Course: Practical German 1

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Course title Practical German 1
Course code UMJL/D1JC1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Bačuvčíková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Simon Gerhard, Dipl. Betriebswirt
  • Rubáš Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- biography of famous people, CV writing - characteristics of a person - learning foreign languages, Foreign Languages for Europe - official Letter, personal letter - places, travelling and guides - consum, shopping - e-mail: query - Future - describing pictures - writing: critics - final test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests), Practice exercises
  • Preparation for course credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 66 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 18 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 56 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
This course presupposes both the receptive and productive skills in German at the starting level B1 of The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
This course presupposes both the receptive and productive skills in German at the starting level B1 of The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Skills
This course presupposes both the receptive and productive skills in German at the starting level B1 of The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
This course presupposes both the receptive and productive skills in German at the starting level B1 of The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
communicate in German both in spoken and written form at the level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
communicate in German both in spoken and written form at the level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
list and characterise at least 4 manuals, dictionaries or grammars for everyday practice
list and characterise at least 4 manuals, dictionaries or grammars for everyday practice
characterize function styles and explain their peculiarities
characterize function styles and explain their peculiarities
describe the difference between spoken and written forms of language
describe the difference between spoken and written forms of language
Skills
apply orthographic, orthoepic, grammatical and stylistic rules of the German language in an appropriate way in various types of texts according to their function
apply orthographic, orthoepic, grammatical and stylistic rules of the German language in an appropriate way in various types of texts according to their function
write a coherent text in German language of up to 2 pages on a given topic
write a coherent text in German language of up to 2 pages on a given topic
speak coherently in German to the audience on a given topic for about 2 minutes and choose an appropriate style of speech with regard to the communication situation
speak coherently in German to the audience on a given topic for about 2 minutes and choose an appropriate style of speech with regard to the communication situation
speak coherently in German to the audience on a predetermined topic for about 6 minutes and choose an appropriate style of speech with regard to the communication situation
speak coherently in German to the audience on a predetermined topic for about 6 minutes and choose an appropriate style of speech with regard to the communication situation
find answers to disputed questions of orthography, pronunciation or grammar in available manuals
find answers to disputed questions of orthography, pronunciation or grammar in available manuals
discuss the read text or current social events
discuss the read text or current social events
communicate in German both in spoken and written form at the level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
communicate in German both in spoken and written form at the level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Teamwork
Teamwork
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written examination
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Written examination
Essay
Essay
Recommended literature
  • HALL, K., SCHEINER, B. Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache für Fortgeschrittene. Ismaning: Hueber Verlag, 2001.
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. Deutsch im Gespräch. Praha: Ekopress, 2012.
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. Kontakte: deutsche Konversation. Praha: Ekopress, 2005.
  • KRÁLOVÁ, E. a kol. Ilustrovaný tematický slovník německo-český. Plzeň: Fraus, 2007.
  • NEKOVÁŘOVÁ A., FLIEGER, D. Alltagssprache Deutsch. Plzeň: Fraus, 2004.
  • PERLMANN-BALME, M., SCHWALB, S. em neu 2008 Hauptkurs: Deutsch als Fremdsprache / Arbeitsbuch. Ismaning: Hueber, 2008. ISBN 978-3195116954.
  • PERLMANN-BALME, M., SCHWALB, S. em neu 2008 Hauptkurs: Deutsch als Fremdsprache / Kursbuch. Ismaning: Hueber, 2008. ISBN 978-3-19-501695-7.


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