- Department: Language and Linguistic Science
- Module co-ordinator: Mr. Thomas Jochum-Critchley
- Credit value: Information currently unavailable
- Credit level: LFA
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- See module specification for other years: 2024-25
This course is aimed at students who already have a good level of competence in German, i.e. students who have completed the LfA Intermediate course or their A Level in German (or equivalent). The module will take students to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), in the understanding and use of written and spoken German.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 to Semester 2 2023-24 |
This module will steadily build the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to communicate and interact in German over the course of a semester. It will focus on developing a communicative competence at Upper-Intermediate level, to about B2-level standard of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Students will engage, individually and/or in groups, in communicative activities and tasks emphasising three modes of communication:
reception activities (oral, audio-video and reading comprehension);
production activities (oral and written production);
interaction activities (oral, written and online interaction).
The mediums of instruction are English and German.
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
understand with a degree of independence authentic texts on both familiar and unfamiliar topics.
describe and present the topics studied with appropriate highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail.
interact with an appropriate degree of fluency and spontaneity and to sustain views convincingly by providing relevant explanations and arguments.
interpret cultural cues appropriately in the culture concerned and reflect on and explain particular ways of communicating across diverse cultural contexts.
The course may include topics such:
Regional characteristics
Modern Art in German-speaking countries
The fall of the Berlin wall
Poetry and sub-cultures
Social media and learning technologies
Carnivals in German-speaking countries
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Departmental - attendance requirement Attendance requirement |
N/A | 100 |
Pass/fail & Non-reassessable
The course is non-assessed but students will receive an LfA Certificate of Completion if they participate in at least 13 sessions out of 18.
None
Regular homework tasks will provide opportunities for ongoing feedback on progress.
In addition, students will have the opportunity to complete coursework. Its purpose is not to provide a summative assessment of students’ performance but to provide the basis for relevant tutor’s feedback and feedforward.
Course materials and guided readings will be provided by the module convenors via the VLE at the start of the year.