Problem solving |
Students will learn to work through problems of methodology which arise when comparing literature and film and when studying contemporary culture which is constantly changing. |
Research skills |
Students will be required to find, evaluate and use source materials (primary and secondary). |
Communication |
Students will be expected to communicate in seminars both informally and in an assessed presentation, as well as to write at an appropriate level for assignments. |
Improving own Learning and Performance |
Students will be able to observe the improvement in their own competence in analyzing, interpreting and comparing literary texts and films. |
Team work |
Students will be expected to work in groups during seminars and in their own time and will thus develop team skills in dividing up and organizing work. |
Information Technology |
Students will be expected to use the internet to access current articles and websites on multicultural Germany. There will also be the opportunity to use programs such as PowerPoint in seminar presentations and written assignments will be word processed. |
Application of Number |
Not directly addressed in this module. |
Personal Development and Career planning |
Not directly assessed in this module. |
Subject Specific Skills |
Linguistic competence will be developed through reading texts and watching films in German. Students will learn new vocabulary specific to the topic of multicultural Germany. |