N2BK_2JCV Practical German and Cultural Studies 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Prerequisites
Successful absolved language class N2BK_1JCV in the previous term.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The summer term covers unit 2 and 3 of the textbook Mittelstufe Deutsch. Further material will be handed out during the semester. Additional exercises and texts are available on moodlinka. The main topic of this term will be the German media, students are therefore expected to read autonomously the relevant newspapers and journals (accessible via internet) and to prepare short presentations on important topics discussed in the media.
Syllabus
  • 1. Print media in Germany and Austria: a survey and necessary vocabulary; 2. The use of German particles: wohl, ja wohl, schon, etwa, ja, denn; 3. The Southern German Possessive Construction and the Standard German Genitive; 4. The use of the Konjunctive-I-Form; 5. Students’ presentations to current issues from the German press; 6. Analyses and writing of ads in newspapers; 7. Broadcasting systems in Germany (+necessary vocabulary). 8. Listening of a piece by Bert Brecht. 10. Discussion of questions of war and peace (ie. terrorism, out of area missions etc.)
Literature
  • SCHUMANN, Johannes. Mittelstufe Deutsch : aktualisiert und mit neuer Rechtschreibung [Schumann, 2000]. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 2000, 319 s. ISBN 3-19-007240-X. info
Assessment methods
The class is taught in weekly courses, nevertheless, the basic material has to be learnt at home. At the end of the term, there is a written test covering the material of the summer term. Students who pass the test (a minimum of 60% is required) can register for the oral exam where communicative competence in German is assessed. The certificate “zkouska” is acquired on the basis of the written and oral exam and a small presentation during the term.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
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