Course: Upper Intermediate German - Examination

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Course title Upper Intermediate German - Examination
Course code KAL/NPKZ
Organizational form of instruction no contact
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
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1. Written part of the exam (precondition for admission to the oral part). 1.1. CV (curriculum vitae) 1.2. Letter/e-mail (job application/scholarship application) 1.3. Language test: 1.3.1. Grammar: morphology + syntax (discussed grammatical phenomena) 1.3.2. Vocabulary (general vocabulary and discussed specialized vocabulary) 1.3.3. Translation of a connected text from Czech to German 1.3.4. Reading comprehension 1.3.5. Answering questions in German 2. Oral part of the exam 2.1.Presentation of written materials (see 1.1. + 1.2.): fluent, connected monologue about examinee´s specialized studies at Philosophical Faculty, plans for the future, contacts with German etc. 2.2.Interaction: adequate reactions on examiner´s questions 2.3.Working with a specialized text: reading comprehension 2.3.1. Finding a minimum 10-page-long specialized text in German (related to student´s major). The text is not assigned by the lecturer but chosen by the student. The exam requires two copies to be presented (the text must be clean, without added expressions and explanations in Czech) 2.3.2. Interpretation of text topic and content, discussion about the text 2.3.3. Reading and translation of a part of the text chosen by the examiner 2.3.4. Finding and writing out specialized terms (submited at the exam)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The exam involves the contents of "Upper Intermediate German 1-2 (KAL/NPK1-2)" courses. Its aim is to check students´ knowledge within the scope of basic literature. The course is entered into STAG together with NPK2 course.
Comprehensive development of all language skills - speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing. After successful completion of the whole course, the students will achieve target level of B2 of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Prerequisites
Sitting the exam is subject to prior successful completion of NPK1-2 courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam

Passing written as well as oral part of the exam. Students may sit the exam by the end of exam period of the semester in which they enrolled for the course (and on the dates arranged by the lecturer). Sitting the exam is subject to prior successful completion of NPK1-2 courses.
Recommended literature
  • https://moodle.ff.upol.cz/. MOODLE FF UPOL/Centrum jazykového vzdělávání..
  • Harst, E., Kaufmann, S., Pilaski, A., Rodi, M., Rohrmann, L., & Sonntag, R. Berliner Platz 4 Neu: Deutsch in Alltag und Beruf : Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch..


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