German

Course summary

Four main areas will be studied during the course: Social issues and trends (which will include the advantages of traveling and studying abroad, the Impact of travel on society, Local culture and festivals in Germany and German-speaking countries), Political, Intellectual and Artistic Culture (which will include: Entertainment, Music and the arts, Media and digital culture and Youth sub-cultures, trends, and personal identity), Diversity and difference (which will include: Migration and integration, Cultural identity and marginalization, Cultural enrichment and celebrating difference and Discrimination and diversity) and The making of modern Germany: 1989 onwards (which will include: Initial and subsequent process of reunification, Social cohesion in present-day Germany, Artistic and political movements and Economic impact of a united Germany. You will study a film or a text to prepare for the writing component.