GERMAN LANGUAGE (ADVANCED INTRODUCTORY) 1

GERMAN LANGUAGE (ADVANCED INTRODUCTORY) 1
Course Code
GM 2040
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

GM 1054. Not available to native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1050 or GM 2042.

Overview

The course consists of language classes leading to advanced communicative competence in German and it will include the analysis of contemporary texts drawn from a variety of contexts. The intention of the course is to extend and reinforce students' command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures, and to introduce various styles of written and spoken German. The teaching is in both English and German.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 3 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

In-course assessment: 2 in-class tests (70%); oral/aural continuous assessment (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Regular non-assessed homework exercises.

Feedback

The above assessments are given CAS marks, and written or verbal feedback is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance is also given in both written language classes and oral/aural classes.