ATS3095 German proficient 1

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Upon successful completion of this unit and its sequel in semester 2, you should have extended and deepened you knowledge of the German language and German culture; improved your knowledge of the finer points of German grammar; extended your vocabulary as much as possible through wide reading of various types of texts, including television and radio materials; acquired practice in using German in both spoken and written form to discuss topics of current interest, based principally on the reading of a wide range of newspaper articles; become familiar with language containing varying degrees of dialect influence; acquired the ability to translate complicated, non-specialist German texts into idiomatic English, and to translate fairly complicated English texts into German. You should also have gained a knowledge of the relationship between the German language and its speakers, a knowledge of the differences between dialect and standard German, a knowledge of the phonetics of Modern Standard German and a knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to Modern Standard German. After completion of component 2 you should also have gained:

2. 2

   an overview of the main periods, styles, genres, intellectual preoccupations and socio-historical trends in modern German literature;

3. 3

   the ability to recognise and analyse a variety of texts in accordance with the categories of genre, style and epoch;

4. 4

   reading skills necessary to understand advanced German;

5. 5

   essay-writing skills, an ability to engage in informed discussions of literature and culture, using appropriate terminology and applying the range of language skills pertinent to component 1.