University of Galway

Course Module Information

Course Modules

Semester 1 and Semester 2 | Credits: 10

The aim of this course is to consolidate the language skills acquired by students during their first academic year and their placement year in Germany and develop new business language skills.
(Language of instruction: German)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Communicate in an advanced manner with a level of ease in a variety of situations.
  2. Prepare,organise and deliver oral presentations in German on a regular basis with a degree of fluency.
  3. Review previously seen grammar topics and demonstrate spoken and written accuracy in complex grammatical structures.
  4. Develop an advanced interpretation and comprehension of German texts, particularly those based on tourism, hospitality and business topics.
  5. Display further improved confidence in spoken and written communication from work done in class and in the multimedia language lab.
  6. Demonstrate improved pronunciation and intonation on German with an improved German accent that is reasonably fluent.
  7. Establish a higher level of general and professional vocabulary which reflects the expertise gained through placement.
  8. Produce weekly written language assignments outside of class time and revise learning done in class.
  9. Display the professional knowledge gained on placement and integrate this knowledge into more advanced language expression.
  10. Perform or role-play professional scenario-based tasks and simulations to improve language knowledge and spontaneity.
Assessments
  • Continuous Assessment (45%)
  • Oral, Audio Visual or Practical Assessment (25%)
  • Department-based Assessment (30%)
Teachers
The above information outlines module SC3208: "German" and is valid from 2018 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.