• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject German
  • Areas of interest Contemporary Europe, Sustainability Science, Sustainable Development
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Wesley Lim
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2024
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This course continues with the development of listening and reading comprehension skills and of oral and written communication. This includes a review and extension of basic German grammar and vocabulary, and training in and reflection on language learning strategies.

The course focuses also on the analysis of short literary and non literary texts - appropriate to the language level - about life and culture in German-speaking societies. Furthermore, it engages students in learning opportunities in the area of intercultural communication.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. communicate using a range of linguistic forms of German in both written and spoken contexts;
  2. understand a range of written and audiovisual texts, and relate them to German-speaking cultures and contemporary issues;
  3. recognise and use different language styles and registers; and
  4. demonstrate increasingly broad expertise in critical thinking by extracting, synthesising and analysing information from a variety of basic cultural texts and communicating their own reactions, opinions and arguments.

Indicative Assessment

  1. Two In-class tests (1 hour each) (30) [LO 1,2,3,4]
  2. Two Writing assignments (250 words each) (30) [LO 1,3,4]
  3. Oral examination marked on language, content and presentation (10 minutes) (15) [LO 1,3,4]
  4. Video Project marked on language, content and presentation (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
  5. Participation (5) [LO 1,2,3,4]

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from:

a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks, including online/self-directed and tutorial activities, and

b) 82 hours of independent student learning. 

Inherent Requirements

Not applicable

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed GERM1022, or have equivalent level of language proficiency as demonstrated by placement test, or with permission of the convener. You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed any of the following courses: GERM2104, GERM2105, GERM3106, GERM3007, GERM3008

Prescribed Texts

These will be communicated via the course Wattle site

Assumed Knowledge

To enrol in this course you must have successfully completed GERM1022 or have equivalent level of language proficiency as demonstrated by placement test.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $4080
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $5280
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3623 19 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 05 Apr 2024 24 May 2024 In Person View

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