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Module Leader
Timing and Structure
Lent term. Assessment: 100% coursework
Prerequisites
German at Upper Intermediate Level or higher. In any case, students wishing to take a language module must contact the relevant language coordinator in order to ensure they hold the necessary qualifications.
Objectives
As specific objectives, by the end of the course students should be able to:
- Be confident in communicating in the target language, especially in a work-related situation, as well as explaining and defending their opinion about specific issues and problems
- Use the language as a tool to improve their understanding of technology and culture
- Analyse a topic/an issue presented in German language, compare all the elements at play, synthesise the major points and make a balanced judgement
Content
This module will significantly enhance students’ receptive language skills so that, at the end of this course, students will be able to follow lectures and presentations in their subject area held in German as well as participate actively in question-and-answer sessions on engineering-related topics. By regular training and application of specific productive/expressive language skills, they will further improve their ability to take part in discussions of both general and engineering-related issues. Students will especially receive instruction/training in the delivery of presentations in German to prepare them for participation in international symposiums in German-speaking countries.
Particular emphasis will be put on:
- the creation of an understanding of the framework of German Engineering
- following and summarizing, as well as preparing and delivering, presentations in a foreign language
7 Lectures (various speakers) + 7 seminars (module leader)
- Presentations on engineering/science in German (5-6 Lectures)
- Presentations on cultural/social topics in German (1-2 Lectures)
Seminars
Associated with each lecture will be a one-hour seminar. This may be held before the lecture for preparation, or following the lecture for discussion purposes.
Support will be given with the following language related competences if necessary:
- How to follow, take notes and summarise a lecture in German
- How to give an oral presentation in German
- Technical and academic language
Further notes
A list of this year's module talks will be available on Moodle.
Coursework
The students will prepare 3 major pieces of coursework:
- Two written reports (30% each)
- Oral presentation (40%)
- The assignments will be marked for both language and content (50% language, 50% content)
Coursework |
Format |
Due date & marks |
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Coursework activity #1 Report A structured report of 700 words in German Learning objective:
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Individual report (700 words) Non-anonymously marked |
End of week 3 [30%] |
Coursework activity #2 Report A structured report of 700 words in German Learning objective:
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Individual report (700 words) Non-anonymously marked |
End of week 5 [30%] |
Coursework activity #3 Oral presentation A structured oral presentation in German (10-15 minutes followed by questions) Learning objective:
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Individual oral presentation (10-15 minutes followed by questions) Non-anonymously marked |
Last session (week 8) [40%] |
Examination Guidelines
Please refer to Form & conduct of the examinations.
UK-SPEC
This syllabus contributes to the following areas of the UK-SPEC standard:
Toggle display of UK-SPEC areas.
GT1
Develop transferable skills that will be of value in a wide range of situations. These are exemplified by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Higher Level Key Skills and include problem solving, communication, and working with others, as well as the effective use of general IT facilities and information retrieval skills. They also include planning self-learning and improving performance, as the foundation for lifelong learning/CPD.
IA1
Apply appropriate quantitative science and engineering tools to the analysis of problems.
IA2
Demonstrate creative and innovative ability in the synthesis of solutions and in formulating designs.
KU1
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, theories and principles of their engineering discipline, and its underpinning science and mathematics.
KU2
Have an appreciation of the wider multidisciplinary engineering context and its underlying principles.
P4
Understanding use of technical literature and other information sources.
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