Modiwl LXN-1062:
Advanced German Plus
Advanced German Plus 2023-24
LXN-1062
2023-24
School Of Arts, Culture And Language
Module - Semester 2
10 credits
Module Organiser:
Ruben Chapela-Orri
Overview
This module runs during the second semester and is aimed at students with prior knowledge of German. The course is based on a communicative approach and helps students to enhance all the key language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. After each of the contact hours, students are expected to spend at least 30 minutes of self-study to revise and consolidate what they have learned in class. By the end of this course students will approach level C1 Threshold as defined by the Common European Framework, Language Assessment Scales.(1) (1) Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Textbook: Menschen. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kursbuch A2, by Charlotte Habersack, Angela Pude and Franz Specht(Hueber, 2013).
Learning Outcomes
- An understanding of the following grammar: - Present and past tenses - Relative clauses - Future tense - Reflexive verbs - Modal verbs - Comparisons - Direct and indirect object pronouns - Order of pronouns - Imperative - The conditional - The passive
- An understanding of the following topics and functions: - Talking about oneself and others: family; daily routine; preferences; likes/dislikes; hobbies and free time both in the present and in the past - Giving and understanding information about age, weight, height, appearance - Comparisons - Applying for jobs - Making plans
Assessment type
Summative
Description
EXAM WK5
Weighting
30%
Assessment type
Summative
Description
EXAM WK10
Weighting
70%