Undergraduate Course: German Language Paper 1 (ELCG10016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course consists of weekly classes in translation from German into English in semester one and report writing in German in semester two.
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| Course description |
This course develops students¿ skills in translation and writing in German. In translation, the course works with texts from contemporary German media covering a variety of subjects, and introduces students to the techniques and practice of translation as cultural mediation, and to questions of genre and text function, style and register. The other half of the course is concerned with précis writing: students produce summaries of English texts in German, reading for the informational content of the text and practising writing German that conveys complex information clearly, succinctly and in an appropriate style.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
German 2 (ELCG08006)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Entry to Honours in German |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
73 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
20% coursework / 80% degree exam. A practice examination takes place at the end of each semester. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | German 3/German Language Paper 1 Class Examination | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad palette of German vocabulary with a high degree of grammatical accuracy in writing, even on abstract, complex and unfamiliar topics, supported by a sophisticated understanding of the culture of the German-speaking countries.
- Engage successfully with complex written texts on concrete and abstract topics and in a variety of styles,
- Demonstrate an ability to extract information from a text and summarise it efficiently in German for a new audience.
- Engage with the theory and practice of translation from English into German, showing excellent command of English in an appropriate style and a sensitivity to cultural difference.
- Consistently exercise autonomy and initiative, taking significant responsibility for the work of others and for a range of resources to bring about new thinking.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Students can either attend the Language class on Monday at 11am, Wednesday at 10am or Friday at 9am depending on timetable commitments. You will be able to sign up for these classes and your practical tutorials on Learn.
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| Keywords | DELC German 4 LP1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Davies
Tel: (0131 6)50 3632
Email: Peter.J.Davies@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Becca Hockey
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: Becca.Hockey@ed.ac.uk |
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