Medical SSM Stage 1:German LANGCTR1006

The main aims of the Introductory Stage module are to provide students with the opportunity of learning the basic social and "survival" skills in the target language, to give them some insight into cultural differences and to introduce them to some specifically medical terminology.

The module has as its objectives:
- to develop general linguistic competence, particularly oral skills
- to help students to acquire confidence in dealing with others by encouraging pairwork and group work
- to broaden students' understanding of other cultures
- to encourage self-directed learning

Teaching takes place in a 5 week block, Monday to Friday 9am-12.30pm

This course is only available to Medical SSM students

Continuous Assessment 60% - oral assessment 30%; listening 10%; reading 10%; writing 10%
End of module examination 40% - Listening Comprehension 10%; Reading Comprehension 10%; Written assessment 10%; Language assessment 10%