Undergraduate Course: Introductory German Language (ELCG07005)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - German |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | A course for beginners with no previous knowledge of German, designed to give absolute beginners a basic, working knowledge of spoken and written German. The course is not suitable for students with previous knowledge of German.
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination.
There is an identical course (Introductory German Language - ELCG07001) which runs in the first semester.
On successful completion of the course students will have the option of taking Intermediate German Language (ELCG07004), which follows on from Introductory German Language. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Introductory German Language (ELCG07001)
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Other requirements | No previous knowledge of German is required. |
Additional Costs | A course book
A bilingual dictionary |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will develop basic reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. They will acquire knowledge of basic grammatical structures and a vocabulary of approximately 500 high-frequency words and phrases. |
Assessment Information
Coursework 50% (in class assessments and homework exercises)
Degree exam 50% (A two-hour written paper)
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination. |
Special Arrangements
This course is open to all students as a credit bearing course, or over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. DELC students may only take this course if it over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | Introductory German Language |
Contacts
Course organiser | Ms Annette Gotzkes
Tel:
Email: A.Gotzkes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Helene Thomsen
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949
Email: Helene.Thomsen@ed.ac.uk |
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