafter.
This course will focus on the history and theory of translation and will include practical work on literary and non-literary texts. The course will examine theoretical approaches to translation and the practical techniques applied by translators. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.
1 two-hour seminar per week.
1st Attempt:1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment; 2500 word essay(30%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Three assignments.
Written feedback on assignments.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr G Sharman
Pre-requisite(s): Available to programme year 4 German Studies students, or by permission of Head of School
Note(s): The course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with Level 3 course Images of Childhood A. The course will be available alternate sessions.
This course will analyse the portrayal of childhood in the German speaking countries during the first half of the 20th century. The source materials drawn on will include literature, autobiography, film and the expressive arts. Questions such as the child's perception of the historical process, the right to childhood, and the process of socialisation are examined in detail. Particular issues to be addressed include: the utopia of childhood, adolescence in the Third Reich, and children and the Holocaust. The course will examine the works by authors such as G. Grass, Anne Frank, Ilse Aichinger, and painters such as Max Lieberman and Paula Moderson-Becker as well as various films.
1 two-hour seminar per week
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%), consisting of 2500 word essay (30%) and 2500 words research project (70%)
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%)
Formative Assessment and Feedback Information
Discussion in class
All essays and presentations are discussed individually within no more than 2 weeks of submission.All assignments receive CAS marks, which the Course Guide links to specific marking criteria, and written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance and tutorial participation is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought.