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On completion of this module students should be able to:
• give a clear, well-structured presentation on a chosen theme (spoken production)
• converse fluently and accurately on a wide range of topics (spoken interaction)
• understand a wide range of spoken materials including non-standard usage (listening)
• understand texts with reference to university-related contexts (reading)
• write texts with clarity and precision on a wide range of subjects (writing)
• show progress in developing an awareness of and sensitivity to a foreign
culture
Students who achieve at least a B grade at the end of this module are deemed to have reached Level B1.2/ B2.1 of the Common European Framework
Student Effort Type | Hours |
---|---|
Small Group | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 30 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 46 |
Total | 100 |
Having completed German General Purposes 4, Leaving Certificate or CEFR B1
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participation in Learning Activities: Attendance and participation mark, based on attendance, assignments and participation in the module | Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
No |
Practical Skills Assessment: Midterm exam - short listening, reading and writing test, usually in Week 6 | Week 6 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
No |
Practical Skills Assessment: Listening exam, usually in Week 11 | Week 11 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 15 |
No |
Practical Skills Assessment: Oral exam, usually in Week 12 | Week 12 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Reading and writing exam, to be scheduled ahead of the main End-of-Trimester Exams - date and time to be confirmed | End of trimester Duration: 1 hr(s) |
Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 1 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback is provided individually to students on the midterm exam in Week 7-8. Students can seek feedback on end of semester components, post-assessment.