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German 3 Language (ELCG09014)

Subject

European Languages and Cultures - German

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting Students must have passed German 2 (ELCG08006) or equivalent and achieved grade B or above. Visiting Students must have knowledge of German language at approximately CEFR level B2. **Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

Further development and practice of written and spoken German language skills to about CEFR level B2.2.

Course Description

There is a weekly seminar to practice the spoken language (German Oral) and a weekly seminar to practice written language (German Language Paper 1). In addition to this, there are asynchronous online learning activities. Students will normally be taught together with German 4 students, but they will be assessed differently at the appropriate level. In the written language class, students practice a mix of translation from German into English and précis writing in German. The translation classes systematically develop the ability to recognise the register, meaning, and cultural import of journalistic texts in German, and to render them appropriately in English. The précis are written in German and are a summary of an English text on a journalistic or cultural topic; they will allow students to further develop their vocabulary, syntax and idiomatic use of the language. Course materials will be provided on LEARN, students produce written work, both individually and in groups, on a weekly basis. There are three précis assignments and three translation assignments for the course. In the oral classes, students will continue to develop their spoken German through discussions of select topics on German and Austrian current political and cultural issues. Students will be required to read the texts provided in the Oral Language Practical course dossier (available on LEARN at the start of the course) and do further research on the topics in self-study. Each student will give one presentation per semester on one of the topics chosen from the dossier and they are also expected to contribute to class discussions throughout both semesters. The presentations will be assessed on linguistic criteria (range, fluency and accuracy of language) and on the quality of the content (knowledge of the topics, independence and originality of thought, analytical skill).

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

This course cannot be taken alongside any other German language courses. Auditing this course is not permitted.

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