Course: German Cultural Studies - Seminar

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Course title German Cultural Studies - Seminar
Course code KGN/KS63
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Gruse Alexander, M.Ed.
  • Voda Eschgfäller Sabine, Mgr. Dr.
Course content
The seminar focuses on developing students' language and communicative competences in German at levels B1-B2, with particular emphasis on oral production, interaction, and listening comprehension. Written production is developed as a supplementary skill. Teaching is based on a combination of coursebook materials and authentic resources. Methods include work with audio and audiovisual materials, current news reports, simulated communicative situations, role plays, group and plenary discussions, the production of short audiovisual outputs, and language games.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work, Analyzing and producing audiovisual content, Listening
  • Homework for Teaching - 3 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the seminar is to offer students a voluntary opportunity to continue the language and conversation courses completed during the first year of the bachelor's programme and to further develop their communicative competence in German. The course focuses primarily on oral communication and provides opportunities for active discussion of a range of topics related to everyday life, study, and society. Particular emphasis is placed on expanding vocabulary, improving fluency and clarity of expression, responding appropriately in common communicative situations, and formulating personal opinions. The seminar supports the consolidation of language proficiency at levels B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The goal is perfect control of level B1-B2 according to CEFR.
Prerequisites
Intended for second- and third-year students of the bachelor study programs at the Department of German Studies and for other interested students.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test

Active participation in seminars (including discussions and roleplays), completion of all assignments, maximal two absences per semester.
Recommended literature
  • Anneli Billina. Deutsch üben. Hören und Sprechen B1. München. 2019.
  • Julika Betz/ Anneli Billina. Hören und Sprechen B2. München. 2020.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2022) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -