“The German course here is very enjoyable. The literature is diverse and the language topics are varied and relevant. The staff are extremely eager to help and encourage students of all abilities. Last year I was an English assistant in two schools in Tirol, Austria. It was an invaluable experience and my German has improved greatly.”
Düsseldorf Lucy (South Lanarkshire)
German as a main subject, to provide a broad education in the literature and culture of German-speaking societies past and present.
Students are able to combine German with a wide range of other language and non-language subjects. This is especially the case in the Honours years, when students have scope to construct their own programme of modules and to follow particular interests in aspects of linguistics, literature and other forms of German culture.
Summary of Course Content
First Level (1st year) The Department offers two different types of course at First level: intensive foundation courses for beginners and students with Standard Grade/GCSE German, and the more usual advanced language and literature courses for those with Higher entrance qualifications. The intensive beginners course can lead on to an Honours degree in German. The main advanced course combines language and literature, developing speaking and listening, reading and writing skills. Students are introduced to techniques of text study and discuss German short stories, plays, poems and film from the 1790s to the present day.
Second Level (usually 2nd year) At this level there is a range of modules. Students coming from First level beginners modules have their own intensive language courses. The building of a high level of competence in language skills is a top priority in all modules. Students also extend their study of modern literature and are introduced to mediaeval literature, linguistics and history.
Honours (3rd and 4th years) All students take core modules in German language, including advanced oral, writing and communication skills. You have scope to construct the rest of your module programme by choosing from a wide variety of modules on aspects of German literature, linguistics and culture from earlier periods to the present day, and on German history and thought. These modules reflect the individual research interests of staff members and allow you to work at the frontiers of the subject. Current modules, among others, include:
• Recent German Literature • The Mediaeval Short Story • Generation, Genealogy and the Quest for Tradition: Contemporary German Family Narratives
• Reason and Revolt: German Culture in the Enlightenment • Grammatical Rules and Lexical Exceptions in Modern German • German History 1949 to the Present Day
A dissertation module permits you to research and write about a topic which particularly interests you.
Teaching
Language classes are taught mainly in German. We aim to keep groups as small as possible. At First and Second levels, literature and linguistics courses are usually taught by a weekly lecture as well as weekly tutorials (small group discussions). Honours modules other than the core language modules vary in size and are taught mainly in seminars (more formal than tutorials, often with prepared presentations by students). Active participation in tutorial and seminar discussions are expected of students at all levels. In September 2008 the School opened a new Multimedia Centre with the latest electronic technology to enhance the learning and practice of oral and aural skills.
Scholarships The Department will assist students in applying for summer vacation scholarships and grants for longer periods of study in Germany offered by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.
Study Abroad A student can go abroad between the second and third years of the degree programme and work either as an English- language assistant in a German-speaking country or in some other approved work placement, thus qualifying for an Honours degree with integrated year abroad.
Alternatively, a student may spend the third year of the degree course (Junior Honours) as an Erasmus exchange student at the University of Bonn or at the University of Vienna, taking regular courses in German and, as appropriate, in the other Honours subject(s). The grades earned count towards the student’s final degree assessment. For more information on European or North American Exchanges, see pages 20-21.
Careers Graduates in German compete successfully for specialist linguist posts as well as those which are open to all graduates, regardless of degree subject, where high-level language skills can confer a significant advantage. Our graduates enter careers as translators, as German or EFL teachers in Britain and abroad, in European business and administration, in banking and finance, export marketing, and the Civil Service. Others do postgraduate training, e.g. in law, or undertake academic research.
Some of our recent graduates have been placed in Ernst & Young, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Procter and Gamble, Aerosystems International, Lifeline Language Services, the Fiscal Office, and the NHS.
Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre. More information:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/ School_of_Modern_Languages
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