2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

GERM9001 German Year Abroad

120 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Stephan Petzold
Email: s.petzold@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

Completion of level 2 of the relevant programme (single honours or joint honours).

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

The year abroad will take one of three forms: British Council assistantship; study at a partner institution; work placement in a country where German is spoken as an official language.

During this part of their degree programme, students will have the opportunity to:
- make substantial linguistic progress, over a wide range of registers, in respect of the target language;
- face the linguistic, intellectual and psychological challenges of living in another country;
- acquire a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the target culture;
- develop the social/personal/transferable skills necessary for gaining maximum benefit from living in a different community;
- seek to enhance their future employability by familiarizing themselves, when appropriate, with the world of work within the target culture, or by reflecting on the utility of skills that they are acquiring while living abroad for their future employment.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should be able to express themselves fluently and in a reflected manner in written and spoken German on the subject of their experiences and activities abroad.

Syllabus

Due to the varied opportunities for the year abroad and the importance attached to allowing the students to set their own learning priorities, the 'syllabus' will differ from student to student. Students should make themselves familiar with the requirements for the year abroad as laid out in the Year Abroad Handbook.

Pass or failure of this module is based on successful completion of a work or study placement of approved duration, regular completion of a Year Abroad weblog and language tasks, and the completion, submission and discussion with the tutor of a reflective report on return from the year abroad. The weblog and the report are written and discussed in German.

Teaching methods

Private study hours			1,200.00
Total Contact hours			0.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			1,200.00

Private study

Students will be expected to immerse themselves in the culture of the host country and, depending on the type of placement, undertake those activities necessary for successful completion of the year abroad.

They will be expected to reflect on their experience, and where necessary to revise their goals in the light of circumstances.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Students will maintain contact with their personal tutors and/or year abroad tutors by email.
- Students will be set language tasks which will be returned to their tutors for feedback and comment.
- Students will also complete a weblog (or equivalent) and are required to email sections of this to their personal tutor and/or year abroad tutor.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Placement Assessment	Completion of ALL of the coursework requirements as detailed below:	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The Year Abroad is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students who pass may in addition recieve recognition for "excellent" performance. All of the coursework tasks must be completed for a pass to be awarded. Detailed requirements on the completion of the tasks can be found in the Year Abroad Handbook which is distributed to students prior to leaving. If part of the Year Abroad requirements are not completed, students may be required (at the discretion of the Module Leader) to submit in addition a 4,000-word essay in Germanm on a topic related to their work or study placement, before being allowed to register for the final year of the programme. If students do not fulfill the residency requirement, or there is evidence of no serious attempt to fulfill the requirements of the work or study placement, students may be required ro resit the whole year abroad at their own expense.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 16/02/2017

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