NJ_B101 Practical German B1+/1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mag. Stefanie Faustmann, B.A., PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Tichá Eskisan (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Veličková, Ph.D.
Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
German language skills at A-level (B1) are required for entry to the Bachelor's degree programme.
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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Abstract
The aim of the course is to improve communicative competence in productive and receptive language skills at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Cultural and intercultural competence is developed through the topics covered by the supplementary texts. A reflective and discursive approach to cultural content is adopted.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, students will have deepened their language skills on B1+ level after the European Reference Frame for languages.
Key topics
  • Topics:
  • 1. First introduction to the subject, getting to know,
  • 2. prerequisites of a good presentation,
  • 3. listening and reading comprehension tasks on level B1+,
  • 3. writing Practice (personal and formal e-mail, discussion posts)
  • 4. grammar topics:
  • - Genus determination,
  • - Article use,
  • - Possessivartikel,
  • - Adjective declination,
  • - Comparative, Superlative,
  • - Reflexive verbs,
  • - Irregular verbs,
  • - Modal verbs,
  • - Past tense,
  • - Pefect,
  • - Passive,
  • - Subjunctive II,
  • - Prepositions with genitive, dative and accusative + alternating prepositions,
  • -- Local prepositions,
  • -- Temporal prepositions.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • PERLMANN-BALME, Michaela and Susanne SCHWALB. Sicher! : Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Hueber, 2012, 119 s. ISBN 9783190012060. info
    recommended literature
  • Náhradní obsah: Vorbereitungsmaterialien für die Prüfung auf der Niveaustufe B1+
  • HERING, Axel; Magdalena MATUSSEK and Michaela PERLMANN-BALME. Em Übungsgrammatik : Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 1. Auflage. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 2002, 248 stran. ISBN 3190016577. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Training of skills listening, reading, writing and speaking, reflection of learning strategies.
Self-study: development of vocabulary and grammar from chapters the textbook, individualised listening comprehension training.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The conditions for a successful completion of this course:
1) positive finish homework according to the list in the IS (Interactive syllabus),
2) final test to listening, reading, vocabulary and grammar,
3) individual reflection sessions.
Detailed information on the completion of this course can be found in the interactive syllabus.
Alternate completion
Students on a study abroad program will be allowed to fulfill the requirements (after agreement with the instructors at the beginning of each semester) through distance learning.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2026/NJ_B101/87903_el_1441_podzim2014_NJ_B101.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: každý druhý týden v kombinované formě.
General note: Kombinované studium má výuku v pátek, prezenční od pondělí do čtvrtka.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Upon presentation of an international language diploma, not older than 5 years, confirming knowledge of German at least at B2 level, the course can be recognised without the need to attend.
You can find more information about the course in the Interactive syllabi.
Students on a study abroad program will have their ISP (Individual Study Plan) recognized, and they will be allowed to fulfill the requirements (after agreement with the instructors at the beginning of each semester) through distance learning.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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