Undergraduate Course: German 2 (ELCG08006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The language component of German 2 consists of one grammar lecture per week in semester 1, one seminar per week in both semesters (translation and grammar), and one tutorial per week in both semesters (practical and text production). The literary/cultural component for German 2 consists of selected texts from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries studied in one two-hour seminar per week. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Entry to any language course above introductory level is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 108,
Summative Assessment Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
278 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
38 %,
Coursework
56 %,
Practical Exam
6 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1) Language Component (200 marks)
a) Coursework (50%)
class exam: 47.5% of language coursework mark
strong verb exercises: 5% of language coursework mark
overall practical mark: 47.5% of language coursework mark 50%
[Overall oral practical mark in each semester consists of:
Coursework (75% of oral practical mark)
Oral contribution in class - 70%
listening comprehension test - 10%
debate (semester 1), presentation (semester 2) - 20%
Oral examination (25% of oral practical mark)]
b) Degree Examination: 50%
2) Literature Component (200 marks)
a) Coursework (2 essays) : 25% each
b) Degree Examination: 50%
The final mark for German 2 will be reached by adding the marks from the language component (200) to the marks awarded to the two literature classwork essays and the two examination essays (200) and dividing by 4. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | German 2 Class Exam | 1:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Paper 2 - Literature | 1:30 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Paper 1 - Language | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Paper 1 - Language | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Paper 2 - Literature | 1:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- apply more aspects of their language skills in reading, writing and speaking German in more complex ways than in German 1A or 1B in preparation for their year abroad.
- engage with their acquired knowledge about specific areas of German literature and film.
- analyse critically texts of a variety of genres and to use a variety of methodologies to do so.
- convey complex information in written and oral form.
- work effectively both independently and as part of a group.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The Wednesday Ex-1A Language tutorial is ONLY for those students who enter German 2 from German 1A. |
| Keywords | DELC German 2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Frauke Matthes
Tel: (0131 6)51 1483
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Vivien Macnish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
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