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

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

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

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

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 2025/26

This module is designed for students with professional working proficiency in German who have completed German 10 or equivalent (CEFR B2+). It supports learners in advancing towards proficiency level, with a focus on mastering complex language use across a range of real-world contexts.
The course enables you to refine your linguistic accuracy and fluency, equipping you with the tools to communicate confidently and effectively in demanding social, academic and professional environments. Emphasis is placed on nuanced expressions, argumentation, and comprehension of sophisticated texts and spoken discourse.
You will engage with a variety of authentic materials and tasks that reflect the complexity of real-life communication, including debates, presentations, critical writing, and analysis of cultural and societal issues in the German-speaking world.
The language level of this module corresponds to Level B2+ leading to Level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR C1)

Aims
This module is designed for students with professional working proficiency in German language who have completed German 10 or equivalent (CEFR B2+).
This module aims to consolidate and refine advanced language skills to enable effective communication with fluency and precision across colloquial, academic and professional contexts. Students will engage with complex texts and discussion, recognising varied styles and registers, while enhancing their receptive, productive, interactive and mediating competences. The module also deepens intercultural awareness and critical engagement with the culture, history, and contemporary issues of diverse German-speaking communities. Independent learning is integral to the course.

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: Class Test weighted 30%
Class Test
Students will complete an in-class test (maximum duration 45 minutes) to assess competence in receptive and productive skills. Tasks may include writing a short text in the target language, undertaking a dictation, translating a passage, or completing vocabulary and grammar exercises. All tasks will align with CEFR descriptors for language use at the relevant level.

2: Flexible Class Test weighted 20%
Flexible Online KLE Test
Students will complete a series of online exercises on the KLE platform (maximum duration 60 minutes) designed to assess reading comprehension, listening, grammar and vocabulary knowledge and writing skills in the target language. All tasks will align with CEFR descriptors for language use at the relevant level.

3: Speaking Assessment weighted 50%
Spoken Interaction Assessment
A 20-25 minute Spoken Interaction Assessment designed to assess learners’ competence in speaking (production), listening (reception) and conversation (interaction). Tasks may include a presentation, role play, or description of a visual or audiovisual prompt, followed by a question-and-answer section. Where assessments are conducted in pairs or groups, each student will be assessed individually and awarded separate marks.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. 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/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025