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On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify grammatical structures used in a variety of basic English texts and find equivalent structures in German;
- Identify the function of the English language texts to be translated;
- Describe the stylistic and lexical features of particular text types such as news articles, magazine features and descriptive texts;
- Use bilingual and monolingual dictionaries, target-language texts and online tools to develop vocabulary and structures for translating specific text types from English into German;
- Produce grammatically and lexically accurate and stylistically adequate translations of short German texts drawn from the range of text types studied.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 48 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 28 |
Total | 100 |
Students should have a standard of written German that is equivalent approximately to the level of B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning Recommendations:Native speakers of German are advised that the module GER30130 Translation German-English may be more appropriate for their level.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Exams/ Tests | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 100 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback is given as soon as possible after the assessment and will normally be provided within 2 weeks of the assessment.