Close
Description
This is an integrated language-culture module for second-year students. It is taught entirely in German and designed as preparation for university-level study or work experience during the Year Abroad. As such, it functions on two levels:
- Content: This module aims to provide students with the literary, cultural and political history of the two capitals of Germany and Austria. The module will teach analytical skills in German using a number of texts, from literary genres (poetry, drama, prose) to non-literary genres (newspaper articles, political speeches, editorials).
- Language acquisition: All work for this module (reading, writing, speaking) must be done in German. Specific language acquisition goals of the module are to:
refine students' perception of different styles and text types
enable students to discuss, orally and in writing, literary, social and political issues on a stylistically sophisticated level
furnish students with a principal vocabulary and style for textual analysis, in preparation for university-level study or professional activity in German during the Year Abroad. Stylistic refinement will take place on two levels - the textual and the contextual. The textual level involves close reading of selected passages/scenes, analyses of plot/character, characterisation and linguistic aspects. The contextual level will involve discussion, analysis and comparison or major historical and cultural issues.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
听