Dr Gabriele Schmidt
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Languages & Cultures School
Consolidation of the German language skills developed in GRMN1010.
Students with prior learning may be able to commence their studies at an appropriately advanced level. Further information is available from the School of Languages and Cultures.
Students with limited experience of second-language learning should note that GRMN1020 builds on the content of GRMN1010, and assumes that students have effective knowledge of that course.ﾠThe reason for this is that second-language learning is cumulative.
The level of competence inculcated by GRMN1020 is similar to that inculcated by Senior German.ﾠThe School of Languages and Cultures treats a pass in GRMN1020 as equivalent to a pass in Senior German for the purposes of continuing German-language study.
Course requirements
Assumed background
The formal prerequisite for GRMN1020 is noted above. Students who do not fulfil that prerequisite, but who have an equivalent knowledge of German (e.g. from an equivalent formal prerequisite gained interstate or overseas, or from residence in a German-speaking country) are permitted to enrol in GRMN1020, but they must consult the course coordinator beforehand. Please note also that enrolments may be refused on the basis of such knowledge or abilities, and enrolment in a different course may be recommended. A student's enrolment in a course for which s/he holds incompatible qualifications may be cancelled at any time. Such cancellation may involve forfeiture of credit, and students may remain liable for course fees.
Prerequisites
You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:
GRMN1010
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
Snr German completed within last 5 years
Course staff
Course coordinator
Lecturer
Dr Gabriele Schmidt
Ms Robyn Coase
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
Public holidays:
Alternative arrangements for affected students will be announced through the Blackboard site.
Class allocation:
In order to optimise the student experience, it may be necessary to reallocate students to a different class from their first choice.
Before this happens, every effort will be made to enable students to voluntarily change into an alternative class that is suitable.
Please note: Teaching staff do not have access to the timetabling system to help with class allocation. Therefore, should you need
help with your timetable and/or allocation of classes, please ensure you email hass.mytimetable@uq.edu.au from your UQ
student email account with the following details:
- Full name,
- Student ID, and
- the Course Code
Additional information and support can be found here.
Aims and outcomes
GRMN1020 is designed to develop communicative competence at a simple level in German in the four macro-skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), to introduce some fundamental grammatical structures of German, and to raise some basic issues about the German-speaking cultures specifically and the nature of language generally.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
understand and produce simple German related to the topics of personal history (including "life writing"), work, health, and basic cultural features of contemporary German society
LO2.
in the context of the topics enumerated immediately above, understand and produce standard usages of significant verb forms (strong, separable, perfect tense, imperfect tense), and of significant syntactical forms (case after preposition, subordinate clauses)
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examination |
First Writing In-Semester Exam
|
30% |
26/08/2024 |
| Essay/ Critique |
Mini-Essay
|
10% |
20/09/2024 5:00 pm |
| Examination |
Second Writing In-Semester Exam
|
30% |
8/10/2024 |
| Presentation, Role play/ Simulation, Tutorial/ Problem Set |
Individual Interview
|
30% |
4/11/2024
Students sign up for their own timeslot. |
Assessment details
First Writing In-Semester Exam
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Examination
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
26/08/2024
Task description
Grammatical exercises, and translation into German; covering all material in the course to date.
This exam lasts a maximum of 75 minutes (no reading time, no materials permitted), and students will complete it during their second class session in Week 6.
Applications to defer this exam should be made according to the procedures described under "Deferral".
This assessment task is to be completed in-person. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT) tools will not be permitted. Any attempted use of AI or MT may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Exam details
| Planning time | no planning time minutes |
|---|---|
| Duration | 75 minutes |
| Calculator options | No calculators permitted |
| Open/closed book | Closed Book examination - no written materials permitted |
| Exam platform | Paper based |
| Invigilation | Invigilated in person |
Submission guidelines
In-class exam
Deferral or extension
You may be able to defer this exam.
Mini-Essay
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 10%
- Due date
20/09/2024 5:00 pm
Task description
Students will write a mini-essay of at least 150 words in German.
