Nachrichten-Tagebuch, Gruppe 5 (4 cr)
Code: XSAK0229-3011
General information
- Enrollment
- 05.12.2022 - 16.06.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.06.2023 - 18.08.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Language Centre
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 15
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
After successful completion of the course, participants will successfully develop the ability to follow TV news in German, over a prolonged period of time, filtering out and following the main currents of events. They will have practiced and developed their listening comprehension in German.
Execution methods
Self-study.
Accomplishment methods
Keeping a regular diary about the main news on "Tagesschau" or a similar Austrian or German-Swiss news program. Producing a vocabulary/phraseology based on the news.
Content
This course can be completed both at the University of Lapland (during any chosen term), or during a student exchange or an internship in a German-speaking country. Participants follow the German TV news show "Tagesschau" or a similar Austrian or German-Swiss news program on state television for 8 consecutive weeks, watching at least 24 different broadcasts. Participants may watch the program television or on the internet. They keep a diary, taking down the main news of the day, and following their development over the chosen period. They also produce a vocabulary/phraseology of the central terminology used. Diary and vocabulary/phraseology may be kept in Finnish or in English. The diary is to be a total of 10-12 pages long. The vocabulary/phraseology will probably amount to another 2–4 pages.Both parts are either sent to the teacher by email, or are handed in on paper after return to the University of Lapland.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass/fail
Qualifications
German 1-4, or similar. A text comprehension course (TSAK0201 or OSAK0710) is recommended.