Unit name | German Language 3 for Single Honours |
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Unit code | GERM30073 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Ms. Q Poetzsch |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Relevant core language unit at level I/5 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of German |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
To advance to degree standard students’ active and passive ability in the language studied.
To sustain and build on oral fluency and listening skills acquired to date.
To develop students’ writing skills across a range of written tasks.
To perfect students’ skills in translation of texts (from literature and contemporary media).
By the end of this unit students will;
3 weekly contact hours dedicated to the development of key skills. In each TB, students will also accumulate the equivalent of 2 weekly contact hours contributing to staff-facilitated activities.
Mostly seminar based with some lectures for the delivery of grammar lessons. Ongoing e-learning tasks via Blackboard.
1½ hour translation exam (25%) – testing ILO 4
3 hour written language exam (50%) - testing ILOs 1, 3 and 5
Oral exam (25%) – testing ILOs 1 and 2
2 x 300-word report/reflection (TB1 and TB2, pass/fail) – ILO 5
Selection of dedicated material prepared in-house (SML). Grammar texts and dictionaries as appropriate to language area.