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Lecture and Tutorial Schedule
1. Language workshops
All students will attend one two-hour language workshop per week throughout the semester on
Monday 2.10-4. Language workshops are designed to extend students' command of written German.
Students will receive instruction in basic German grammar and its application. There will be regular
homeworks, two class tests and an end-of-semester test. These will all contribute to the student's
final mark at the end of the year.
2. Tutorial
There is a weekly tutorial in small groups to encourage students to practise speaking German and to
increase their active command of the language. An assessment of each student's oral participation
will count towards the final result, and there will be an oral at the end of the semester. The tutorials
are on Wed. 10.10-11, or Thurs. 9.10-10.
Tutorials will begin in the second week of the semester.
Prescribed texts:
Moeller, J et al. Kaleidoskop 8th edition, Student Activities Manual, Premium Website Printed Access
Card, 2012 (Cengage)
NB. Students intending to proceed to higher years are strongly advised to buy Collins German
Dictionary (latest edition).
Important! Please note!
Students doing the language part of the course at another level should check which language class
they will be attending before they buy the books!
3. Understanding Contemporary Germany
Wednesday 1.10 - 2
NB. All German ISB and IIB Cultural Studies students take this lecture.
This lecture course is designed to contribute to students’ understanding of contemporary Germany. It
does not aim to be comprehensive, but will focus on aspects of the culture and society that are
distinctively German and on related issues. It will begin with the question of Germany identity and
cover a range of different topics such as Germany’s regions, German citizenship and the challenges of
migration and multi-ethnicity, changes in the German language and what they reflect, stereotypical
perceptions of Germany and the Germans and the reasons for their persistence.
Information will be provided mainly in English but lectures will include film and print material in
German and guest speakers will speak in German so students are gradually exposed to more complex
issues in German and are thus given the opportunity to expand their vocabulary and improve their
listening and comprehension skills.
Prescribed reading:
There will be a reader for this course that can be purchased from Image & Copy at the beginning of
the semester.
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