Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer, Unit Convenor
A/Prof Ulrike Garde
Contact via email
Office B320, Arts Precinct, 25 Wally's Walk
by appointment
Lecturer, Unit Convenor
Susanne Binder
Contact via email
Office B111, Arts Precinct, 25 Wally's Walk
by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
GRMN3010 or GMN310
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to enable students to become independent users of the German language. It provides activities for developing advanced German reading, comprehension, writing and speaking skills and provides students with an opportunity to study German culture extensively. The goal is to develop students' language skills towards C1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Preparation prior to class leads to informed and active participation in class (campus students) and participation in online tasks (external students); short class presentation and dialogue exercises (C1 Sprechen).
On successful completion you will be able to:
Assignments work towards the C1.
They provide you with opportunities to develop:
The Tests are timed tasks and provide opportunities to apply newly acquired vocabulary, grammatical structures, including across a range of formats (e.g. written and audio). They largely align with the progression of language acquisition facilitated by the textbook.
This task is designed for students to be able to express and share their personal linguistic development as well as their transferable skills as part of a course-based portfolio. This document has several components in both English and the target language. It contains a record of formal and informal language learning experiences, reflective passages on intercultural encounters that have influenced the student's studies. You will also include a guided self-assessment of your current language abilities and formulate your goals for further language learning.
Students will take a final test online in Week 13. This is a revision test that is based on the content and the skills developed during the semester. This examination is compulsory. All students enrolled in this unit are required to sit for this test in Week 13 at the time designated in iLearn.
The assessments tasks are compulsory in this unit. Each assessment task has a due date and students are expected to submit their work on time. Further details are specified on iLearn.
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation | 5% | No | Weeks 1-12 |
Assignments | 25% | No | Weeks 3, 9 |
Online Tests | 20% | No | Weeks 4, 8, 11 |
Reflective Task | 5% | No | Week 7 |
Final Test | 45% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 8 hours
Due: Weeks 1-12
Weighting: 5%
Students demonstrate active engagement with weekly content in class and online.
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Weeks 3, 9
Weighting: 25%
Students complete a series of mixed tasks including short essay-style writing tasks in German.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Weeks 4, 8, 11
Weighting: 20%
Students complete various short tests of mixed question types.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 5%
This task contributes to students becoming work ready and developing intercultural skills, demonstrating capacity to communicate abilities, their personal goals for their career and their learning experiences in the target language.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 45%
The final test is based on revision of the unit content. Students complete a series of different tasks in writing, including short essay-style writing in German. This is a closed-book timed test.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: https://timetables.mq.edu.au/
'Internal students' (Enrolment mode special circumstance)
Students attend 2 x 2 hour synchronous tutorials per week: 4 hours of tutorials. There are no lectures in this unit. Please go to eStudent to register in one of the classes on offer.
'External students' (Enroment mode fully online / virtual)
External students do not need to register in any particular classes. All classes are recorded and made available afterwards in iLearn.
Recommended texts
There are copies of each available at Macquarie University Library.
Recommended online dictionary
GRMN German Studies 6 has an iLearn site - accessible to both the campus students and the external students: Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/ Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ to check when your online unit will become available.
Technology
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient. For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.
Please contact your unit convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.
Students will systematically work through Modules (Lektionen) 6-10 of the textbook. There is also a focus on materials to train and prepare students for the external C1 examination in accordance with the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference of Languages). This C1 exam is an additional qualitfication and is offered as an option to the students in this unit at the end of semester. It is conducted by the Goethe Institute.
Here is a general overview of the semester - a detailed semester schedule including the program for each class, the assessment tasks and due dates as well as the C1 training materials is made available in iLearn.
Weeks 1 and 2 |
Lektion 6 |
Weeks 3 and 4 |
Lektion 7 |
Weeks 5 and 6 |
Lektion 8 |
Weeks 7 and 8 |
Lektion 9 |
Weeks 9 and 10 |
Lektion 10 |
Weeks 11-13 |
Revision and consolidation |
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