GER4081 : Level D (HE Further Advanced) German: Advanced Writing Skills
Offered for Year: 2022/23
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Module Leader(s): Mrs Sara Heim
Owning School: Modern Languages
Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Semester 1 Credit Value:
5
Semester 2 Credit Value:
5
ECTS Credits:
5.0
Aims
In consonance with the overall aims of the degrees offered in SML, this module will:
- build on language skills gained at Stages 1, 2 and 3.
- provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the target language and with the ability to develop a high level of written proficiency in professional and academic environments.
- prepare students for postgraduate study in areas that make extensive use of the target language.
- develop students' written translation skills into the target language.
Outline Of Syllabus
Specific topics and materials based on current issues will initially be provided by the lecturer. Subsequently, these will be supplied by students themselves for group practice in group work sessions.
Translation into the target language, summarising, and open writing will be practised throughout the year, preparing students for written communication in the target language.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category
Activity
Number
Length
Student Hours
Comment
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities
Small group teaching
22
1:00
22:00
PiP language seminars
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities
Workshops
10
1:00
10:00
PiP language workshops
Guided Independent Study
Independent study
68
1:00
68:00
N/A
Total
100:00
Jointly Taught With
Code
Title
GER4181
Level D (HE Further Advanced) German: Advanced Writing Skills - Exchange Students Semester 1
GER4281
Level D (HE Further Advanced) German: Advanced Writing Skills - Exchange Students Semester 2
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Language classes will introduce, model and offer guidance in each of the skills that students are required to practise during the course (including summary and commentary writing, intensive reading, taking part in critical discussions, and translation into the foreign language).
Group work will offer students an opportunity to work in small groups (in the target language) under close supervision of the lecturer. These classes will focus on the skills listed in the outline syllabus.
Teaching will be mostly in the target language.
Work requirements:
- researching materials for oral presentation and discussion
- writing critical discussions and summaries in the target language
- practising and revising advanced vocabulary and grammar
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
Description
Length
Semester
When Set
Percentage
Comment
Written Examination
120
2
A
70
This digital exam will test students' ability to write in the target language.
*Continued in Assessment Rationale below
Exam Pairings
Module Code
Module Title
Semester
Comment
GER4281
Level D (HE Further Advanced) German: Advanced Writing Skills - Exchange Students Semester 2
2
N/A
Other Assessment
Description
Semester
When Set
Percentage
Comment
Written exercise
1
M
30
This 24h take home assessment will test students’ ability to write in the target language **Continued in Assessment Rationale below
Formative Assessments
Description
Semester
When Set
Comment
Written exercise
2
M
This exercise will help students prepare for the final written examination.
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
*The final assessment is a digital exam on campus to ensure that the students' output is produced in identical conditions and is their own work.
** (Continued from above) This 24h take home exam will test students’ ability to write in the Target Language and is performed in a setting that is as close to a real-life professional or academic situation as possible.
