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Graduate German A (GERM90003)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The aim of this subject is to develop German language abilities, both oral and written, for graduate students. Students will have the opportunity to learn idiomatic and formal features of the language, and apply their abilities to the analysis of a range of complex issues within the German-speaking world. Students will be placed in an appropriate stream of language study, or a customised course, according to their background and proficiency needs within the subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, depending on entry level, students should:
- Have developed an advanced use of idiomatic and conversational forms of German and the capacity to use them freely
- Have developed a level of proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity and the capacity to use them freely and confidently
- Have cultivated the ability to interpret messages of different registers and degrees of formality, including those occurring in a variety of audiovisual media and individual and group spoken forms
- Have developed the ability to discuss and critically analyse social, political, cultural and historical issues in the German-speaking world
- Have developed a set of flexible and transferable linguistic skills for different types of professional contexts.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- have developed effective oral communication skills in a Language Other Than English (LOTE) through class participation and presentations;
- have developed public speaking skills and confidence in oral expression in a LOTE;
- have developed the ability to process information in a LOTE and to communicate it;
- have developed the capacity to think theoretically and analytically about language forms, structures and use; and
- have developed effective time management and planning skills.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students are required to complete the online language questionnaire/placement test at the link below.
https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-languages-and-linguistics/resources/language-placement-testing
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
One reflective journal, ongoing
| End of semester | 20% |
One of the assessment combinations (see below)*, to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator, due throughout semester | Throughout the teaching period | 80% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
*One of the following assessment combinations (totalling 80%) to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator, due throughout semester:
- One oral presentation (10 minutes, equivalent to 1,000 words) during semester [20%]
- One research project (3,000 words) due at the end of semester [60%]
OR
Mid semester test (equivalent to 600 words) in week 7 [10%]
- Two listening comprehension tests (equivalent to 200 words each) in weeks 7 and 12 [5%]
- Three counts of written homework (equivalent to 200 words each) in weeks 4, 6 and 10 [10%]
- Five vocabulary tests (equivalent to 80 words each) in weeks 3, 5, 6, 11 and 12 [5%]
- Final exam (2000 words) during the exam period [50%]
OR
- Oral presentation during semester (equivalent to 400 words) [5%]
- Two listening tests during semester (equivalent to 300 words each) [10%]
- Written work during semester (1000 words) [25%]
- Final exam (equivalent to 2000 words) during the exam period [40%]
OR
- One hour written language exam (1000 words) during the exam period [20%]
- One hour written lecture exam (500 words) during the exam period [10%]
- One essay of 500 words for the language seminar component during semester [10%]
- Two essays of 500 words each for the cultural studies component due in weeks 8 and 12 [20%]
- 10 minute oral presentation for the language seminar component during semester [5%]
- Listening comprehension test (equivalent to 250 words) for the language seminar component during semester [5%]
- Mid-semester test (500 words) for the language seminar component in week 7 [10%]
OR
- Two one-hour listening comprehension tests in weeks 5 and 10 [15%]
- One summative essay in German of 500 words plus 1 in-class test (500 words) in weeks 5 and 8 [25%]
- 8 minute oral presentation in class during semester [15%]
- Two-hour final written examination (1500 words) during the exam period [25%]
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Heather Benbow Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24, 36 or 48 hours (2, 3 or 4 hours of seminars for 12 weeks depending on level and placement test) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
Email: benbow@unimelb.edu.au
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Additional delivery details
Students will be required to take an online placement test prior to enrolling into this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Links to additional information
- 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
Subject coordinator approval and language placement test required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024