SFT20208 German in Contrast (Autumn 2009)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for økonomi, språk og samfunnsfag
- Course Leader:
- Kåre Solfjeld
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
The course is part of the German extension module (altogether 90 ECTS credits) that is an optional module in the bachelor programme Society, Language and Culture (3rd or 5th semester).
Obligatory in the extension module in German (3rd semester).
Prerequisites
Teaching semester
Content
Grammar: Selected topics are dealt with through process writing with facilitation, and through feedback and discussion in class.
Written proficiency is enhanced by a) translating from Norwegian into German, b) translating from German into Norwegian, c) correcting errors.
Teaching and learning methods
Practical training/internship
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Exam
A 4-hour written examination in written proficiency, and four papers dealing with grammar.
The following issues are dealt with at the written examination:
a) translation from Norwegian into German, b) translation from German into Norwegian, c) error correction.
The four grammar papers have been submitted at given deadlines during the course. Two are group work.
Final assessment is given as a joint mark for all the components, using the A-F grading scale. In the case of a fail all the components must be resubmitted/re-examined.
Reading list
Relevant literature will be provided for the grammar topics conjunctive, valency and sentence structure, nominalisation and participle constructions, and subordinate clauses.
Written proficiency:
Magnusson, Gunnar & Kåre Solfjeld (1987). Fra tysk til norsk. Oversettelsesproblemer i sakprosatekster. Trondheim: Tapir.