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Advanced German: Regional landscapes
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German regions and landscapes, local traditions and the notion of Heimat are at the centre of this free course, Advanced German: Regional landscapes. You will describe images, make notes from a variety of sources, and write a short piece about the three-nations region around Lake Constance.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- speak or write about certain landscapes, regions and political structures in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- speak or write about views and definitions on the theme of Heimat
- summarise information in your own words in the form of notes and short texts
- analyse various texts in terms of their argument structure and rhetorical methods
- make use of various online dictionaries.
First Published: 01/10/2012
Updated: 16/10/2018
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It is a nice and interesting course. It will improve your geographic knowledge of this beautiful country. I am fan of Germany and the German Language so it was really a well spent time. Thank You Open Learn for this opportunity to widenth my horizont :) Happy New Year or einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr :)