Key facts

UNE unit code: GRMN308

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Start
  • Trimester 2 - On Campus
  • Trimester 2 - Online
Campus
  • Armidale Campus
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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Building upon your knowledge from the first trimester 300 level German language unit, this unit will further enhance your confidence in your German language skills. You will further develop your competence in reading, writing, understanding and speaking German at an advanced level.

While continuing to strengthen communicative competence in spoken German, your focus will be on grammar and translation skills for written language. Your ability to appreciate cultural products of German speaking societies will also be further enhanced.

Pursue your goal of becoming a confident communicator in a second language and future proof your career in a global economy where over 130 million people speak German.

Offerings

For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.

Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 2On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 2Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
GRMN307
Restrictions
GRMN408 or GERM350

Notes

Students with substantial knowledge of German but with no formal University qualification and students who completed their language study more than five years prior to enrolment should contact the discipline convenor to request a placement test.

First language (German) speakers may not enrol in German language units except when required for (school) teaching accreditation in Australian states and territories.

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Miriam NeigertLecturer in German Studies - School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Learning outcomes

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

  1. demonstrate accuracy and comprehension in listening and reading skills in German language at an upper-intermediate level;
  2. produce accurate and articulate spoken and written German at an upper-intermediate level;
  3. communicate autonomously in German at a upper-intermediate level with depth and critical insight on various topics and aspects of German society and culture;
  4. apply depth of knowledge of German cultural and social norms and German society through communicative outputs; and
  5. use well-developed cognitive skills to analyse and synthesise information when communicating at an upper-intermediate level.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Online AssessmentNo20%All offerings

4 online quizzes (each worth 5%) Covering vocabulary, grammar, listening/reading comprehension.

No. Words: 1000 (equivalent)

PortfolioYes50%All offerings

A collection of learner-centred, personally relevant tasks and activites that foster receptive and/or productive language skills.

No. Words: 2500 (equivalent)

Take Home ExamYes30%All offerings

It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass the unit.

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Aspekte neu: Lehrbuch B1 Plus MIT DVD

ISBN: 9783126050159

Koithan, U. and others, Langenscheidt 2nd ed. 2014

Text refers to: All offerings

Aspekte neu: Arbeitsbuch B1 Plus MIT Audio-CD

ISBN: 9783126050173

Koithan, U. and others, Langenscheidt 2nd ed. 2014

Text refers to: All offerings

Aktion Grammatik!

ISBN: 9781510433335

Klapper, J. and McMahon, T., Hodder and Stoughton 4th ed. 2018

Note: The 3rd edition, ISBN 9780340915257 is available online through the Dixson Library

Text refers to: All offerings

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

Collins German Dictionary

ISBN: 9780008241339

Collins 9th ed. 2019

Text refers to: All offerings

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