German Language and Culture Specialisation

Total units 24 Units

Areas of interest European Languages
Specialisation code GERM-SPEC

Academic career Postgraduate
Academic Contact Dr Wesley Lim

ANU is Australia’s leading university in research and teaching of languages. Make the most of your opportunity to learn a new language, or extend your knowledge of a language you already know, while applying to this language the skills of analysis and description that you will master in your degree.

Specialists from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences will equip you with critical language learning approaches and an in-depth understanding of how to apply that knowledge. You will be taught by German Studies specialists, linguists and experts in oral, dramatic and textual arts.

Career opportunities

This specialisation may advance your career in language-related and cross-cultural work in government and non-government organisations, language technologies or as an independent language practitioner or researcher.

Learning Outcomes

demonstrate general fluency in oral and written expression as well as in aural and reading comprehension, covering expression in different registers from everyday language use to academic language;
express themselves orally and in writing in different genres;
understand key aspects of culture, history, politics and society;
demonstrate intercultural awareness, including critically comparing and reflecting on cross-cultural differences between German-speaking and Australian cultures and/or their native culture; and
conduct research on a topic related to German and its associated cultures, and to write an essay on their research outcomes.