The topic for the essay will be posted on Blackboard.
The essay will be awarded a maximum of 10 marks for general linguistic accuracy.
Marks will be deducted proportionally from any essay which does not reach the prescribed minimum word limit.
Any essay which does not answer the question/address the topic specifically and in some detail will receive no more than 4/10.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Submission via TurnItin on the course Blackboard site.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 7 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Maximum extension length allows assessors to give timely feedback before subsequent tasks are due.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Second Writing In-Semester Exam
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Examination
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
8/10/2024
Task description
Translation into German, covering all material in the course to date.
This exam lasts a maximum of 75 minutes (no reading time, no materials permitted), and students will complete it during their second-class session in Week 11.
Applications to defer this exam should be made according to the procedures described under "Deferral".
This assessment task is to be completed in-person. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT) tools will not be permitted. Any attempted use of AI or MT may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Exam details
| Planning time | no planning time minutes |
|---|---|
| Duration | 75 minutes |
| Calculator options | No calculators permitted |
| Open/closed book | Closed Book examination - no written materials permitted |
| Exam platform | Paper based |
| Invigilation | Invigilated in person |
Submission guidelines
In-class exam
Deferral or extension
You may be able to defer this exam.
Individual Interview
- Online
- Mode
- Oral
- Category
- Presentation, Role play/ Simulation, Tutorial/ Problem Set
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
4/11/2024
Students sign up for their own timeslot.
- Other conditions
- Student specific.
Task description
Basic general conversation, and discussion of prepared texts; in German.
To answer the questions adequately, students will need to draw on vocabulary and grammatical concepts taught throughout the course. The "prepared texts" on which the interview is partly based are in the course materials, and will be read aloud and translated in class in the last two weeks of teaching.
Students are interviewed individually for a maximum of 10 minutes. The timeslots for each student's interview will be arranged about three weeks beforehand.
All interviews will be recorded.
This assessment task is to be completed in-person. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT) tools will not be permitted. Any attempted use of AI or MT may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
By individual appointment.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 7 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
This is an end of semester assessment during exam period. Approved extensions will be rescheduled based on assessors' availability.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Student has extreme difficulty understanding, and making her/himself understood in simple spoken and written German. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Student has considerable difficulty understanding, and making her/himself understood in, simple spoken and written German. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes Course grade description: Student has difficulty understanding, and making her/himself understood in, simple spoken and written German. |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Student can understand, and make her/himself understood in, simple spoken and written German. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Student can understand, and make her/himself understood in simple spoken and written German, and performs at a high standard in at least one macro-skill (e.g. speaks with accuracy, fluency and good pronunciation). |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Student can usually process information in simple spoken and written German fully and accurately, and can usually speak and write simple German with grammatical accuracy, appropriate vocabulary, conversational fluency and/or good pronunciation. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Student can consistently process information in simple spoken and written German fully and accurately, and can consistently speak and write simple German with grammatical accuracy, appropriate vocabulary, conversational fluency and/or good pronunciation. |
Additional course grading information
Marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the ‘Assessment’ folder in Blackboard for this course. ﾠ
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Library resources are available on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
The textbook is deliberately concentrated, in order to promote efficient learning in the limited classroom time available, but it also contains additional materials and references to suitable external materials (e.g. websites).ﾠThe textbook will be supplemented by handouts and audio materials from time to time.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 13 |
General contact hours |
Presentation, Assimilation and Reinforcement The communicative and grammatical content of GRMN1020 is outlined in the course overview above. The textbook provides a week-by-week, seminar-by-seminar, page-by-page description of the content taught throughout the semester. The teaching and learning modes cover the four macro skills / listenting, speaking, reading, writing. |
Additional learning activity information
Students should note that this course has been designed for face-to-face learning. Regular attendance at classes, active participation in classes, conscientious completion of homework and careful evaluation of "feedback" (e.g. of work which is marked and returned) are essential to successful language learning.
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.