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Undergraduate Certificate (German) (UC-GERM) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

  • Achieve oral and written German Level A2 of the Common European Framework of Languages;
  • Engage with a range of different genres and texts relevant in German-speaking social and cultural contexts;
  • Understand key issues pertaining to German-speaking culture and society associated with the language, and appreciate its cultural contexts;
  • Apply relevant research and analytical skills to small self-directed research projects in German and European Studies;
  • Use a range of learning techniques and resources (in German and English) as autonomous, motivated, self-directed and well-organised learners;
  • Engage critically and constructively in transcultural and identity issues as global citizens in a multilingual society.

Generic skills

  • Independent learning
  • Critical thinking and in the interpretation of texts
  • Ability to understand the social and cultural sensitivity of language use in particular contexts;
  • Ability to appreciate different cultural contexts present in German-speaking communities;
  • Ability to time manage and plan: through managing and organising workloads for required and recommended reading, essay and assignment completion and revision for examinations.

Graduate attributes

  • intercultural competence,
  • appreciation and respect for diversity,
  • critical thinking,
  • digital literacy and workplace professionalism.

Last updated: 22 January 2021