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Graduate German B (GERM90004)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Email: benbow@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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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 a more advanced use of idiomatic and conversational forms of German and a greater capacity to use them freely
- Have developed a high level of proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity and the capacity to use them freely, confidently and with few errors
- Have mastered 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 the ability to discuss and critically analyse with confidence 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
On 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
- Have developed effective time management and planning skills.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Option 1
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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GERM90003 | Graduate German A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Option 2
Students are required to complete the online language questionnaire/placement test at the link below.
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 |
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One reflective journal
| 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: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | 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 [15%]
- one x Oral presentation (equivalent to 400 words) in Week 9 [10%]
- three written homeworks (equivalent to 200 words each) due in Weeks 4, 6 and 11 [10%]
- five vocabulary tests (equivalent to 80 words each) in Weeks 3, 5, 7, 10 and 12 [5%]
- two-hour final exam (2000 words) during the examination period [40%]
OR
- two listening tests (equivalent to 300 words each) during semester [10%]
- Written work (equivalent to 1000 words) during semester [25%]
- Oral presentation (400 words) during semester [5%]
- two-hour final exam (2000 words) during the exam period [40%]
OR
- Written work totalling 750 words for the cultural studies component due week 12 [15%]
- One hour written language exam (1000 words) during exam period [20%]
- One essay of 500 words for the language seminar component during semester [10%]
- Assessed homework for the language seminar component (250 words) during semester [5%]
- Mid-semester test (equivalent to 500 words) for the language seminar component in week 6 [10%]
- Three speaking tasks (equivalent to 250 words each), one after each language seminar topic in weeks 5, 9 and 12 [15%]
- Listening comprehension test (250 words) for the language seminar component in week 7 [5%]
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
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 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Email: benbow@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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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
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