BA German (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

By the end of Year 2, you will be able to:
1. Demonstrate awareness and appreciation of the structures and registers of German (to a B2 Level of the CEFR for the students taking GERM2010 and to a B1 Level for the students taking GERM2020).
2. Communicate effectively and appropriately in German on a range of topics with a reasonable degree of grammatical accuracy.
3. Show a general understanding and cultural awareness of some of the societies where German is spoken.
4. Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and an ability to respond appropriately in social contexts where German is used.
5 Identify specific aspects of the culture, history, literature and society of some of the countries where German is spoken and locate them within this broader background (ability to both contextualize and carry out in-depth analysis).
6. Undertake comparative and critical analysis of cultures and societies.

Skills Learning Outcomes

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
1. Design and conduct research by identifying appropriate methods.
2. Present a structured and nuanced argument and communicate to an audience using appropriate terminology and concepts whether in in a piece of writing or in a presentation.
3. Identify and critically evaluate sources of evidence and data pertinent to the research project or investigation.
4. Make connections across differing perspectives in order to explore ideas, identify problems and provide solutions.
5. Demonstrate integrity in use of material and ability to make reference to sources following conventions appropriate to the discipline. .
6. Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines effectively.
7. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme, in German and English, and will include essays, commentaries, portfolio, individual and group presentations, close readings, translations, creative writing assignments, and podcasts.