German Minor

About this minor

The minor in German is for students with no or little prior knowledge of the language. Over four semesters, students develop functional levels of competency in speaking, writing, listening to and reading German, corresponding to Level A2/B1 of the internationally recognised Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

A German minor will complement any major, providing students with demonstrable employability skills such as communication, intercultural and teamwork skills. It will open doors and provide a wider range of opportunities.

Research also shows that learning a language makes you cognitively more flexible, better at multitasking, and teaches you different ways of thinking.

For students taking a minor which shares units with their other unit sets (majors or minors):

• In order for minors to be recognised on academic and graduation documents, students may only have a maximum of one unit overlapping between their unit sets.

Outcomes

Students are able to:

• demonstrate competence in the four macro skills of German language acquisition—reading, writing, listening and speaking—commensurate with Levels A2/B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages;

• communicate confidently and successfully in many situations involving German cultural conventions;

• interpret German language texts—written, audio, visual—at an intermediate level in the light of German culture, history and society; and

• move effectively between German-speaking and English-speaking cultures.