INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS OF GERMAN AND DRAMA
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS OF GERMAN AND DRAMA
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS OF GERMAN AND DRAMA
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<strong>IN<strong>FOR</strong>MATION</strong> <strong>FOR</strong> <strong>STUDENTS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>GERMAN</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>DRAMA</strong><br />
PRELIMINARY READING LIST <strong>AND</strong> COURSE <strong>IN<strong>FOR</strong>MATION</strong> <strong>FOR</strong> FIRST YEAR<br />
<strong>STUDENTS</strong> 2012/13<br />
ALL first year students of German and Drama will be registered for the compulsory<br />
modules detailed below:<br />
AB INITIO <strong>STUDENTS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>GERMAN</strong><br />
Student with no prior knowledge of the language will be registered for the following<br />
compulsory modules:<br />
Introductory German 30 credits Full Year<br />
European Culture and Society 30 credits Full Year<br />
Making Theatre Work 15 credits Autumn Semester<br />
London: Culture/Performance 15 credits Autumn Semester<br />
Theatre and its Others 15 credits Spring Semester<br />
Performance in History 15 credits Spring Semester<br />
POST GCSE <strong>STUDENTS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>GERMAN</strong><br />
All post GCSE level students will be registered for the following compulsory modules:<br />
German 1 Intensive 30 credits Full Year<br />
European Culture and Society 30 credits Full Year<br />
Making Theatre Work 15 credits Autumn Semester<br />
London: Culture/Performance 15 credits Autumn Semester<br />
Theatre and its Others 15 credits Spring Semester<br />
Performance in History 15 credits Spring Semester<br />
POST A LEVEL <strong>STUDENTS</strong><br />
All post A Level students will be registered for the following compulsory modules:<br />
German 1 30 credits Full Year<br />
Foundations of German Studies 30 credits Full Year<br />
Making Theatre Work 15 credits Autumn Semester<br />
London: Culture/Performance 15 credits Autumn Semester<br />
Theatre and its Others 15 credits Spring Semester<br />
Performance in History 15 credits Spring Semester<br />
NATIVE SPEAKERS <strong>OF</strong> <strong>GERMAN</strong><br />
All native speakers of German will be registered for the following compulsory<br />
modules:<br />
German 1N 15 credits Full Year<br />
Foundations of German Studies 30 credits Full Year<br />
Making Theatre Work 15 credits Autumn Semester<br />
London: Culture/Performance 15 credits Autumn Semester<br />
Theatre and its Others 15 credits Spring Semester<br />
Performance in History 15 credits Spring Semester
In addition to the compulsory modules, all German Native Speakers will be<br />
registered for a further 15 credits which can be chosen from the selection of level<br />
four modules on offer from the German Department within the School of Languages,<br />
Linguistics and Film. These modules begin GER-. The German optional modules can<br />
be found in the grid below.<br />
If you feel that you have been assigned to the wrong pathway (eg. beginner<br />
when you have an A Level), please discuss this with your adviser at the<br />
beginning of the session.<br />
All students take 120 credits in total each year.<br />
Further details about optional modules and what they entail can be found in the full<br />
version of our Module Directory:<br />
http://www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/firstyearmodules/<br />
Full programme regulations can be found here:<br />
http://www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/programme_regulations.html<br />
You will also need to consult these regulations in subsequent years.<br />
German Optional Modules<br />
Autumn Semester Spring Semester<br />
Germany Today 15 credits Introduction to the Structures and<br />
Varieties of Modern German 15 credits<br />
Austrian Literature 15 credits<br />
Full Year Modules<br />
German Play 15 credits
<strong>GERMAN</strong><br />
Preliminary Reading List<br />
Language<br />
We strongly recommend the following grammar books, as you will need them from<br />
first year on:<br />
� Martin Durrell/Katrin Kohl/Gudrun Loftus. Essential German Grammar.<br />
London: Arnold, 2002. – for First and Second Year Students<br />
� Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, ed. Martin Durrell, Edward Arnold.<br />
4 th edition 2002. – for Second and Final Year Students<br />
� Cecile Zorach and Charolotte Melin. English Grammar for Students of<br />
German. 4 th edition. London: Arnold, 2004. – for students unfamiliar with<br />
grammatical terminology<br />
In addition, we will be working with the following book to extend vocabulary, which<br />
will be vital in terms of your linguistic proficiency and your performance in the exams:<br />
� Monika Reimann/Sabine Dinsel. Großer Lernwortschatz. Deutsch als<br />
Fremdsprache. Ismaning: Hueber, 2003.<br />
For improvement of your reading and writing skills in German, we recommend the<br />
following:<br />
� Waltraud, Coles/ Dodd, Bill. Reading German. A course book and reference<br />
grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.<br />
� Duensing, Annette/ Baumann, Uwe. Developing Writing Skills in German.<br />
London: Routledge, 2006.<br />
To get you started on the reading required for Foundations of German Studies, we<br />
would recommend you acquaint yourselves with the following:<br />
Linguistics<br />
• Michael Clyne. The German language in a changing Europe. Cambridge: CUP,<br />
1999.<br />
• Patrick Stevenson. The German speaking world: a practical introduction to<br />
sociolinguistic issues. London: Routledge, 1999.
