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GRMN408 German Language 3D

Updated: 20 March 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
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 or GRMN401 or GERM350
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GRMN308
Notes None
Combined Units GRMN308 - German Language 3D
Coordinator(s) Herman Beyersdorf (hbeyersd@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit aims to develop and improve all German language skills by building on the skills acquired in the first trimester 400-level German language unit. 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.

Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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:
  1. read and understand spoken or written German texts of high complexity;
  2. speak and write German at a high level of complexity;
  3. understand, appreciate and discuss aspects of German culture and society in German;
  4. locate and navigate authentic websites in German; and
  5. provide a nuanced commentary on intercultural difference between home and target societies.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will demonstrate an enhanced 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 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 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 True
8 Team Work
Students will be able to work collaboratively and network effectively to achieve common goals and to solve problems.
True True
   

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