BA English and German

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
-demonstrate awareness of the basic concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of the two disciplines;
- use basic generic and subject specific intellectual qualities i.e.
present a structured and coherent simple argument
have some knowledge of critical terminology;
have some knowledge of linguistic terminology (if language modules are selected);
- have experience of English literature from a range of periods and places;
- have an awareness of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
- have a basic knowledge of the structure of English, and how to apply concepts of the structure and history of English to analysis of texts (if language modules are selected);
- develop critical skills;
- develop analytical skills.
- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
-demonstrate awareness of the basic concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of the two disciplines;
- use basic generic and subject specific intellectual qualities i.e.
present a structured and coherent simple argument
have some knowledge of critical terminology;
have some knowledge of linguistic terminology (if language modules are selected);
- have experience of English literature from a range of periods and places;
- have an awareness of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
- have a basic knowledge of the structure of English, and how to apply concepts of the structure and history of English to analysis of texts (if language modules are selected);
- develop critical skills;
- develop analytical skills.
- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of:
- being able to communicate in German so as to sustain everyday conversation with a native or other competent speaker;
- being able to demonstrate receptive and productive language skills in a variety of contexts;
- being able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic structures of German;
- being able to present a structured and coherent simple argument;
- being able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of one or more aspects of the literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, geography, social and economic structures of the German-speaking world.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- qualities and transferable skills related to the subject area(s) studied, valuable for employment, eg. be able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, be able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and independent learning;
- the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline;
- demonstrating the ability to construct an argument;
- demonstrating some knowledge of two disciplines.

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the area of study;
- work that covers a restricted area of the subject;
- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.