Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
LO1 |
Give more detailed information about themselves and others in present and past tenses and maintaining a longer conversation in the language. |
LO2 |
Express feelings, opinions and sentiments and understand basic business/commercial vocabulary. |
LO3 |
Comprehend the main points of a conversation or short spoken text and conduct certain everyday commercial transactions through the language |
LO4 |
Compose, accept and refuse invitations and make, change and cancel an appointment. |
LO5 |
Read a timetable, make enquiries about travel and buy a ticket. |
LO6 |
Further build on the grammar skills acquired in the previous modules and have an understanding of the German Dative case |
LO7 |
Know the vocabulary necessary to discuss general everyday areas of interest such as German identity, work ethics. |
LO8 |
Operate the German ‘Perfekt’ tense and understand the structure of the simple past and future tense. |
Indicative Content |
General Language Skills
• Writing a physical description of a person
• Writing and answering an invitation.
• Drafting a simple formal letter requesting information.
• Writing a simple note to re-arrange/cancel an appointment.
• Reading and understanding a timetable.
• Making written travel arrangements; writing about travel plans.
• Taking simple phone messages and recording information
• Reading basic business correspondence.
• Writing a paragraph to describe a product.
• Reading a simple weather forecast and understanding it
• Translating and completing basic commercial texts.
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Oral & Aural
• Describing someone’s physical appearance.
• Asking for and giving an appointment; explaining a timetable.
• Expressing opinion, feelings and certitude.
• Issuing an invitation and making a suggestion.
• Making travel arrangements and buying travel tickets.
• Making an appointment; cancelling an arrangement.
• Excusing oneself; providing excuses/motivations for refusal.
• Making a telephone call; leaving and taking a message.
• Weather: ask and talk about the weather.
• Describing a product in shape/form.
• Making a purchase in a shop.
• Business/commercial transactions at the bank/post office.
• Giving directives: advising; forbidding
• Discussing future plans (holidays and careers).
• Phonetics: pronunciation and intonation.
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Grammar and Syntax
• Prepositions & Cases (Deepening of Accusative; introduction of Dative)
• Question forms
• Word order (Verb: second idea, sentence coordinates)
• Time expressions
• Adjectives & their case endings throughout all the cases
• Prepositions & Cases (Deepening of Accusative & Dative; introduction of Genitive case)
• Negation (Structured form of negation; ‘nicht & kein’ and their use throughout the cases)
• Modal Verbs
• Word order (Verb second idea, sentence coordinates, TIME, MANNER, PLACE concepts in sentences)
• Tenses: ‘Perfekt’ tense. Elaborating on simple past tense. Expressing future actions in present and in future tenses.
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Culture:
• Customs and festivals.
• Brief history of Germany.
• German working life; sectors of activity.
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SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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U. Albrecht; D.Dane et al. (2005), Passwort Deutsch Kursbuch 1 Ch. 6 - 10 (incl. CDs), Ernst Klett Verlag.
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U. Albrecht; D.Dane et al. (2005), Passwort Deutsch Arbeitsbuch 1 Ch. 6 - 10, Ernst Klett Verlag.
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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Dollenmayer D.; Hansen,T. (1999), Neue Horizonte. A first course in German language and culture,, Houghton Mifflin..
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Schenke, H. (2003), Basic German: Grammar and Workbook..;, Routledge..
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Kappler, A. (1999), Facts about Germany, Frankfurter Societäts-Druckerei GmbH.
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Clare Dolan. (2003), German Grammar, Folens.
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Zorach, C.,. (1999), English grammar for students of German: the study guide for those learning German., Arnold..
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Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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The Educational Company of Ireland. (2010), Junior Certificate German JC Higher
Level, Junior Certificate German JC Higher
Level papers 2001-2010 & CDs.
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Other Resources |
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Goethe Institute Dublin web material:. http://www.goethe.de/ins/ie/dub/enindex.
htm.
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