Module Code - Title:
GE4141
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GERMAN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY 1: INTRO GERMAN STUD 1
Year Last Offered:
2023/4
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module is set at B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
To introduce students to the academic study of the German language, its historical, social and structural dimensions as well as into language learning strategies and resources. To provide students with an introduction to the German-speaking countries as physical, cultural and political entities with a focus on the first half of the twentieth century. To introduce students to the analysis of literary texts in German. To consolidate linguistic knowledge (written and oral) gained at school.
Syllabus:
This syllabus is set at B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Lecture: The German language, its history and relationship with other languages; political geography of the German-speaking countries; sociocultural and historical background to the German-speaking countries of Europe in the 19th and early 20th century.
Tutorials: a) reading of literary texts to provide further access to the period while at the same time introducing reading techniques, principles of textual analysis and text discussion in oral and written form; b) contrastive grammar work: grammatical categories and terminology, English/German translation exercises, grammar in use/communicative grammar.
Language laboratory: exercises in pronunciation, listening comprehension and grammar utilizing CALL facilities.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
* define German Studies within the context of UL, Ireland and Europe, in German
* identify and discuss in German the main historical, cultural and linguistic developments shaping the German speaking countries, focussing on the 19th and early 20th century
* identify and discuss in German key historical, political, cultural and linguistic aspects of Austria and Switzerland
* analyse and interpret, in German, literary texts engaging with historical and political contexts discussed in the lecture series
* use grammatical structures and vocabulary revised throughout the semester with an appropriate level of correctness
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
* discuss in German their own viewpoint on aspects of the German-language cultures and societies studied
* structure and assess their own learning independent of the language classr
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
* produce comprehensible German pronunciation, including intonation
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
A one-hour lecture common to all Humanities and Business students studying German will be supported by a tutorial in which texts and materials related to the lecture in the foreign language will be discussed. A double hour will be devoted to advanced language work, language lab exercises and text work. Students will be engaged in active learning both inside and outside the classroom and will be encouraged to develop autonomous language learning strategies.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
K Rothmann (ed.) (1999)
Die deutsche Literatur. Ausgewählte Texte
, Reclam
C Zorach, C Melin (1999)
English Grammar for Students of German
, Hodder Arnold
(2005)
Concise Oxford Duden Dictionary
, OUP
M Perlmann-Balme & S. Schwalb ()
em Brückenkurs
, Hueber
A Hering, M. Matussek, M. Perlmann-Balme (2002)
em Übungsgrammatik Detusch als Fremdsprache
, Hueber
Other Relevant Texts:
M Fulbrook (2002)
The Fontana History of Germany: The Divided Nationa 19191-1990
, Fontana
M Allinson (2003)
Germany and Austria 1814-2000
, Arnold
H Dreyer and R Schmitt (1994)
A Practice Grammar of German
, Verlag für Deutsch
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
alexandra.zach@ul.ie