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Course and Unit Catalogue 2010

Armidale, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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GRMN304 Images of Society in German Culture

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	GRMN202 or equivalent
Restrictions	GERM259
Notes	offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	Julia Petzl-Berney (jpetzl@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	This unit aims to introduce students to the study of modern German drama and prose. Discussion of the texts will consider such topics as the relationship between the text and the time when it was written, that is, its historical and sociological context. The texts will also be discussed in terms of the way in which they present their subject matter, that is with regard to literary issues such as style, imagery and symbolism.
Prescribed Material Mandatory	Text(s): Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material Goodbye Lenin DVD ISBN: ARAG08 UNE Reprint Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus Andorra ISBN: 9780415115643 Frisch, M., Routledge 1994 Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus Der Vorleser ISBN: 9783257229530 Schlink, B., Diogenes 1997 Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Title	Exam Length	Weight	Mode	No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay		35%		1500-2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Assignment 2: Essay		35%		1500-2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Assignment 3:Research exercise		30%		1500
Assessment Notes
Research methodology exercise and reading diary

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

competently read and understand modern German drama, prose and film;
understand cultural and societal differences in German speaking countries as portrayed in the genres of drama, prose and film;
critically discuss literary devices, such as style, symbolism, imagery, narrative perspective etc and filmic devices (mise-en, scene, music, colour, film stock);
use research tools and will have further developed the skill of essay writing.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students will learn to read and understand modern German drama, prose and film.
2	Communication Skills Students will learn how to discuss and write about literature and thus improve their communication skills.
3	Global Perspectives Reading, discussing and writing about German literary texts requires students to bring to the reading their own cultural awareness thus creating an inter cultural competence and global perspective.
4	Information Literacy Students will make use of the databases to access bibliographic material.
5	Life-Long Learning Reading, reflecting, discussing and writing about literature in the context of students' own experiences will contribute to lifelong learning in all aspects of students' lives.
6	Problem Solving Critically discussing and writing about literature involves applying logical, critical and creative thinking of the highest order.
7	Social Responsibility By developing students' intercultural awareness through exposure to ethical and social issues in the literature, this unit will also foster their sense of social responsibility.
8	Team Work Discussion groups in class or on the Bulletin Board involves team work. As the Bulletin Board is not compulsory it may be that some students will not engage as actively in team work as others.