GRMN375-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

German Language

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

Advanced German Language course aimed at developing language skills consistent with C1 of the European Framework of Reference for Language.

Der  Kurs vermittelt und übt Fertigkeiten der deutschen Sprache auf einem anspruchsvollen Niveau (C2 des European Framework of Reference for Language). Zu diesen Fertigkeiten gehören
• Hör- und Schreibfertigkeit inklusive korrekter  Rechtschreibung (Diktat)
• Vorlesen eines Texts mit guter Aussprache
• mündliche Ausdrucksfähigkeit (mündlicher Vortrag und Prüfungsgespräch zu einem allgemeinen Thema)
• Aufsatzschreiben zu literarischen und landeskundlichen Themen
• Leseverstehen eines literarischen/essayistischen Texts inklusive Worterklärungen in diesem Text
• Grammatische und stilistische Ausdrucksfähigkeit (Umschreiben von Sätzen in eine andere grammatische Struktur von gleicher Bedeutung)

Der Kurs findet einmal die Woche in einer zweistündigen Sitzung statt, in denen die Kursteilnehmer sich abwechselnd mit  Kurslektüren und Grammatikübungen beschäftigen  sowie die weiteren oben beschriebenen Fertigkeiten üben. Darüber hinaus gibt es eine Reihe von Hausaufgaben: Lektüren, Aufsätze, Grammatikübungen.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

GRMN352 or placement test

Restrictions

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 441
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00 Karl Popper 508
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 241
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Anne Blumenthal

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Graded homework assignments 25% Graded homework assignments
In-class quizzes (2) 10% In-class quizzes (2)
Written Test 1 20% Written Test 1
Written Test 2 20% Written Test 2
Short presentations 10% Short presentations
Participation and Engagement (pass/fail) 15% Participation and Engagement (pass/fail)

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,687.00

International fee $7,900.00

* 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 .

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