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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - German

Undergraduate Course: German 1B (ELCG08002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryLanguage work, written and oral; German literature and civilisation ca.1770 to the present, with detailed study of selected texts; aspects of the modern language
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements German Higher Grade (SCE), EITHER 70% in Foundation German 2 OR 50% in Foundation German 3 at the first attempt, OR equivalent

If your entry qualification for German is a Scottish Higher, you will be automatically admitted to 1B. However, if you enter the course more than twelve months after you took your Higher, you should take our Diagnostic Test. If this tells us that you are better suited to 1A than to 1B, you will be given the option of switching to 1A. The Diagnostic Test is also open to students who have done a crash Higher, whether or not it was in the past twelve months.

All other students whose entry qualification for German is three years old: if your entry qualification for German entitles you to admission to 1B, you will be automatically admitted to 1B. However, you may also, if you wish, take our Diagnostic Test, and if this tells us that you are better suited to 1A than to 1B, you will be given the option of switching to 1A. (We recommend that you take the test if you have not engaged in language learning activities since you gained that entry qualification.)

To take the Diagnostic Test, please contact your 1B Course Organiser as soon as possible.

Please note that changing from 1B to 1A is not allowed in any other circumstances, and is not possible after week 2 of semester 1.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  68
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 88, Summative Assessment Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 280 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 44 %, Practical Exam 6 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 2 essays (1500 words); written language exercises, continuous assessment of oral work - 2 class exams. Class work 50%; degree exams 50%.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)German 1B Class Exam1:30
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Paper 2 - Literature1:00
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Paper 1 - Language1:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Paper 2 - Literature1:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Paper 1 - Language1:00
Learning Outcomes
-To acquire an overview of important literary and cultural trends ca.1770 to the present and to confront selected issues from that period.
-To acquire skills in reading and responding to literary texts.
-To encourage grammatical and syntactical accuracy and (in the case of spoken German) a degree of fluency.
- To provide opportunities for independent study and to promote the effective use of reference resources and authentic language materials.

Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDELC German 1B
Contacts
Course organiserDr Eleoma Bodammer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3639
Email: Eleoma.Bodammer@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Vivien Macnish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: vivien.macnish-porter@ed.ac.uk
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