GRMN406 Societies in Transition

Updated: 28 September 2012

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	GRMN201
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	GERM359 or GERM459 or GRMN306
Notes	offered in even numbered years
Combined Units	GRMN306 - Societies in Transition
Coordinator(s)	Astrid Gesche (agesche@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	Germany has undergone significant social and political change in the last two centuries including the change to a democratic republic, the advent and downfall of the Third Reich, the division and later reunification of Germany. The texts in which aspects of with the themes of social change are depicted are significant German texts from the 20th-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 responses to questions in German.
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Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

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

provide an overview of representative works of modern German literature;
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;
use research tools to develop the skill of essay writing;
display enhanced language skills obtained through a detailed study of German language texts, and secondary literature as appropriate;
locate the literary text or film to the larger context of its genre, theme or auteur; and
demonstrate more extensive command of essay writing skills.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students will read and understand modern German prose, drama and film, and this will be assessed through the three set assessment tasks.
2	Communication Skills Students will be expected to write on texts of aesthetic and intellectual complexity.
3	Global Perspectives The study of literature of a foreign culture, will give understanding of and insight into such a society and culture.
4	Information Literacy Use of 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 life-long learning in all aspects of students' lives.
6	Problem Solving As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem-solving skills of a high nature.
7	Social Responsibility As literature frequently deals with ethical and social issues, students engage with these debates.

Course and Unit Catalogue 2013