GRMN251-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018

Intermediate German Language A

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2018

Description

This is the first of two intermediate German language courses. This course aims at extending vocabulary and grammatical structures which will be used to discuss and write about simple topics in contemporary German and German-speaking culture and society.

This course will work on all four language skill: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students will complete regular grammar and writing assignments, and they will have ample opportunity to speak and listen in the classroom setting. Throughout the course we will emphasize building vocabulary and communication skills, which will be used to discuss German cultural and political topics. Students will practice more extensive reading skills by reading a fictional text (Lektüre) during term break.

Learning Outcomes

As a student in this course you will acquire skills in all four areas of the language (reading, writing, speaking and listening).  By the end of the course you should be able to read intermediate level literature (level A2/B1) and short newspaper articles in German.  Students will practice writing intensively and should be able to write a 200-word essay in German about a contemporary topic. The average student will be able to hold a conversation about everyday events and politics in German.  Students’ listening comprehension should reach a level where they can understand German television and radio programmes.

By learning a foreign language students will develop more understanding of global conditions and will become competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts. This will help the language students to develop knowledge and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

At the end of the course students will have proficiency in German equivalent to level A2 of the Common European Framework and will be able to sit the Goethe Institut examination Level A2, which will be held at UC later in the year.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

GRMN115 or GRMN152 or German Level 3 NCEA or equivalent. Note: Students with Level 2 NCEA should apply to take an online placement test.

Restrictions

GRMN108, GRMN117

Course Coordinator

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Homework assignments (5) 15%
Quizzes (3) 15%
Written test 1 20%
Written test 2 20%
Instagram presentation 15%
Oral test 15%

Course links

Library portal
LEARN The full Course Outline is available on LEARN (only for students enrolled in this course).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $746.00

International fee $3,038.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All GRMN251 Occurrences

  • GRMN251-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018