Admission requirements
This course is only available for students in the BA International Studies programme who have passed German 1 Beginners and German 2 Pre-Intermediate, or German 1 Intermediate and German 2 Upper-Intermediate. If students have not yet passed German 3 Intermediate or German 3 Advanced, they are expected to follow that course alongside the German in Practice course.
Description
This course puts into action the linguistic and cultural knowledge and skills students acquired in their language acquisition courses. Students will apply their knowledge of German to authentic texts related to International Studies.
Using a case-study approach, students will practice finding and analysing German data in the first half of the course. In the second half, they will work on a small research project using German data on a topic of their choice.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to locate written and spoken German materials that can serve as data or reference for a (research) project in International Studies.
Students will analyse spoken and written German texts of appropriate level. They will be able to summarise, paraphrase, and evaluate these texts in English.
Timetable
The timetables are available through MyTimetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminars
Seminars are held every week. Attending all seminar sessions is compulsory. If you are unable to attend a session, please inform your lecturer in advance. Being absent at more than two of the sessions will result in a lowering of your participation grade (20% of the end grade) with 0,5 point for each session missed after the first three sessions. Please note that being absent at any session may have a negative impact on the grade of the assignment due for that particular tutorial session. This is at the discretion of the lecturer.
Assessment method
Assessment
Class assignments
Presentation (midterm assignment)
Research report
Weighing
| Partial grade | Weighing |
|---|---|
| Class assignments | 20% |
| Presentation (midterm assignment) | 30% |
| Research report | 50% |
End Grade
To successfully complete the course, please take note that the End Grade of the course is established by determining the weighted average of all assessment components.
Resit
If you fail this course, you can resubmit an improved version of your research report (50% of the final grade). In case of resubmission of the research report (insufficient final grade only) the final grade for the research report will be lowered as a consequence of the longer process of completion. The deadline for resubmission is 10 working days after receiving the grade for the research report.
The exact arrangements with regards to the format and timing of the Midterm assignment (Presentation) can be found in the course syllabus on Brightspace.
Retaking a passing grade
Retaking a passing grade is not possible for this course.
Please consult the Course and Examination Regulations 2024 – 2025.
Exam review and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organised.
Reading list
Reading materials will be made available on Brightspace.
Registration
- Enrolment through My Studymap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Student Affairs Office for BA International Studies
Remarks
All other information.