Summary

Level: Advanced

Prior knowledge of German required:

• B2 of CEFR
• or a high grade at A-level (A*, A and B), or equivalent in International Baccalaureate
• or successful completion of Language Centre German 4 or Intermediate Accelerated
• or equivalent

All students will have to discuss their level with a tutor before enrolling.

Module Aims:

• To communicate effectively in situations ranging from informal conversation to a formal interview or presentation.
• To read and understand articles and a varied range of fictional and non-fictional passages.
• To facilitate students’ self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses in order to improve their learning skills.
• To achieve B2+ standard of the CEFR (Common European Framework of reference).

Credits:

This 30 CREDIT module is also available for 24 CREDITS.

Teaching and Learning:

One weekly session for 21 weeks, organised as:

• One weekly two-hour face-to-face class delivered on campus
• Some independent study will also be set

If health & safety restrictions are required, teaching may move online.

Students are reminded that 1 credit = 10 hours of study, therefore for a 30 credit module, the minimum expected amount of study is 300 hours, which averages over 10 hours per week. A substantial amount of independent study is therefore required. Students can make use of Moodle to facilitate this.

Assessment

Term 2 : portfolio (20%)

Term 3: one Reading/Writing test (40%) + one speaking test (40%)

Academic Integrity Information cf. smlc_undergrad_handbook_all_years_2023_24_v1.pdf (warwick.ac.uk)

Tutor

Jörg Seifert (J.Seifert@warwick.ac.uk)