Literature<br />
• Sudabeh Mohafez. Das Zehn Zeilen Buch Dresden: Azur 2010<br />
Film<br />
� Murnau, Nosferatu<br />
Cultural Studies<br />
� Rob Burns (ed.). German Cultural Studies. An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford<br />
UP 1995.<br />
History<br />
� Fulbrook, Mary: The Fontana History of Germany 1918-1990. The Divided<br />
Nation. London: Harper Collins 1991.<br />
<strong>DRAMA</strong><br />
If you are starting your first year in English and Drama in September 2012, you will<br />
have access to full module outlines via our online learning environment (QMPlus)<br />
when you arrive at Queen Mary. We will let you have a list of preparatory reading<br />
once your place with us is confirmed in mid to late August. Some of your English or<br />
Drama modules may be supported by ‘module packs’, and we’ll let you know how to<br />
obtain these during Welcome Week. We’ll let you know before you arrive if you need<br />
to buy any books.<br />
Please see the following information for new undergraduate students in the School of<br />
English and Drama:<br />
http://www.drama.qmul.ac.uk/Undergraduate/New%20Students%202012/index.html<br />
Full reading lists for individual modules (including options) will be distributed<br />
at the start of term. Please see below for your Welcome Week schedule.
WELCOME WEEK MEETINGS <strong>FOR</strong> <strong>STUDENTS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>GERMAN</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>DRAMA</strong><br />
Date Event Time Room<br />
Monday 17th September Meeting for ALL NEW students of Comparative Literature, Film Studies, 1.30pm – 3pm SKEEL LECTURE THEATRE, PEOPLE'S<br />
French, German, Hispanic studies, Linguistics and Russian<br />
PALACE<br />
Main induction Session for ALL NEW Students. You will be informed about<br />
which group to attend in the welcome Meeting at 1.30pm.<br />
3pm – 5pm GROUP 1 - ArtsTwo 2.17<br />
GROUP 2 - ArtsTwo 3.16<br />
GROUP 3 - ArtsTwo 3.20<br />
GROUP 4 - Bancroft Building FB3.26<br />
GROUP 5 - Bancroft Building FB3.28<br />
GROUP 6 - Queens' Building EB2<br />
GROUP 7 - Queens' Building EB1<br />
GROUP 8 - Queens' Building E303<br />
Tuesday 18 th September Meeting for ALL NEW German students 3.30pm – 4.30pm Arts One Lecture Theatre<br />
Meeting for all Introductory German students (for students taking German<br />
language from beginners' level)<br />
4.30pm – 5pm Arts One Lecture Theatre<br />
Wednesday 19th September<br />
Thursday 20th September<br />
Wednesday 26th September<br />
German Language Test (for all students taking German language except 5pm-6pm Language Lab 3 (Francis Bancroft<br />
complete beginners)<br />
FB1.22A)<br />
Enrolment 11.30am – 12pm Octagon, Queens’ Building<br />
Student Support Services (Dyslexia, Writing in the Disciplines, Advice and<br />
Counselling, SU, QMPLUS and PASS Scheme<br />
11am – 12 noon Geography Building, 1.26<br />
Adviser session 12 noon – 5pm Staff Offices<br />
Introduction to the Library and the Language Labs for ALL NEW students 2pm – 3pm Room TBC<br />
Wednesday 10th October First Year Follow Up Meeting 1pm – 2pm Room TBC<br />
Tours of the Library will run every day during Welcome Week. Please sign up for a tour of the Library.<br />
You will need to attend ALL of the above sessions. If you have any problems with this timetable, please contact the department on:<br />
Email: sllf@qmul.ac.uk or Tel: 020 7882 8330. Looking forward to seeing you in September.
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