Undergraduate Course: German 2 Language (ELCG08008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The German 2 language course consists of one Applied Grammar Seminar per week, one Translation/Text Production Seminar per week, and one Oral Language Practical per week. All classes take place in both semesters. |
| Course description |
The language teaching in the second year is designed to fulfil two aims: to consolidate the progress made in the first year, for students from both German 1A and 1B, and to prepare students so that they will be able to take full advantage of the time they will spend abroad. The second year concentrates on consolidating grammar, expanding vocabulary and further developing skills of written and oral self-expression. There will be some learning by heart (with particular attention paid to strong verbs), but teaching will also concentrate on bridging the gap between theory and practice.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
German 1A (ELCG08001) OR
German 1B (ELCG08002)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | CO-REQUISITE
Students MUST also take 20 credits of the following German literature courses:
The Contemporary Short Story in German ELCG08009 (10 credits)
Researching Disability in German Literature and Society ELCG08010 (10 credits)
Culture, Modernity and the City in the Weimar Republic ELCG08013 (10 credits)
German Colonialism: History, Memory, Controversy ELCG08014 (10 credits)
Screening Sex: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity on the German Screen and Beyond ELCG08017 (10 credits) |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Entry to any language course above introductory level is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser. Visiting Students should take German 2 Language if they want to take any of the following German literature courses:
The Contemporary Short Story in German ELCG08009 (10 credits)
Researching Disability in German Literature and Society ELCG08010 (10 credits)
Culture, Modernity and the City in the Weimar Republic ELCG08013 (10 credits)
German Colonialism: History, Memory, Controversy ELCG08014 (10 credits)
Screening Sex: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity on the German Screen and Beyond ELCG08017 (10 credits) |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 55 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 60,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
136 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
60 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
60% coursework: Semester 1 translation 10% (16.67% of the overall mark for coursework); Semester 1 in-class grammar test 20% (33.33% of the overall mark for coursework); Semester 1 group presentation 10% (16.67% of the overall mark for coursework); Semester 2 text production 10% (16.67% of the overall mark for coursework); Semester 2 group presentation 10% (16.67% of the overall mark for coursework)
40% final on-campus exam (grammar 33.33% of the overall mark for exam, translation 33.33% of the overall mark for exam, text production 33.33% of the overall mark for exam)
The Course Organiser has indicated that the following Learning Outcomes are met by these assessments:
Translation: LOs 2 and 5
Grammar test: LOs 2 and 3
Text production: LO 3
Group presentations: LOs 1 and 4
Exam: LOs 2, 3, and 5. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | German 2 Language | 180 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand the main ideas of linguistically complex oral discourse on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in standard language (or a familiar variety), including discussions on cultural and political topics, give clear, detailed oral descriptions and presentations on a wide range of subjects, expressing and supporting a point of view in a discussion by providing relevant explanations, arguments and examples, and interact orally with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party;
- read a variety of different texts with a large degree of independence, using appropriate reference sources, and show command of a broad active reading vocabulary, of high-frequency words on a wide range of topics, but may experience some difficulty with low-frequency vocabulary;
- produce cohesive, well-structured texts on a variety of subjects, synthesising and evaluating information and arguments from a number of sources, express news and views effectively in writing, and relate to those of others;
- work collaboratively with people from different backgrounds, creating a positive atmosphere by providing support, asking questions to identify common goals, comparing options for how to achieve them and explaining suggestions for what to do next, further develop others¿ ideas, pose questions that invite reactions from different perspectives and propose a solution or next steps, and convey detailed information and arguments reliably, e.g. the significant point(s) contained in complex but well-structured texts within their fields of professional, academic and personal interest;
- produce translations (into Language B) that closely follow the sentence and paragraph structure of the original text (in Language A), conveying the main points of the source text accurately, though the translation may read awkwardly.
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Reading List
We use dossiers for the language classes, but we work primarily with the book by Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, B-Grammatik. Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Leipzig: Schubert-Verlag, 2011) for the grammar work for the year, on which class and degree examinations will be based.
One further reference book is Martin Durrell, Katrin Kohl, Claudia Kaiser und Gudrun Loftus, Essential German Grammar (2nd edition, Routledge: 2015) with explanations in English and further exercises.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1. Apply their language skills in reading, writing and speaking in the target language.
2. Analyse and respond to information in written and spoken form.
3. Work effectively both independently and as part of a group.
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| Keywords | DELC,German 2,language |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Karolina Watroba
Tel:
Email: Karolina.Watroba@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lina Gordyshevskaya
Tel:
Email: pgordysh@ed.ac.uk |
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