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Module LZG-3040:
Gegenwartssprache II (3 Major)

Gegenwartssprache 2 (3 Phrif Bwnc) 2024-25
LZG-3040
2024-25
Ysgol Iaith, Diwylliant a'r Celfyddydau
Modiwl - Semester 1 a 2
40 credits
Module Organiser: Carol Tully
Overview

This 40 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written and oral work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts, complex grammatical structures and audiovisual materials, students acquire reading, writing, aural and oral skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.

Key Texts Davies, Winifred V. (1997) Essay-writing in German – A students’ guide, Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press. Clemmetson, Christa and Rod Hare (1998) Aufsatz! 2000 : German language essay writing, London : Hodder & Stoughton.

Websites SMLC offers a link list for all language students that covers the most important resources (newspapers, TV channels, online grammar and dictionaries, etc.) in the language(s) that they study: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/links-german.php.en (German online resources) http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/links-welsh.php.en (Welsh medium resources) Additionally, students are encouraged to consult: English-German Context Dictionary: http://www.linguee.com/

Other Learning Resources Students are provided with separate dossiers that contain all the necessary materials for their translation, applied language and conversation classes at the beginning of each semester.

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -40-49%: A limited knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and a limited ability to translate and paraphrase the prescribed range of texts. Basic oral and aural competence.

-good -50-69%: A good knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and a good ability to translate and paraphrase the prescribed range of texts. Good oral and aural competence.

-excellent -70+%: An excellent knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and an excellent ability to translate and paraphrase the prescribed range of texts. Excellent oral and aural competence.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate a high level of grammatical accuracy in oral and written work.

  • Demonstrate in essay and translation work a sophisticated command of both German and English/Welsh that is alive to the rhetorical range of both languages.

  • Display an ability in oral work to present in fluent German arguments that could be followed by native speakers of German with comparative ease.

  • Reflect and explain where necessary those differences between British and German society.

  • To understand and process complex texts and audiovisual materials varying in style, tone and register and comment on these texts in a concise and fluent manner.

Assessment method

Essay

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Essay

Weighting

15%

Due date

16/12/2022

Assessment method

Coursework

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Reflective Writing

Weighting

15%

Due date

09/12/2022

Assessment method

Oral Test

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Oral exam

Weighting

30%

Assessment method

Exam (Centrally Scheduled)

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Translation Exam (1 Ger-Eng + 1 Eng-Ger)

Weighting

30%

Assessment method

Oral Test

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Book/Films review oral discussion

Weighting

10%

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