Module Identifier

GE30610

Module Title

DAS SELBSTVERSTAENDNIS DER DEUTSCHEN

Academic Year

2008/2009

Co-ordinator

Dr Winifred V Davies

Semester

Intended for use in future years

Pre-Requisite

(Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 3 German.

Course Delivery

Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Lecture	15 lectures / seminars / tutorials

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Oral Examination:	80%
Semester Assessment	Two oral presentations on a group basis Continuous Assessment:	20%

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module students should have extended their knowledge of modern German by having focused on German reactions to certain major events of the period under discussion, and by having participated actively in structured language work. This should have improved their skills in the register of academic discourse. The outcome: enhanced knowledge, oral fluency at a high level, developed presentation skills.

Brief description

This oral course, conducted through the medium of German, examines the way in which Germans see themselves and their own experience, in the context of political and social development from 1945 to the present day. The two sections of the module will concentrate on: (i) "Die Mauer im Kopf" nach der Vereinigung; (ii) Frauen in Deutschland.

Students are advised to read as many of the Recommended Background texts as is feasible, during the intercalary year.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6