GM4105 German Language 3

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

11.00 am or 3.00 pm Mon and 11.00 am or 3.00 pm Thu

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Prof B M E Bildhauer

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

This is a core language module for all students in the first semester of the second year of the Honours Programme. Like all core language modules at honours it consists of three components: an oral strand, a translation strand, and a writing/ text production strand. While the oral strand introduces a range of different communicative situations, the translation strand is designed to develop advanced translation skills in a range of registers of written German, and the writing strand enables students to develop their academic writing in German.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

YOU MUST NORMALLY HAVE PASSED GM3006 UNLESS YOU WERE ABROAD IN S2 OF JUNIOR HONOURS. YOU MUST HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE GERMAN HONOURS ADVISER.

Assessment pattern

1-hour Written Examination = 30%; Coursework = 70%

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 oral tutorial (x 10 weeks); 1 written tutorial (x 10 weeks); 1 translation tutorial (x 10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

30

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

120

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.