JVp034 German for Teachers - D

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radim Herout (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Dvořáková (assistant)
Mgr. Gabriela Hublová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radim Herout
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
JVp034/01: Wed 8:00–9:50 učebna 53, R. Herout
Prerequisites
JVp033 German for Teachers - C
In order to be enrolled for this course, the student’s language competence must correspond with level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course prepares students to be able to use German scholarly texts in their studies as well as future professional life; it also develops their communication abilities in both spheres mentioned. Students work with written and recorded texts on B2 level with respect to specific features of the scholarly language in terms of lexical and stylistic devices as well as grammar. The course also involves giving presentations and writing abstracts, comments, essays and formal letters.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to: - understand spoken LSP texts at B2 level of the CEFR; - understand written LSP texts at B2 level of the CEFR; - produce a formal email; - show a good command of selected grammar structures at B2 level of the CEFR.
Syllabus
  • Topics: 1. Work and professional career; 2. Team work; 3. Motivation; 4. Science; 5. Communication; 6. Grammar: Syntax
Literature
  • HABERSACK CH., and PUDE, A. Menschen. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Ismaning Deutschland: Hueber Verlag, 2013, 99 pp. ISBN 978-3-19-301902-8. info
  • PERLMANN-BALME, Michaela and Susanne SCHWALB. Sicher! : Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Hueber, 2012, 119 s. ISBN 9783190012060. info
  • KOITHAN,SCHMITZ ...., Ute, Helen. Aspekte, Mittelstufe Deutsch, Lehrbuch 2. Berlin und München: Langenscheidt, 2008, 199 pp. ISBN 978-3-468-47481-1. info
Teaching methods
group work, role play, presentation, feedback, impulse writing, reading, pronounciation training
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: 1) Attendance (only 1 lesson can be missed), homework set in classes, active participation. 2) Oral presentation / learning activity 3) Exam – written + oral part. Only students who complete all assignments can take the exam. Both parts of the exam need to be passed (written part – 45/70 points, oral part – 20/ 30 points). Pass mark: 65% (65 points out of 100). Written part: listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary, writing. Oral part: monologue (1 minute) + dialogue (6 minutes).
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Kurz je ukončen písemnou a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B2 SERRJ.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz na úrovni B2 SERRJ. Počet míst v kurzu je limitován kapacitou pracoviště.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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