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GRMN305 Love, Betrayal and Politics

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites GRMN201
Restrictions GERM359 or GERM459 or GRMN405
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units GRMN405 - Love, Betrayal and Politics
Coordinator(s) Julia Petzl-Berney (jpetzl@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The literary and filmic texts discussed in this unit treat the themes of love, politics and betrayal. The texts are significant German texts from the modern period, ie from the 19th-21st Century. The unit focuses on developing students' ability to examine a literary or film text critically and to relate it to the historical, political and social context of its era. Language skills will also be enhanced through a detailed study of the texts and the completion, in German, of a reading diary.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Herr Aurich
ISBN: 9783100488169
Maron, M., Fischer 2001
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
ISBN: 9783518188255
Brecht, B., Suhrkamp 2003
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Das Leben der Anderen. Directed by Florian von Donnersmarck (DVD)
ISBN: ASIN B000GN00Q2
Note: NOT available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 1 , 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, 6
Assignment 2: Essay 35% 1500-2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6
Assignment 3: Research 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, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. provide an overview of representative works of modern German literature and film;
  2. develop the ability to examine a work of literature or film critically and scholarly, using the relevant terminology, and to relate it to the historical/political and social context of its era;
  3. use research tools, and to develop the skill of essay writing; and
  4. develop and enhance language skills through a detailed study of German language texts, and secondary literature as appropriate.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit will develop in students the ability to read and understand modern German prose and film. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be expected to write on texts of aesthetic and intellectual complexity. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The study of literature of a foreign culture, will give understanding of and insight into such a society and culture. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Use databases to access bibliographic material. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
The work undertaken in this unit encourages students to develop a lifelong interest in German literature. 		True
6 Problem Solving
As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem solving skills of a high nature. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
As literature frequently deals with ethical and social issues, students engage with these debates. 		True
   

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