Module: German Language & Culture 8 (B2.1)

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	German Language & Culture 8 (B2.1)
Module Code	GER1038 (ITS: GE3008)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

This module is taught entirely through German. It aims to develop students's language competence and fluency in written and spoken production, at an upper-intermediate level (B2.1). Students will be practising a range of language skills that they may apply in their professional life.All teaching materials in this module are designed at the B2.1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand main points and important details in stories and other narratives from authentic textual and audio-visual sources on selected topics made for a wider audience.
2. Communicate fluently and confident on both familiar topics and some beyond their immediate personal experience, such as societal developments and cultural production in the German-speaking countries. Express their own point of views on these matters, provided that the interlocutor makes an effort to support understanding.
3. Produce straightforward connected texts on a variety of subjects related to the student field of interest, being able to link a series of shorter elements into a linear sequence. Develop the knowledge of text type conventions and sociolinguistic appropriateness in a variety of texts such as personal email, online written interactions, reports etc.
4. Demonstrate a good understanding of high-intermediate language and structures in order to communicate efficiently in a variety of contexts. Draw on relevant and appropriate vocabulary to express him-herself on topics concerning German-speaking culture, popular culture, and related topics.
5. Demonstrate you can identify and interpret cultural cues appropriately in the target culture.
6. Make adequate use of digital technologies to support self-regulated learning processes, i.e. to monitor and reflect on student own learning, providing evidence of progress.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	22	Contact class hours
Independent Study	33	Autonomous learning outside the classroom, aiming to foster students' language and cultural competence. For example, participation in the activities organised in the LanguaCulture Space.
Assignment Completion	25	Completion of prescribed homework and assignments required to monitor the progress of the student.
Debate	45	Preparation, presentation and debate of class projects
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	11929	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC2	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Elena Lopez	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Participation	Attendance of at least 50% of seminars	10%	n/a
Performance evaluation	Completion of activities to monitor the development of language skills in the target language, intercultural and communicative competence.	40%	n/a
Project	Completion, presentation, and debate of a project assigned by the tutor.	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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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