Program Overview

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Please note: classes for this course run for two and a half hours from 6pm to 8.30pm.

This German 4 (Level 4) short course will help you to attain a level of proficiency in your German language skills and leads to CEFR C1 (Advanced)/post-A-level*. You will be able to express a wide range of ideas on complex topics in both written and spoken German. The course focuses on areas of grammar that allow for nuanced modes of expression and those which pose a particular difficulty for learners of German. Particular emphasis is placed on text comprehension, essay writing and oral skills.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly

understand television programmes and films without too much effort

understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style

understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to your field

express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions

use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes

formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate your contribution skilfully to those of other speakers

present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion

express yourself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length

write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what you consider to be the salient issues

select style appropriate to the reader in mind.

Assessment consists of continuous (20%), listening in-class (20%), written in-class (35%) and oral in-class assessment (20%) and class participation (5%).

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Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

. Please note: this is only an approximate equivalence.

This can be taken as a standalone short course or as a part of:

Culture and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) (Certificate of Higher Education)

30 credits at level 4