Modern Language IV (German)
Code: 106336 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| English Studies | OT | 3 |
| English Studies | OT | 4 |
Contact
- Name:
- Bernd Franz Wilhelm Springer
- Email:
- bernd.springer@uab.cat
Teachers
- (External) Theresa Viefhaus
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
You must have passed Modern Language 3 German or be able to prove that you have successfully passed level A2.1.
Objectives and Contextualisation
Learning objectives: basic training in the description and use of the German language at A 2.2 level.
Competences
- English Studies
- Produce effective written work or oral presentations adapted to the appropriate register in distinct languages (except English).
- Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
Learning Outcomes
- Communicating in the studied language in oral and written form, properly using vocabulary and grammar.
- Critically taking part in classroom oral debates and using the discipline's specific vocabulary.
- Identifying the main and secondary ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
- Preparing an oral and written discourse in the corresponding language in a proper and organized way.
Content
Learning focuses on the exercise of the four basic skills: oral communication, written communication, listening comprehension and reading comprehension.
Throughout the course there will be presentations and small works related to German current affairs and its cultural tradition: literature, music, film, politics.
SYLLABUS
Grammar:
- Artikel + Adjektiv + Nomen.
- Artikelwörter 'dieser', 'mancher', 'jeder', 'alle'.
- Präteritum Modalverben
- Nebensätze
- Data
- Reflexive verbs with präpositionalergänzung
- Fragewörter und Pronomen 'wofür?', 'dafür'.
- Konjunktiv II
- Steigerung + Vergleich
- Passive
- Infinitiv mit zu
- Nebensad mit 'dass
- Präteritum
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Master class with active student participation | 45 | 1.8 | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Oral practices | 4 | 0.16 | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Support tutorials, grammar and dictionary queries | 3 | 0.12 | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Exercises, readings and oral and written practice. | 50 | 2 | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Use of the library's Virtual Campus, Internet and audio-visual media | 15 | 0.6 | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Writing texts, exercises, grammar and dictionaries, etc. | 20 | 0.8 | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
The student acquires the theoretical knowledge of basic German grammar and reinforces this knowledge with practical exercises in class and at home in a progression tutored by the teachers:
Oral communication is practised, on the basis of theoretical grammar, through simple communication situations which progressively reach a higher degree of difficulty.
Listening comprehension is practised in class through the reading of texts appropriate to the level by the teacher and recordings.
Reading comprehension is practised in class through reading strategies on written texts of the corresponding level.
Written communication is practised in the form of essays, written dialogues, etc. which the students must produce regularly at home, as indicated by the teacher, and which the teacher will correct.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous assessment | 50% | 10 | 0.4 | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Final exam | 50% | 3 | 0.12 | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
This subject does not incorporate the single-assessment option.
1.) Continuous assessment (= 50% of the final mark):
a) Regular class attendance and participation
b) Regular handing in of homework
c) Student portfolio and Vokabelheft and Quizlet
d) Different mid-term tests throughout the semester
e) Different vocabulary tests
f) Oral presentation of a topic
It is absolutely compulsory to do all parts of the continuous assessment.
2) Final exam (= 50% of the final mark):
a) All German language skills will be tested: grammar, oral and written comprehension, oral and written expression.
b) In order to pass the final examination, it is necessary to pass each of the individual parts of the final examination.
3) It is necessary to pass the final exam with a minimum mark of 5 out of 10 and to have a minimum mark of 3.5 out of 10 in the continuous assessment.
4) The subject is passed with a 5 out of 10 in the final mark, made up of the sum of the marks of the final exam and the continuous assessment.
Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
PLAGIARISM
In the event that the student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation of the
rating of an assessment act, this assessment act will be graded with 0, regardless of any further disciplinary action that may be taken. In the event that several irregularities occur in the evaluation activities of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0.
Note for Erasmus students:
Erasmus students requesting to advance an exam must present their instructor with a written document from their home university justifying their request.
Use of AI:
This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support tasks authorised by the teacher. Other specific situations may be contemplated, as deemed appropriate by the teacher.
The student must clearly (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and final outcome of the activity.
Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
Bibliography
Netzwerk neu A2.2. Kursbuch und Übungsbuch, Klett Verlag.
Diccionari:
Wörterbuch Deutsch-Spanisch ("Diccionario Moderno", 1 vol.), Langenscheidt o
Diccionari Alemany-Català, 1 vol., Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Llibres de consulta i de reforç d’exercicis gramaticals (a la Biblioteca d’Humanitats):
Castell, Andreu, Gramàtica de la lengua alemana, ed. Idiomas, Madrid 2002.
Reimann, Monika, Grundstufengrammatik für DaF, hueber, Ismaning 2000.
Ruipérez, Germán, Gramàtica Alemana, Cátedra, Madrid, 1992.
Software
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Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | German | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 1 | German | second semester | morning-mixed |