- Course Code
- GM 1032
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr S Ward
Pre-requisites
SCE H in German or equivalent. Not available to native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1031, 2030 or 2032.
Overview
The course consists of language classes leading to advanced communicative competence in German and it will include the analysis of contemporary texts drawn from a variety of non-literary contexts, together with lectures on selected social, political and cultural aspects of the German-speaking countries. The intention of the course is to extend and reinforce students’ command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures, and to introduce various styles of written and spoken German, situating the language study in a socio-cultural context.
The course content is complemented by GM 1532, and the course may be taken either alone or together with GM 1033. Teaching is in English and German.
Structure
1 one-hour lecture and 2 one-hour tutorials per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: In-course assessment: two in-class tests (40%); 1 oral/aural examination (30%); one 1,500 word essay (30%).
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (66%) and 1 oral/aural examination (34%).