ULGE51050 - LEAP German 5 (B2/C1)
- Credits: 20
- Pre-requisite: ULGE51040 - LEAP German 4 (B1/B2) or equivalent e.g. A-level German grade A taken in the last three years.
- Co-requisite: If you are studying a Modern Languages Degree, either single or joint honours, please refer to relevant guidance about eligibility for LEAP units on your programme structure.
- Taught during: Both semesters (September to May).
- Level of attainment: (B2/C1) By the end of the course, students should be able to perform at Level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework.
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Description
This course is designed to consolidate students’ level of competency not only with the use of complex grammatical structures of the German language but also with the introduction of advanced sophisticated written and aural texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including articles and reports concerned with contemporary issues.
Students will gain further competence in the ability to appreciate and use nuanced language at this level, the ability to appreciate and use tone, register, structure and style in oral and written communication, and the ability to interact and negotiate orally in complex situations at an advanced level.
The course may serve as preparation for the Goethe-Zertifikat C1 exam should high achieving students wish to sit this internationally recognized qualification. The Goethe Exam Centre at The University of Manchester will offer this exam in May/June 2024 (subject to confirmation before the start of the course). The student will pay the full external exam fee. (Fees are confirmed by the Goethe-Institut).
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- demonstrate effective advanced competency in the understanding and knowledge of language structure and grammatical rules;
- follow debates, discussions, or conversations as well as communicate in a wide variety of situations using advanced complex and linguistically accurate structures (different types of discourses, registers, etc.);
- understand longer concrete and abstract reading and listening material;
- produce cogent, detailed text on most complex topics.
By the end of the course, students should be able to perform at Level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework.
Transferable skills
Pair and team work, focussed listening, informal presentations, language awareness, and cultural appreciation.
Teaching and learning methods
One three-hours or two 90 minutes seminars per week, delivered through blended learning which integrates on campus and on-line instruction as necessary.
This will also include online digital learning available via Blackboard and will be supplemented by extra online resources to aid students in their independent learning.
Teaching hours
72 hours (3 hours per week) including assessment time.
Independent study hours
140 hours (not including assessment time).
Assessment
All assessments are summative.
Non-credit students and members of the public need to be aware that written exams will not take place during lesson time.
Semester 1
- Written exam; 30% weighting; held in university's semester 1 exam period in January
Semester 2
- Listening exam; 10% weighting; held in week 11
- Speaking exam; 30% weighting; held in week 12
- Written exam; 30% weighting; held in university's semester 2 exam period in May/June
Dates to be confirmed.
The course may serve as preparation for the Goethe-Zertifikat C1 exam should high achieving students wish to sit this internationally recognized qualification. The Goethe Exam Centre at The University of Manchester will offer this exam in May/June 2024 (subject to confirmation before the start of the course). The student will pay the full external exam fee. (Fees are confirmed by the Goethe-Institut).
Nature and timing of feedback
Feedback will include a combination of informal ongoing feedback resulting from class-based learning activities and formal written feedback given following summative assessments.
Convenor
Dorit Fellner-Whitgreave
Taught by
TBC
Maximum entry
23
Set text
Sicher! C1.1 Course- and Workbook with Workbook Audio-CD, Unit 1–6. ISBN 978-3-19-501208-9.
Sicher aktuell B2.2 ISBN 978 3 19 621207 5
Textbooks will be complemented by tutors with extra content and resources in order to ensure students will complete the required level in line with the CEF standards for each level.
Recommended texts
Sicher! C1 by HUEBER Kursbuch ISBN 978-3-19-001208-4 + Arbeitsbuch ISBN 978-3-19-011208-1
The German Handbook - Your Guide to Speaking and Writing German, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521648602
Großes Übungsbuch Wortschatz A2-C1, by Lilli Marlen Brill + Marion Techmer. (Hueber 2011) , ISBN 978-3-19-201721-6
Übungsgrammatik für die Mittelstufe (B1-C1) Hueber(2009), ISBN 978-3-19-011657-7
Upgrade your German, by Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass and Silke Mentchen. (2003) ISBN 978-0340-80662-1 Publisher Hodder Arnold