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This module aims at developing students' competence in German further, building on knowledge and skills acquired in GN101. It also continues to sensitise students to the cultures and societies of the German-speaking world and further deepens their knowledge and understanding of them through various media (texts, images, videos, online). The module aims at building confidence and a degree of accuracy when using the language in a broad range of situations, with a view to bringing students to the same standard as the non-beginner students by the end of the first year. It is, therefore, a continuing intensive accelerated course in German language and culture that is designed to provide a solid foundation for students' future studies in German.
The module is aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages at level A2, where the emphasis is on achieving an lower intermediate level of communication in all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). A student achieving an overall mark of 60% or higher in this module will have demonstrated linguistic competence commensurate with CEFR level A2.2.
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