ML9701: German Beginners Part 1
| School | Languages for All |
| Department Code | MLANG |
| Module Code | ML9701 |
| External Subject Code | R210 |
| Number of Credits | 10 |
| Level | L4 |
| Language of Delivery | English |
| Module Leader | Dr Catherine Chabert |
| Semester | Autumn Semester |
| Academic Year | 2014/5 |
Outline Description of Module
This course is designed for students who have no prior knowledge of German. This course aims to introduce you to German language and to provide you with a very basic range of simple expressions about personal details and needs of a concrete type.
This course prepares students for CEFR A1.
On completion of the module a student should be able to
- Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- Introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
- Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
How the module will be delivered
All courses on the Languages for All programme are delivered on a hybrid mode, mixing face-to-face and virtual teaching. You will be expected to actively participate in role-plays, interactive activities and group discussions. Course material is accessible on the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, Learning Central, and should be cross-platform compatible.
18 contact hours – 2 hours per week of interactive language workshops
Skills that will be practised and developed
Intellectual Skills:
- Enhanced cognitive skills leading to innovation, creativity and problem solving.
- Critical analysis applied to discourse, texts, images and events.
- Advanced listening and reading skills: the ability to scan complex texts (including audio) for gist, to synthesise information and focus on salient points.
Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:
- Recognise familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly.
- Understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences;
- Interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech; ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
- Write in short and simple sentences.
Transferable Skills:
- Ability to learn additional languages for personal/employment reasons.
- Awareness of and sensitivity to diversity based on culture.
- Ability to navigate and mediate between more than one culture to interpret meaning and intent beyond the purely linguistic.
- Heightened literacy, textual analysis and oracy in mother tongue.
- Presentation skills.
- Ability to work cooperatively, as a member of a team or with a partner.
- Problem solving and the ability to look at things from multiple perspectives.
How the module will be assessed
|
Coursework |
30% |
|
Oral and Aural Continuous Assessment |
40% |
|
Written Class Test |
30% |
Assessment Breakdown
| Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Test | 30 | Written Class Test | N/A |
| Written Assessment | 15 | Coursework 1 | N/A |
| Written Assessment | 15 | Coursework 2 | N/A |
| Oral/Aural Assessment | 20 | Speaking Assessment | N/A |
| Oral/Aural Assessment | 20 | Listening Assessment | N/A |
Syllabus content
The following topics will be covered: yourself and others; daily routine; family (Units 1-3).
Students will also learn to introduce and give information about themselves; talk about their daily routine; talk about what they own and need.
Essential Reading and Resource List
German 1, Palgrave Foundations, 2011, 2nd edition;T. Carty and I. Wührer; Palgrave Macmillan.
Grammatik Aktiv, Üben, Horenund Sprechen (A1-B1), 2013; F. Jin and U. Voss; Cornelsen