Unit details [HEG]
German 1
Enrolment code: HEG100
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2,
Unit description:
An intensive beginners’ unit which aims to bring students’ German language competence
to a level at least equivalent to TCE stage 4. During the five contact hours the four
language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are taught employing a
communicative method and using some of the latest language teaching techniques such as
CALL and language laboratory.
Staff: Dr J Petzl
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching pattern: 2x1-hr lectures, 2x1-hr tutorial, 1-hr language lab weekly (26 wks)
Assess: exercises and tests (40%), oral/aural exam (10%), 3-hr written end-of-yr exam (50%)
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R3J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
German Language Skills 2
Enrolment code: HEG201
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2,
Unit description:
Employs a communicative method and a thematic approach to bring students to an
intermediate level of competence in contemporary German. It gives equal weight to all
four macroskills: listening, reading, speaking and writing.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching pattern: 3x1-hr lectures weekly (26 wks)
Prereq: HEG100 or TCE German Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Assess: exercises and tests (50%), 3-hr written end-of-yr exam (50%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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German for Tourism and Business
Enrolment code: HEG203
Offered: not offered in 2003
Unit description:
Concentrates on matters relevant to business dealings in and with German-speaking
countries with a special focus on tourism.
Staff: Dr J Petzl
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2x1-hr lectures weekly 13 wks)
Prereq: HEG100 or TCE German Stage 4 (HA)
Assess: exercises and tests (50%), 2-hr written exam (50%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R3J]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
The Golden Age of German Cinema
Enrolment code: HEG204/304
Offered: not offered in 2003
Special note: students intending to major in German must take this unit at 3rd-year level
Unit description:
Provides an introduction to the narrative analysis of German films in a historical and
socio-political context. A selection of films from the expressionistic era at the beginning of
the 20th century to the golden years of UFA, will be studied in depth. This unit is taught in
English.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 3x1-hr lectures, 1x2-hr screening fortnightly (13 wks)
Prereq: HEG100 or TCE German Stage 4 (HA) or equiv; no prereq for students from other
Schools
Assess: 2x1,500–2,000-word essays (40%), 2-hr exam (60%)
Majors: English
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
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Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Themes of Love in German Texts
Enrolment code: HEG205
Offered: Hbt: sem 1
Unit description:
Proposes to use the concept of love as a theme through which to examine German culture.
Students encounter a variety of cultural artefacts such as advertisements, poems, films and
narratives and observe the evolution of the representation of love. In interpreting these
texts there is an emphasis on using existing theories to ‘read’ them. Conclusions are then
drawn about the culture which produced them. Students thus become acquainted with
such theories as feminism, marxism, or existentialism, and will experience using these
theoretical frameworks to interpret texts. Through this, they also become aware of the
fact that almost any cultural artefact can be ‘read’ for the beliefs and attitudes of a
particular era, gender, nation or culture. By following the topos of love through
approximately two centuries, students also acquire a deeper insight into and
understanding of German and European cultural history.
Staff: Dr J Petzl
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2 x1-hr seminars weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: HEG100 German or TCE German Stage 4
Assess: 2x1,500-word assignments (50%), 2hr-exam (50%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Post-1945 German Film
Enrolment code: HEG212/312
Offered: Hbt: sem 2
Special note: students intending to major in German must take this unit at level 300
Unit description:
Provides a narrative analysis of German films in an historical and socio-political context.
The in-depth study of a selection of films from the German Democratic Republic, the
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German Federal Republic as well as films from the united Germany of today enable
students to appreciate German cinema. The unit is taught in English.
Staff: Dr J Petzl
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 5 hrs fortnightly
Prereq: HEG100 or TCE German Stage 4 (HA) or equiv; no prereq for students from other
Schools
Assess: 2x1,500–2,000-word essays (40%), 2-hr exam (60%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Fiction in Divided Germany
Enrolment code: HEG213
Offered: Hbt: sem 2
Unit description:
Beginning with the division of Germany after World War II, the unit traces the divergence
of the two cultures through the study of representative works of literature. It continues
with the main developments that distinguished East and West German society and then
traces German literature up to unification. Students gain an enriched appreciation of
modern German literature, including an historical understanding of the interrelationships
between East and West German culture.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2x1-hr seminars weekly
Prereq: HEG100 or TCE German Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Assess: 2x1,500-word essays (40%), 2-hr written exam (60%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
German Language Skills 3
Enrolment code: HEG301
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Unit details [HEG]
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2,
Unit description:
Is an advanced language unit which deepens the students’ German language competency.
