GER2102 German 2B (FOART)

Units 1.0 (Northern European Languages) Band 1

Pre-requisite: GER2101

Synopsis

German is the language with the largest number of native speakers in the European Union. It is the native language of around 100 million people in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein, and is spoken as an important second language by people in international business, research, and the arts. German is also a major community language in Australia and German-speaking migrants have made major contributions to our cultural, scientific, and economic development. German has been of particular significance in South-East Queensland. Germany has the world's third largest national economy, is a leading export nation in the field of advanced high technology, and a major agent in global environmental and foreign aid related issues. Studying German as part of a business, engineering, arts, education, science, international relations or IT degree can provide graduates with an important competitive edge in increasingly global employment markets. The sequence of courses to be completed for a German Language Major, Minor, or Elective is dependent upon students' existing language competence at entry to the program. New students with some previous knowledge of German will be given a placement test during Orientation Week to determine their most suitable starting point in the core language courses. German 2B builds on the skills acquired in GER2101 German 2A and is intended for students who currently have a German language competence level between A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This course extends students' receptive and productive control over a range of spoken and written text types on topics of cultural, social, historical, political, and linguistic interest.