Third Year B.Ed. The final year language components continue work on advanced complex grammatical structures with the aim of developing a high degree of fluency and correctness in spoken and written German. Particular emphasis is placed on stylistic improvement and language awareness in translation and Writing Skills classes as well as in the language tutorial. In the linguistics lecture students are introduced to sociolinguistics, focusing on issues such as regional and social differentiation in the German language. This module explores various movements within literature and the arts during specific periods, such as Vorm rz, Fin de Si cle, New Objectivity, New Subjectivity etc.
Emphasis here is focused on addressing such movements within national and international contexts.
The society element deals with social change during the periods chosen above. The module continues the language work of GE 4717 and revises important grammatical structures. This module examines aspects of regional, national, and ethnic identity in the German-speaking world.