German Language and Culture II

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Cursusdoel

After completing the course students are able to
  • understand speech and texts in varied domains
  • initiate, sustain and close a conversation with a number of topics
  • improve their knowledge in grammatical matters
  • participate in conversations
  • write summaries of various texts
  • to analyze and compare cultural events and can explain the background of current items on culture
  • orally present their knowledge and abilities on academic level

Vakinhoudelijk

Language is the main vehicle of communication among the various members of a group: it registers, directly or indirectly, the events, the feelings, the prejudices, the behavioral modes of the entire community. To learn a language, therefore, means to penetrate and to understand better the cultural universe and the society represented by and with that language. In this course, we describe ‘culture’ as the wide set of social processes covered by two widespread current meanings of the word: a ‘narrow’ one of intellectual activities, arts and entertainments; and a ‘broad’ one which includes a more extensive range of practices characteristic of a given society, from its mode of material production to his eating habits, dress codes, celebrations and rituals.
This course on the language as well as on the culture, history and art of Germany and the German language area. The language part of the course aims to improve and to develop skills and strategies that enable you to handle various both oral and written tasks in an academic context and social situations you maybe confronted within daily life in a German language area. The cultural part of the course provides you with information that enables you to understand some cultural aspects of the German society. The focus will be on the cultural and historical developments in West and Eastern Germany after the Second World War.
Format
In the language classes the classroom language is German, though some explanations could be given in English when necessary. The main activity is the use of German in a variety of oral and written communication tasks performed in small groups, in pairs or with the whole class. The instructor supplies you with input, instruction and explanations concerning these tasks and helps you to prepare executing the tasks. Upon completion of these tasks, you analyze the strategy, grammar and vocabulary, with the help of the instructor. You are expected to come to class with your own questions and analyze your own learning problems and learning needs.
In the “culture” lectures issues are introduced and debated. Information about German culture, society, history and art is studied in German and in English translations. On occasion, students are to discuss specific aspects of particular themes, and review them from various angles. In doing so, argumentations and considerations behind the German approach to various matters in German culture can be explored. Creativity and originality (e.g. in terms of an intercultural approach) are highly esteemed in this section of the course.

Werkvormen

UCU language course

Toetsing

Oral Test 1

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Oral test 2

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Cul: test 1

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

Cul: test 2

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

Weekly exercises, cumulative

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

Written test 1

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Written test 2

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er moet voldaan zijn aan de cursus:

Voorkennis

Speaking and writing entrance level: Intermediate High. The Exit level is Advanced I, as defined in the ACTFL Guidelines.

Voorkennis kan worden opgedaan met

For students who do not satisfy the above requirement, course admission needs to be approved by the instructor, who may ask for extra work to be completed. Language testing days are organized around mid-term (contact: S. Spee/ ucu.languages@uu.nl).

Voertalen

  • Duits

Competenties

  • Internationale en interculturele oriëntatie
  • Luisteren
  • Presenteren
  • Samenwerken
  • Talen

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

Materiaal Omschrijving
BOEK Übungsgrammatik für die Mittelstufe: Deutsch als Fremdsprache / Buch mit beigelegtem Lösungsschlüssel (Deutsch) Paperback – 17. augustus 2009 ISBN-13: 978-3190116577

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Opmerkingen

Can count as L&C requirement

Coördinator

dr. B.G. Mariacher b.g.mariacher@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. B.G. Mariacher b.g.mariacher@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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