- Course Code
- GM 2043
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Professor G Burgess
Pre-requisites
GM 1543 or GM 1542 or A level German at B or SYS German at A or equivalent. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1043 or GM 2041.
Overview
The course consists of the study of selected aspects of modern German culture, involving the close analysis of two modern German texts, together with lectures introducing students to the social, political and cultural context in which the texts were written. A further lecture/tutorial series provides a broad overview of German culture illustrated by an analysis of texts from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. The aim of the course is to enhance students' vocabulary and knowledge of German and their stylistic awareness, to provide students with the ability to analyse literary works, including film adaptations, and to apply all these skills to the study of modern texts selected for their literary importance and relevance to modern German society. The texts and lectures are complemented by GM 2543. This course may be taken on its own or together with GM 2042.
Structure
2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: In-course assessment: two 2,000 word essays (50% each).
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).