Course Catalogue

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This course, which provides students with the resources needed to attain B1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL), is targeted at students who have completed German for International Mobility 3 (IM3), or have equivalent knowledge of the language. The course will help students continue their development of the four fundamental skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), while introducing additional grammar points and vocabulary and expanding their awareness of German culture.

2 x 1hr 1 x 2hr classes per week over 11 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

D3 or above in LANGCTR1065 or MFL1069 or LANGCTR1066 or MFL1070 or at the discretion of the Programme Director.

GERMAN1003, GERMAN1004, GERMAN2011, GERMAN4061

None

The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Examination (1-hour duration) - 60%

■ Oral Exam (5 minutes) - 20%

■ Timed assessment - 5%

■ Written assignment - 15%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the examination, but extra time and/or a separate room may be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for examination arrangements).

■ An invigilated online oral examination as an alternative to the oral exam.

■ There is no alternative to the timed assessment, but extra time may be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for examination arrangements).

■ There is no alternative to the essay, but an extension to the deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This course aims to:

■ enable students to communicate effectively in spoken and written German at CERFL B1 level on a variety of general topics;

■ enable students to give and understand information and to achieve a confident intermediate level of communicative competence in everyday situations;

■ build on students' existing knowledge of grammatical and syntactical German structures, introducing compound tenses, passive voice, conditional and subjunctive mood, and reported speech;

■ develop students' knowledge of the customs, culture and society of the regions/countries in which the language is spoken and develop students' awareness of the general social and cultural background of the language;

■ continue to encourage a positive and confident attitude towards language learning and set students on a path of lifelong language learning

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ understand and use more complex grammatical and syntactical structures;

■ speak, understand, read and write German to CERFL Level B1;

■ give information and exchange opinions on a variety of topics, both orally and in writing; 

■ identify key aspects of the culture of the regions in which German is spoken;

■ apply transferable skills developed throughout the course, such as communication skills, confidence, initiative, group work and independent learning, in a wider context.