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GRMN308 German Language 3D

Updated: 29 March 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites GRMN307
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GRMN408
Notes None
Combined Units GRMN408 - German Language 3D
Coordinator(s) Julia Petzl-Berney (jpetzl@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit aims to develop and improve all German language skills by building on and complementing the skills acquired in previous language units. While continuing to strengthen communicative competence in spoken German, the focus will be on grammar and translation skills for written language. Students' ability to appreciate cultural products of German speaking societies will also be further enhanced.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Aspekte 1 (B1+)
ISBN: 9783468474743
Koithan, U. and others, Langenscheidt 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Aspekte 1: Arbeitsbuch
ISBN: 9783468474729
Koithan, U. and others, Langenscheidt 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Aspekte 1 Audio CDs zum Lehrwerk
ISBN: 9783468474767
Koithan, U. and others, Langenscheidt
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Collins German-English English-German Dictionary
ISBN: 9780007252756
Collins 7th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Langenscheidts Grosswoerterbuch. Deutsch als Fremdsprache
ISBN: 9783468490415
Gotz, D., Haensch, G. and Wellmann, H., Langenscheidt
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
Language Assignment 1 15%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3, 6 GA: 1-4, 6
Language Assignment 2 15%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3, 6 GA: 1-4, 6
Online Quiz 1 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3, 6 GA: 1-4, 6
Online Quiz 2 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3, 6 GA: 1-4, 6
Online Quiz 3 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3, 6 GA: 1-4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3, 6 GA: 1, 4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. read German texts of high complexity;
  2. write German of high complexity;
  3. understand spoken German of high complexity;
  4. speak German at a high level of complexity;
  5. understand, appreciate and discuss aspects of German culture and society in German; and
  6. locate and navigate authentic websites in German.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will demonstrate a command of German particularly through writing skills. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be able to communicate in German effectively and confidently orally and in written forms. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will be able to function in a multicultural and global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be able to use information to construct new concepts or create new understandings. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will reflect on limitations of, and have the capacity to evaluate their current knowledge of the German language. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students will apply logical, critical and creative thinking to a range of problems in German. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will understand the international implications of local decisions and the local implications of international decisions. 		True
8 Team Work
Students will be able to work collaboratively and network effectively to achieve common goals and to solve problems. 		True
   

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