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Dept. of Communication and Languages

KSS609 German A I 15.0 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Maria Bonner Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
General eligibility with at least grade 3 from a 3 year upper secondary school course programme or equivalent qualifications.

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to provide comprehensive skills for using German in speech and writing and in-depth knowledge of the German linguistics and the history of literature. The student is also expected to make an in-depth study of a subject of his own choice. The intention of the course is to provide basic knowledge and proficiency for teaching in schools as well as for other activities involving foreign languages.

CONTENTS
Module 1. German grammar, 1.5 credits Module 2. Written proficiency, 4.5 credits Module 3. Practice in speaking German and cultural studies, 4.5 credits Module 4. German literature and non-fiction, 4.5 credits

TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Module 1. The course literature will be read and oral reports given according to the instructions given by the teacher (1.5 credits). Module 2. Written test divided into several parts at the end of the term with a monolingual grammar test and translation from and into German (4.5 credits). Module 3. Pronunciation, speech proficiency and comprehension will be assessed during the teaching (3 credits) as well as the assessment of the oral report of the cultural studies (1.5 credits). Module 4. Continuous assessment of participation in the seminars (3 credits) and a written report related to the course material (1.5 credits). All tests will be graded as above. To receive Pass with Distinction for the entire course the students are required to have Pass with Distinction for at least 10.5 credits. Students who do not pass the ordinary tests will have the opportunity to take a resit. At the end of August there is a resit for students who did not pass the last tests of the Spring term. The students that pass the tests can not resit them to obtain higher grades.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass, Pass with Dis

ITEMS/CREDITS

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                                                            	4.5ECTS
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