2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
GERM9002 German Term Abroad
30 creditsClass Size: 40
Module manager: Hilary Potter
Email: h.j.potter@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
This module is mutually exclusive with
| GERM9001 | German Year Abroad |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
The term abroad will take one of two forms- Study at partner institution
- Work placement
During this part of their degree programme, students will have the opportunity to:
- make substantial linguistic progress, over a wide range of registers, in German;
- face the linguistic, intellectual and psychological challenges of living in another country;
- acquire a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the target culture and an insight into University life in Germany;
- develop the social/personal/transferable skills necessary for gaining maximum benefit from living in a different community;
- seek to enhance their future employability by laying solid foundations for the work in their Final Year and reflecting on their personal, academic and career aims and goals.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the term abroad, students should have:
- improved their language fluency and proficiency
- improved their knowledge and appreciation of the target culture.
- developed and practiced interpersonal and transferable skills required to operate successfully in a German-speaking society, in a variety of roles and situations
- developed and improved self-reliance and self-reflection
Skills outcomes
Students will have had the opportunity to develop and practise:
- interpersonal and transferable skills required to operate successfully in a German-speaking society, in a variety of roles and situations
- resourcefulness and self-reliance
Self-knowledge and identification and realisation of personal goals.
Syllabus
Term Abroad study involves a study placement for one semester at a German University. This is undertaken at one of our Erasmus partners under Erasmus funding arrangements. Students are required to choose an equivalent number of modules at the partner University to those studied during a Semester at Leeds (guide 20 ECTS or equivalent), with at least one third of the timetable devoted to making rapid progress in the German language.
The Term Abroad work placement involves a placement of at least twelve weeks in duration. The content is to be agreed by arrangement with the student, Work Placement Tutor and the student's employer within the overall objectives outlined above.
Teaching methods
| Private study hours | 300.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 0.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
- Students will be expected to immerse themselves in the culture of the host country and undertake those activities necessary for successful completion of the term abroad.- Regular homework tasks and continuous assessment will be set by the partner institution.
- It is expected that students should take on a broadly equivalent workload to that undertaken at Leeds and that they should make full use of extra-curricular cultural opportunities.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Students will stay in touch with their personal tutors and/or Year Abroad Co-ordinator by email.- They will be monitored by teaching staff in Germany (study placements) or a supervisor/mentor (work placements).
- Students are required to agree their programme of study with the Year/Term Abroad tutor.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| In-course Assessment | End of term report from university or employer | 100.00 |
| In-course Assessment | Students spending their Term Abroad at University have to take all exams specified and return their marksheet and/or transcript to Leeds. | 0.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
The Term 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 Residence Abroad Handbook which is distributed to students prior to leaving. If part of the Term Abroad requirements are not completed, students may be required (at the discretion of the Module Leader) to submit in addition a 2,000-word essay in German, on a topic related to their study placement, before being allowed to progress into the next 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 placement, students may be required to resit the whole term abroad at their own expense.
Reading list
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