Theological German A (AL8031Y)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit is an introduction to German for Theological and Biblical studies. It will introduce students to the morphology and syntax of the language, vocabulary and skills in translating selected passages.

Unit code: AL8031Y

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Languages

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union

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Learning outcomes

1.

Translate simple sentences from German theological/biblical literature to English
2.

Translate short passages of German texts that have been studied, as well as simpler unknown German texts, and answer comprehension questions on these texts

3.

Demonstrate a knowledge of German vocabulary, in particular of theological and biblical terminology
4.

demonstrate an understanding of German morphology and syntax
5.

Use German dictionaries effectively

Pedagogy

Lectures, quizzes, exercises

Indicative Bibliography

  • Coles, Waltraud and Bill Dodd. Reading German: A Course Book and Reference Grammar. Oxford: OUP, 1997.
  • Manton, J. D. Introduction to Theological German: A Beginner's Course for Theological Students . London: Inter-Varsity Press, 1971.
  • Mosse, Walter M. A Theological German Vocabulary: German Theological Key Words Illustrated in Quotations from Martin Luther's Bible and The Revised Standard Version. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2006.
  • Siliakus, M. A. 500 German Theological Terms and Their Translations Together with 500 Useful Phrases. Adelaide, 1971.
  • Wilson, April. German Quickly: A Grammar for Reading German. Rev. ed. New York, NY: Peter Lang, 2007. (Recommended for purchase)

  • Ziefle, Helmut W. Modern Theological German: A Reader and Dictionary. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1997. ________.Dictionary of Modern Theological German. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1991.

  • Purchase a major German-English dictionary, either: Collins German Dictionary. Complete & Unabridged. 7th ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 2007. or: Oxford-Duden German Dictionary. Edited by the Dudenredaktion and the German Section of the Oxford University Press Dictionary Department. Third editio Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Written Examination

One three hour exam at the end of the semester

 0 60.0
Short Answer Tests

Weekly tests (equivalent to 1,000 words total)

 0 40.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2015

Unit record last updated: 2019-10-21 14:11:24 +1100