University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

97607 German Language and Culture 7

8cp; 4hpw

Requisite(s): 97606 German Language and Culture 6

The subject aims to consolidate and further improve students' already considerable skills of aural comprehension and oral performance as well as reading and writing in more demanding and complex situations concerning university life in Germany and other aspects of German society. It provides students with the linguistic skills to attend a German-speaking university. The subject assumes a sound knowledge of German elementary grammar and teaches students more complex and varied structures, for example to distinguish cause, effect and intent. By the end of the subject, students are expected to be approaching the communicative competence required to satisfy complex social and professional needs in speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and have developed an understanding of the various social and cultural contexts in which the language is used. Students also expand their ability to understand the general and specific content of sophisticated magazine and newspaper articles dealing with topics such as education and social justice.

Assessment: This subject has a combination of continuous assessment and final examinations for speaking, listening, reading and writing. Further details are available in the subject outline, distributed in class during the first week of teaching.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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