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.

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.