German Language II B

Languages & Cultures, School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

College of Arts and Law

Details

Code 12980

Level of study Second Year

Credit value 10

Semester 2 (NB: Must be taken in conjunction with 12978)

Pre-requisite modules 12978

Other pre-requisites Advanced knowledge of German (at least level B2.2)

Module description

The module consists of three strands:

Grammatik und Ubersetzung II: An extension of the 'Grammatik und Ubungen' strand of German Language I, offering further training in modern German grammar and usage, and translation work both from and into German.
Sprachpraxis II: An extension of the 'Sprachpraxis I' element of German Language I, continuing to use the textbook introduced in that module and focusing oral work, comprehension skills, vocabulary buildng and the analysis of contemporary linguistic registers.
Landeskunde-Vorlesung: A weekly lecture in German, dealing in this semester primarily with aspects of German and Austrian arts and culture (literature, theatre, film, music etc).

Teaching and learning methods

Lecturer- and student-led language classes, lectures.