Handbook

Upon successful completion of component 1 of this subject together with its sequel in semester 2, you should have further developed your communicative competence in German. You should improve your accuracy and fluency in spoken and written German, particularly in relation to the production of longer texts. At the end of both semesters, you should be familiar with all of the basic grammatical concepts in German. After completion of component 2 you should have gained:

a basic understanding of the main periods, styles, genres, intellectual preoccupations and socio-historical trends in German literature from the late eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century;

the ability to recognise and analyse a variety of texts in accordance with the categories of genre, style and epoch;

reading skills necessary to understand intermediate German;

basic essay-writing skills and an ability to engage in informed discussion of German culture, using appropriate terminology and applying the range of language skills pertinent to component 1.