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German 3 (GERM10001)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Semester 1
Overview
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Students who have completed German 2 should enrol in GERM20004. Students who have been placed in German 3 after taking the German Placement Test may enrol in GERM10001. In this subject students extend their competencies in writing, reading, speaking and listening by engaging with authentic texts and situations, rather than those generated with the language learner in mind. Students will learn the skills to deal with the complexity of authentic texts such as feature films, poetry, song lyrics and opinion articles, and to source information in German on the internet. Students also learn to communicate at a more sophisticated level, going beyond utterances focused exclusively on the self, and developing structures and vocabulary that enable them to express themselves in the context of broader social and cultural themes such as music and popular culture and notions of ethnicity, nationalism and belonging. Students begin to produce texts and utterances of a more critical nature such as film reviews and formal debates. On completion of the subject students should have attained a moderate level of complexity in speaking, aural comprehension, reading and writing of German.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to read more sophisticated texts and to practice and augment accurate writing skills;
- have used a wider range of vocabulary about people and places including language about historical and contemporary themes; use more complex grammatical structures including a greater range of tenses and cases and modes;
- be able to comprehend more complex spoken German and express themselves in broader social and political contexts;
- be able to find information from various sources, including dictionary, library and the internet; develop analytical skills, learning strategies and the ability to process, organize and integrate information;
- have developed a differentiated and informed understanding of self and other and of cross-cultural exchange; apprehend and appreciate features of the interaction of language and identity; engage with contemporary and historical themes in the German national consciousness;
- have developed an openness to the world and an awareness of cultural and historical contexts;
- have acquired time management and planning skills through managing and organizing workloads;
- have developed the ability to reflect on their language learning process and on linguistic and cultural differences of the target language and cultures.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to find information from various sources, including dictionary, library and the internet;
- have developed a differentiated and informed understanding of self and other and of cross-cultural exchange;
- have acquired time management and planning skills through managing and organizing workloads;
- have developed analytical skills, learning strategies and the ability to process, organize and integrate information;
- have developed an openness to the world and an awareness of cultural and historical contexts;
- be able to apprehend and appreciate features of the interaction of language and identity.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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GERM20004 | German 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Oral presentation during semester (equivalent to 250 words) [5%]
- Two listening tests during semester (equivalent to a total of 750 words) [10%]
- Written work during semester (1000 words) [35%]
- Final exam during the exam period (2000 words) [50%]
Hurdle Requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Heather Benbow Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours: 1 x 2-hour seminar, 2 x 1-hour seminars per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
The prerequisite for entry to this subject is:
- achievement of German 2 standard in the German placement test; or
- as determined by the German Studies program.
Any student enrolling in German at The University of Melbourne for the first time is required to take the online German Placement Test regardless of their background in German. The results of the Placement Test are binding and enrolment can only be changed in consultation with the relevant subject coordinator.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Essential German Grammar (latest ed.) M. Surrell, K. Kohl, C. Kaiser & G. Loftus. Routledge.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - German Specialisation (formal) Graduate Diploma in Arts - German Informal specialisation German Major German Breadth Track German - Entry Point 3 - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Language Placement Test required
Last updated: 27 April 2024