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Type	Weekly Classes
Location	Oxford
Address	Rewley House 1 Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JA
Dates	Wed 3 Oct 2012 to Wed 13 Mar 2013 Day: Wednesday Time of meeting: 7.00-9.00pm Number of meetings: 20
Subject area(s)	German
CATS points	20
Fees	From £295.00
Application status	Course full
Course code	O12P826WEW
Course contact	If you have any questions about this course, please email ppweekly@conted.ox.ac.uk.

Overview

All the Department's language courses are designed to help you communicate in a friendly atmosphere with an emphasis on pair and group interaction. The focus is on speaking, listening and the exploration of culture in society, backed up by an understanding of grammar. Students will be encouraged to develop their reading and writing skills in their own time and regular assignments will be set.

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Programme details

Week 1: Getting to know each other
Week 2: Holidays, travelling and adventures
Week 3: Talking about one’s family
Week 4: At home
Week 5: Chatting with neighbours
Week 6: Culture and Society: Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna
Week 7: Tea or coffee – What do you like for breakfast?
Week 8: Eating out
Week 9: Giving out and accepting invitations
Week 10: Culture and Society: Christmas

Week 11: The world of work
Week 12: "Can I speak to…….?" – Making formal telephone calls at work
Week 13: Work and leisure – a healthy balance?
Week 14: Sport and Fitness
Week 15: Healthy living
Week 16: Debate: How much exercise do we need?
Week 17: The education system in Germany
Week 18: "Remember when …..?" – Talking about past memorable events
Week 19: Parties and presents
Week 20: Culture and Society: Traditions and Festivities in Germany



Course Books:
S. Hilpert etc., Schritte International 3, Kursbuch + Arbeitsbuch, Hueber. ISBN 978-3-19-001853-6
German dictionary - complete and unabridged - in colour (Collins, 2007)

Staff

Course aims

Course aims
All the Department's language courses are designed to help you communicate in a friendly atmosphere with an emphasis on pair and group interaction. The focus is on speaking, listening and the exploration of culture in society, backed up by an understanding of grammar. Students will be encouraged to develop their reading and writing skills in their own time and regular assignments will be set.

Assessment methods

Most tutors will set weekly assignments to consolidate learning and allow students to study at their own pace. Some of these assignments, which may include testing listening and speaking skills, will count towards formally assessing the students’ progress.

At Stages 5 & 6, students can expect to be assessed on either one 1,000 word essay or two shorter ones written in their target language.

At lower stages, students are required instead to submit for assessment a range of exercises and/or shorter pieces of work.

Teaching methods

Language classes are kept small (typically 10-15 students) in order to ensure plenty of opportunities for interaction in the target language, leading to the development of listening and speaking skills, as well as an understanding of grammar.

Teaching outcomes

The following are brief indicators of what students should be able to do in each of the skills: Speaking (S), Listening (L), Reading (R), and Writing (W), by the end of the individual stages:

STAGE 3
S – communicate clearly in a wide range of situations
L – listen intensively and listen for pleasure
R – enjoy reading simple texts without dependence on a dictionary
W – summarise and produce short narratives

Fee options

Programme Fee

EU Fee: £295.00

Non-EU Fee: £295.00

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Programmes including this module

This module can be studied as part of these programmes:

• Undergraduate accredited short courses in German