Undergraduate Course: German 3 Language (ELCG09014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course, through weekly seminars and online learning, enhances students' written language skills with a focus on translating German-language non-specialist written texts (e.g. news articles) into English and writing summaries of English-language non-specialist written texts in German. The course aims to bring students to the CEFR level B2.2. |
| Course description |
This course refines students' written language proficiency in a weekly seminar that focuses on translating from German to English and summarising English-language texts in German. The texts are non-specialist and written for a general-audience (e.g. news articles). Seminars also focus on mastering advanced German grammar and additional support is provided through self-testing online learning activities.
Typically, students enrolled on the German 3 Language course attend the same classes as the German 4 Honours students who are registered on the German Language Paper 1 course. However, German 3 Language, which is set at Level 9, follows different assessment criteria to the level 10 German Language Paper 1 course.
All course materials will be available on the online learning platform, LEARN. In the first semester, students will be assigned two formative tasks: producing a summary in German based on a news article in English and a translation from German into English. The second semester has two summative assignments, also assessing the summary and translation.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
German 2 (ELCG08006) AND
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | A pass in ELCG08008 German 2 Language |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Knowledge of German language at approximately CEFR level B2. |
| 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: 2 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 70,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
126 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
German 3 Language Coursework: 20%
German 3 Language Exams: 80%
Assessment Breakdown:
German 3 Language Coursework: 20%
10% Summative Précis [LO: 1, 2, 3, 4]
10% Summative Translation [LO: 1, 2, 4]
German 3 Language Exams: 80%
30% December Exam - Précis and Translation [LO: 1, 2, 3, 4]
50% May Exam - Précis and Translation [LO: 1, 2, 3, 4]
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| Feedback |
Students will receive regular oral feedback on their spoken and written work in class. They will also receive written feedback on their coursework assignments. They will receive written feedback on their performance in the oral component of the course and will be offered the opportunity to receive further oral feedback on all aspects of their performance on request. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | German 3 Language | 120 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | German 3 Language | 180 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced and nuanced knowledge of German vocabulary and syntax, with a high degree of accuracy in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Produce summaries in German that reliably convey key information, complex ideas, arguments, opinions, and viewpoints.
- Translate from German into English, demonstrating an ability to convey the register and meaning of the source text accurately.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of culturally-specific vocabulary, idiomatic phrases, and occasionally use specialist vocabulary.
- Produce clear, accurate, and complex written texts in spontaneous writing tasks.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
By the end of the course, students will have further developed their skills in the areas of research and enquiry, personal and intellectual autonomy, communication, and personal effectiveness. For further specification of these skills see the university's graduate attributes website: https://www.ed.ac.uk/graduate-attributes |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Students will be allocated to tutorial groups according to their timetables. |
| Keywords | DELC,German_language,translation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Eleoma Bodammer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3627
Email: Eleoma.Bodammer@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: hope.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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