Course: Intermediate German 2

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Course title Intermediate German 2
Course code KAL/NSP2
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester 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)
  • Břenek Oldřich, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
28. - 30. unit of the textbook. Working with additional authentic texts for reading and listening comprehension. Lesson 28: GESCHICHTE: Texte zur Geschichte verstehen, über Ereignisse in der Vergangenheit sprechen, über Migration sprechen, Meinungen zu Europa äußern (Grammatik: Über die Vergangenheit sprechen: Präteritum und Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt, Temporale Nebensätze mit "als" und "nachdem".) Lesson 29: MÄNNER UND FRAUEN: über Beziehungen sprechen, Gefühle äußern, Gegensätze ausdrücken, ein Konfliktgespräch führen, Probleme benennen und Wünsche äußern (Grammatik: Zweigliedrige Konjunktionen, Nebensätze mit "während" als Nebensatz, Temporale Nebensätze mit "bis" und "bevor", Wortbildung: Personenbezeichnungen aus Verben/Verkleinerungsformen Lesson 30: KRANKENHAUS: einen Notfall melden, ein Gespräch mit dem Arzt/der Ärztin führen, ein Konfliktgespräch führen, über Pflegeberufe sprechen (Grammatik: Nebensätze: Relativsätze im Nominativ, Akusativ und Dativ, Relativpronomen: Deklination, Wortbildung: Substantivierung) Current short videos and written texts from the Internet.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The second semester of a four-semester course in German for intermediate students without focus on their major. Its aim is to improve command of German on presumed B1/B2 level of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. All types of language skills (perceptive, productive as well as interactive) are to be developed in the classes.
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 B1/B2 of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Prerequisites
Input language level - lower intermediate and intermediate: A2/B1. The course is not designated for beginners! In case of greater number of applicants than possible, the priority will be given to students with obligatory foreign language classes.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Didactic Test

Credit requirements: - activeness in the class - regular attendance - max. two absences allowed (to do homework and preparation necessary) - pass all continuous tests to each lesson (in the other case the students must write and pass complete credit test) - preparation and homework - cooperation with other students Students can obtain the credit not later than by the end of the examination period of the semester they registered for this course.
Recommended literature
  • Aktuální autentické texty z internetu..
  • https://moodle.ff.upol.cz/. MOODLE FF UP/Centrum jazykového vzdělávání/NĚMČINA/KAL/NSP2.
  • Kaufmann, S., Lemcke, C., Rohrmann, L., Rusch, P., Scherling, T., Sonntag, R., & Rodi, M. Berliner Platz 3 Neu: Deustch im Allteg : Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch.


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