GERMAN 301 : German Language Advanced 1
Arts
2023 Semester One (1233) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This course develops the skills in written and spoken German practiced in German 201. The focus is on communication and a sound command of the German language at an advanced level as well as extending grammatical knowledge according to level B2.1. Also gaining extended knowledge about recent culture and daily life of German-speaking countries will be in focus. The course is taught in German and together with German 302 leads towards Goethe Zertifikat B2 offered by the Goethe-Institut.
The approach of the course is communicative and collaborative. Project-based learning also will be included in the coursework. This semester you will participate in a virtual exchange project with the University Leipzig and PH Ludwigsburg, supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
After the successful completion of the course:
... you can follow lectures with complex arguments if you are reasonably familiar with the topic.
... you can understand not only the information content but also viewpoints and attitudes in texts.
... you can read different texts very independently and use (online) dictionaries sensibly.
... you can correct most of your mistakes in written texts yourself.
... you can summarize the content of German texts in which the writers take special positions on topics of general interest in their own language.
... you can express yourself fluently and with a few complex sentence structures.
... you can tell coherently, explain important aspects and support them with relevant details and examples.
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and analyse core content of complex texts with abstract topics, viewpoints, and attitudes, also from the perspective of New Zealand as a pacific nation. (Capability 1.2, 2.2 and 6.1)
- Understand discussions and lectures with complex arguments in one's own special field or reasonably familiar topic. (Capability 2.2 and 6.1)
- Fluent and spontaneous (online) communication with native speakers without too much effort. (Capability 4.1 and 4.2)
- Be able to express oneself in various situations of different requirements (e.g., formal and informal). (Capability 4.1)
- Be able to discuss a wide range of topics in the target language. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)
- Enhance your group working skills and adapt to cooperative (online) learning set-ups. (Capability 4.3)
- Develop and demonstrate a good competence to self-study. (Capability 5.2)
- Develop and improve strategies to learn and study autonomously. (Capability 5.2)
Module
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week on each 15 point course that they are enrolled in, including class time and personal study and assignment preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at scheduled activities to complete and receive credit for components of the course.
The course might include live online events including group discussions.
Attendance on campus is required for the test.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
This course is not available for delivery to students studying remotely outside NZ in 2023.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Perlmann-Balme, Michaela et al. (2013): Sicher! Niveau B2.1. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kursbuch und Arbeitsbuch, Lektion 1-6. Ismaning: Hueber Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-19-501207-2.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.