Studying at York
German Language & Society I - LAN00004C
- Department: Language and Linguistic Science
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Autumn Term 2022-23 to Summer Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
This module is intended to develop your language proficiency and academic skills; to consolidate and expand your written and oral proficiency in German in order to achieve accurate and idiomatic expression and sound comprehension of oral/aural material. This module will also lay the groundwork for the more advanced study of German.
Module learning outcomes
After satisfactorily completing the module you should be able to show:
- Increased fluency and accuracy in spoken German
- Increased accuracy and sophistication in the production of a variety of written German texts
- Improved aural language comprehension
- Improved presentation skills
- An insight into certain aspects of German Society and current issues
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 40 |
| Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 30 |
| Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 30 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 40 |
| Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 30 |
| Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 30 |
Module feedback
Feedback on formative work
Students will be expected to complete and submit exercises and other written assignments regularly and to present some of this work in seminars. In addition, reading and other preparation for the seminars will be required.
Written Formative work:
Written comments on the work, mark on University mark scale
Oral/written feedback in class
Discussions on major issues and mistakes/content/structure
Individual feedback during office hours and in feedback/progress meetings, when necessary
Oral Formative work:
Feedback on oral presentations and class discussions
Direct oral feedback in class discussions
Written Feedback form for oral presentations
Video recording of oral presentations
Feedback includes mark on university marking scale
Comments on different aspects of the presentation, i.e. content, argumentation, logic, register etc.
Individual feedback during office hours and in feedback/progress meetings, when necessary
Feedback on summative assessment
There are three components to the summative assessment:
Open exam (Paper 1): 1400 words
Feedback: Written feedback form with a mark on the university marking scale and comments on different aspects of the work, i.e. structure, content, logic and argumentation, grammatical accuracy, examples of typical mistakes (language).
Online exam (Paper 2): 1300 words
Feedback: Written feedback to be provided within 20 working days.
Oral presentation
Feedback: Written feedback with comments on overall performance, content, structure, language and presentation skills.
Indicative reading
A good bilingual dictionary, one of the following:
The Collins German Dictionary, 8th edition or later. (2013). Collins. Glasgow
The Oxford Duden German Dictionary. (2008). Oxford University Press. Oxford
A monolingual dictionary is strongly recommended, e.g.
Langenscheidts Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache. (2015). Langenscheidt. Munich.
Duden Deutsches Universalwörterbuch. (2015). Duden