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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	German Language 1 (Intermediate)
Module Code	GE103
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Heinz Lechleiter Semester 2: Heinz Lechleiter Autumn: Heinz Lechleiter
Module Teacher	Heinz Lechleiter
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The course is conducted through German. Classroom sessions are interactive and learner-centered.The syllabus focuses on increasing the language fluency and accuracy as well as covering essential German cultural aspects through a variety of tasks, class activities and group projects.Students will be asked to work in pairs/groups and complete a variety of language assignments/tasks. These can include but are not limited torole-plays/interviews/mini-dialogues language and cultural quizzes/cloze-tests/grammar exercises written/aural/video comprehension exercises based on newspaper articles/extracts from novels or short stories/radio/television news or current affairs programmes/songs and video clips group presentations based on short specific projects (e.g. organising and describing a weekend trip to German, describing a Irish or German game, watching a German film and presenting a film review, etc.)

Learning Outcomes

1. Engage with texts, both written and oral, from a wide-range of authentic resources
2. Describe in German, using the relevant grammatical structures and vocabulary, an experience or situation, at A2 level of fluency.
3. Perform a simple and effective group oral Powerpoint presentation in German
4. Demonstrate grammatical awareness and accuracy at A2 level
5. Write a clear, well structured report on his/her learning experience and outcomes

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Tutorial	24	Small group language classes and task-based class activities
On-line learning	24	Completing on-learning learning activities
Group work	25	Presentation of class presentation on a chosen topic
Assignment	24	Reflection on language learning and presentations
Library	8	Research resources
Independent learning time	20	Interaction with native speakers, reading and listening to authentic materials
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

German Language 1.
The course is conducted through German.Classroom sessions are interactive and learner-centered.The syllabus focuses on increasing the language fluency and accuracy as well as covering essential cultural aspects through a variety of tasks, class activities and group projects.Students will be asked to work in pairs/groups and complete a variety of language assignments/tasks..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Presentation	Group PowerPoint presentation	40%	Every Second Week
Reflective journal	n/a	20%	Sem 1 End
In Class Test	n/a	40%	Week 10

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

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