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| Module Availability |
| Both semesters, two hours per week |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Components of Assessment
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Method(s)
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Percentage weighting
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Coursework
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by the setting of writing and oral tasks (which may include a project)
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50%
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Examination
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by the setting of writing and oral tasks
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50%
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| Stage 3 German or equivalent |
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| Module Aims |
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of the module students will be able to:
- Understand the spoken language in a range of social contexts
- Communicate and respond orally with relative ease, expressing opinions and ideas
- Understand in some depth material written on a range of topics
- Write extensively on a range of issues in the target language with a good degree of accuracy.
In addition, students will be able to carry out satisfactorily a substantial linguistic assignment which tests language skill at a higher level of proficiency |
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| Module Content |
Topic areas
- Extension of world of work (eg telecommunications, computers)
- Aspects of German society (eg regions, tourism, food )
- German-speaking countries
- Arguing, justifying and persuading
- Extension of job applications and CVs
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Emphasis is placed on training in listening, speaking and reading skills by means of pair and group work and individual presentations in the language. Teaching will be in the target language as far as possible, and material drawn from a variety of sources, including audio and video tapes, will be exploited. Consolidation of learning will be by the practice of language skills inside and outside the classroom, using a variety of means, including computer-assisted language learning. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Unternehmen Deutsch
Collins German Dictionary |
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| Last Updated |
12/04/07 |
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