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• Understand common academic structures and characteristics of German third-level institutions and reflect on the historical status and development of third-level education in Germany.
• Understand and use, both orally and in writing, key vocabulary and linguistic structures particular to academic German.
• Be able to read and discuss press articles relating to commerce and third-level education and to reflect on the rhetorical strategies adopted in such source texts.
• Be able to describe and discuss critically, in appropriate written and spoken German, key cultural characteristics of the German business sector, the role, status and function of commerce education in Germany and the relationship between Germany and the EU.
This module focuses on historical/current affairs (business related) in German-speaking countries. Students will also engage with marketing strategies and develop a product that they will then present to their fellow students. This is done through German, employing presentational skills that will be relevant for the year abroad. This leads to the last part of the module which focuses on cultural awareness for the semester abroad.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Small Group | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 52 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 34 |
Total | 110 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: Written examination | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 50 |
Class Test: 2 x class exercises | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Presentation: Oral presentation | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
In this module you will be asked to hold a group presentation in German. You will receive a written feedback sheet with a grade for the overall content of the presentation and group performance as well as an individual section and an individual grade. You will receive personal feedback from your tutor during office hours or by appointment. Written assessments will be corrected, with comments to enable further self-correction. Further feedback can always be given during office hours.