JNP01 German for Science 1

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Marie Mészárosová (lecturer)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
JNP01/01: Wed 9:00–10:50 J2, M. Mészárosová
Prerequisites
The knowledge of German at the grammar school level B1.
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
level B1 The main objectives of the course are the following: . students should improve their academic and specialised skills necessary for studying professional literature in German . students should be able to follow the latest information in their field of study
Syllabus
Syllabus: 1.biological, geographical, geological, chemical, mathematical and physical topis according to current importance and interest (necessary vocab) 2.general topics:study, residence, hobby, travel, dish, health, communication (necessary vocab) 3.grammar: Pronuntiation, artikle, gender, declination, conjugation, modal verbs, auxiliary verbs, tence, particip, pasiv, conditional, wordorder, conjunctions, clause subordinal, prepositions,derivation, comparation, composition (substantive, adjective) 4.writting: letter, CV
Literature
  • Presentations in German
Teaching methods
Listening exercises from audio and video sources with accompanying questions and ensuing discussion, reading comprehension of written texts dealing with popular science themes as well as specific scientific texts, translations into Czech language, development of curricula, formal letter writing, exercises in basic grammar within scientific content and style, analysis of word structure, word derivation, expansion of casual as well as scientific vocabulary, working with dictionaries, casual and scientific conversation.
Assessment methods
Each course is finished by a credit test. The condition for a successful finishing of the course is passing the test(65%) and 85% attendance in the seminars.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.sci.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, 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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