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German 10 (GERM20010)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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In this subject students will deepen their linguistic and cultural literacy in German through investigating how nature shaped German, Austrian and Swiss cultural identity. Taking the Alps as a key example, students will learn how this landscape has been shaped and modified by human activities over time and how it plays an integral part in the human imagination both historically and today.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Develop a refined use of idiomatic and conversational forms and the capacity to use them freely in intercultural discourse
  • Develop a level of proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity and the capacity to command their use freely and confidently in intercultural discourse
  • Achieve the level of language competency required for admittance into regular studies at a German-speaking university (in most cases)

Generic skills

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

  • Have acquired public speaking skills and confidence in self-expression
  • Be able to use research skills to find information from various sources, including dictionary, library, the internet and interviewing people
  • Have gained an understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts as they relate to the German-speaking world
  • Have finessed intercultural competency and developed an international awareness/openness to the world as well as critical self-awareness

Last updated: 19 September 2024