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 1540. Not available to native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1042 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.

The course content is complemented by GM 2540, and the course may be taken either alone or together with GM 2043. Teaching is in English and German.

Structure

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

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: 2 in-class tests (50%); 1 language test (20%); 1 oral/aural examination (30%).

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