The four language skills are broadened and further training is provided in reading and
aural comprehension, speaking and writing. Work with authentic material and videos
supports this integrated approach to language learning.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching pattern: 3x1-hr lectures weekly (26 wks)
Prereq: HEG201
M.excl: HEG302
Assess: exercises and tests (50%), 3-hr written end-of-yr exam (50%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
German Language Skills 3B
Enrolment code: HEG302
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2,
Unit description:
Is an advanced language unit which deepens the students’ German language competency.
The four language skills are broadened and further training is provided in reading and
aural comprehension, speaking and writing. Work with authentic material and videos
supports this integrated approach to language learning.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching pattern: 3x1-hr lectures weekly (26 wks)
Prereq: HEG301
Assess: exercises and tests (50%), 3-hr written end-of-yr exam (50%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
The German Age of Chivalry
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Enrolment code: HEG305
Offered: not offered in 2003
Unit description:
Begins with the Proto-Indo-European Languages and traces the development of the
German language with regard to lexis and syntax from Old High German, Middle High
German, New High German to contemporary German.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2x1-hr seminars weekly
Prereq: HEG201
Assess: tests (50%), 2-hr exam (50%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
From Realism to Naturalism
Enrolment code: HEG307
Offered: Hbt: sem 1
Unit description:
Describes the tensions of the Vormärz (1814-1848) and traces the social and political events
from the failed revolution in 1848 through the rise of Prussia and the formation of the
German Empire in 1871, to the end of the 19th century. The literature of this period, which
was influenced and shaped by these events is studied by discussing in depth realists such
as Büchner, Hebbel and Fontane and the later naturalist Gerhart Hauptmann.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2x1-hr seminars weekly
Prereq: HEG201
Assess: 1,500-word essay (40%), 2-hr exam (60%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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Classical German Literature
Enrolment code: HEG310
Offered: not offered in 2003
Unit description:
Covers in detail the ‘golden age’ of German literature, which begins with the works of
‘Aufklärer’ such as Lessing, continues with the works of the young Goethe, and ends with
the period of German Romanticism. During the period under study, far-reaching changes
took place in social, literary and intellectual life, which profoundly influenced later
European as well as German thought and literature.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2x1-hr seminars weekly
Assess: 2x1,500-word essays (40%), 2-hr exam (60%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
The Twentieth-Century German Novel
Enrolment code: HEG311
Offered: not offered in 2003
Unit description:
Against the background of German history since the Second World War, this unit provides
a detailed insight into the work of four major, contemporary, German-speaking writers
through the study of a short novel by each.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2x1-hr seminars weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: HEG201
Assess: 2x1,500-word essay (40%), 2-hr exam (60%)
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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Research Project (German)
Enrolment code: HEG331
Offered: Hbt: may be taken in sem 1 OR sem 2
Special note: restricted entry; subject coordinator’s approval is required for enrolment in this unit
Unit description:
Involves structured reading and writing on a topic agreed on between the individual
student and a supervisor. Students are expected to employ the skills and conceptual
knowledge acquired in earlier units to investigate an appropriate issue or topic over a
1-semester period.
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: equiv 2 lectures weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: HEG201
Assess: up to 3 pieces of written work totalling 5,000 words in English or 4,000 words in
German
Majors: German
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
German 4 (Honours)
Full time/Part time
Enrolment code: HEG400/401
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2,
Special note: full-time students enrol in HEG400 (100%), part-time students in HEG401 (50%);
individual units have notional weight, but for HECS purposes must be weighted at 0%.
The BA Honours degree in German is made up of three parts: (a) Thesis (50%); core unit
HEG402 German Language Skills (25%); and (c) one of HEG407 Special Topic in German
Language and Linguistics or HEG408 Special Topic in German Literature plus a further elective
chosen in accordance with the discipline basis of the student’s honours thesis.
Unit description:
Intending students should consult with the coordinator of German at the earliest
opportunity for information on and guidance with the choice of units. Apart from
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undertaking further language study, students are required to write a thesis and to engage
in supervised reading. Available reading units may include:
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The German Age of Chivalry
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From Realism to Naturalism
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Classical German Literature
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The Twentieth-Centry German Novel
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Special Topic in German Literature.
Staff: Dr E Meidl
Unit weight: 100%/50%
Prereq: A 112.5% major in German and GPA of 7.0 or better.
Courses: [R4A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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