Overview

This unit is for students with little or no knowledge of the language. This unit consists of two components. Component 1: Language. A communicatively oriented German language course designed for all-round development in the language. Component 2: This component will familiarise students with the history, culture and the socio-economic conditions … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Axel Fliethmann

Unit Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Axel Fliethmann

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

On completion of this subject and its sequel in semester 2, students should have acquired a basic German vocabulary of about 2000 words; be able to engage in basic German conversations, e.g. introducing oneself and others, asking about someone's nationality, job, age, ordering meals in a restaurant, giving directions, describing things etc.; have acquired a practical knowledge of three of the four grammatical cases of German, of the present and perfect tenses and of the basic sentence forms (statement, question, imperative), including use of modal verbs; be able to write letters and simple descriptions of holidays etc.

2.

On completion of this subject and its sequel in semester 2, students should have gained a basic understanding and first insight into basics of modern German history, culture and literature.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Exercise/s
2 - Oral test/assessment
3 - In class test
4 - Portfolio
5 - Oral test/assessment
6 - In class Test
7 - In class Test

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

European languages (German studies)
Cultural competence specialisation