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GER-90011 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 27 April 2024

GER-90011 - German 11
Coordinator: Ilse Wuhrer Room: CBB1.011 Tel: +44 1782 7 34079
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 4)
Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 4)
Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 5)
Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 5)
Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 5)
Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 6)
Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 6)


Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

German 10 or equivalent (e.g. CEFR level B2+)

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module is designed for students with professional working proficiency in German language who have completed German 10 or equivalent (CEFR B2+).
The module aims to consolidate and enhance existing German language skills to enable students to engage in colloquial, academic and professional discussions and exchanges; to understand detailed and complex information reliably, and to recognize different styles and registers used in various contexts. It is also designed to enhance and further develop students' understanding of the German speaking world culture, history, and contemporary issues.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Present clear, well-structured oral texts, expressing points of view at some length, presenting detailed descriptions of complex subjects, integrating subthemes, and developing points in a variety of contexts: 3
Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes, and identify cultural references: 1,2,3
Identify and analyse the interactions and implications of complex spoken, written and online interactions: 1,2,3
Analyse and summarise long, complex, and specialised texts, appreciating distinctions of style, including literary and specialized articles: 1,2,3
Write different kinds of texts, including essays or reports about complex subjects, in a style appropriate for the reader: 1,2
Deal effectively with communication problems and cultural issues that arise by clarifying and exemplifying: 1,2,3

Study hours

22 hours of contact time in class.
40 hours assessment preparation and completion.
88 hours guided independent study.

School Rules

Admission to the module must be confirmed through completion of a language level self-assessment form
Students are only permitted to take one German language module per semester.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Online Tasks weighted 30%
Online tasks.
Students will complete a series of online exercises to assess their reading comprehension, grammar and writing skills in the target language.

2: Class Test weighted 20%
Class test.
Students will complete an in-class test which may include writing a short text in the target language in class.

3: Oral Exam weighted 50%
Spoken Interaction Assessment
A 20-25 minute spoken interaction assessment to test speaking (productive), listening (receptive) and conversation (interaction) skills. Tasks may include a presentation, role play, description or similar, and question and answer. If assessments are organised in pairs or groups, individual marks will be awarded to each student.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 27 April 2024