Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description This module is designed to enable students to develop their language skills in order to be in a position to engage in academic activities abroad in the future. The module develops both receptive and productive linguistic skills as well as (inter)cultural awareness and is conducted entirely through the target language. Among topics covered will be Germany as a multicultural society, youth culture, travel, living abroad and the use of the German language in different parts of the world. A variety of text types and audio-visual sources will be used. Students will consolidate existing linguistic knowledge and be introduced to new grammatical structures, vocabulary and cultural contexts. Students will learn to express their opinions orally and in writing on a variety of topics introduced in the module. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Produce pieces in German - both in writing and in spoken language - political and social topics covered in class. Express him/herself in a clear and detailed manner, explain/justify his/her opinion/viewpoint on a current issue (essay, discussions, etc.). 2. Understand, extract and summarise a variety of multimodal material on a range of familiar topics that contain high-frequency vocabulary and grammatical structures. 3. Demonstrate (inter)cultural awareness through reflective assignments. Find his/her way around in Germany (e.g. third level institution, business), ask for help, organize life abroad. Employ a sociolinguistic and cultural survival kit for potential time abroad (structure of German universities, internships, red tape, official communication, administration, etc.). 4. Draw on a sufficient range of language to develop arguments, express viewpoints, give clear descriptions, and using some complex sentence forms (grammatical control) to do so (orally and in writing) and different registers depending on the communication genre and medium. 5. Maintain straightforward conversations on familiar topics which may be abstract or concrete. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
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Indicative Reading List Books: None Articles: None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||