VSNJ052 German Language 2

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alena Světlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Elena Marečková, CSc.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of German on a pre-intermediate level, and/or knowledge of Part I of the textbook of German "Německy s úsměvem" (Drmlová, D., Homolková, B., Kettnerová, D., Tesařová, L.: Německy s úsměvem. Part I (Lessons 1-10). 4th ed. Praha, Nakladatelství Knihcentrum 1999), or knowledge of the first two parts of the textbook of German for language schools (Höppnerová, V., Chromečka, J., Kremzerová, A.: Němčina pro jazykové školy 1. 2nd ed. Praha, Scientia 1999; Höppnerová, V., Kremzerová, A.: Němčina pro jazykové školy 2. 2nd ed. Praha, Scientia 1999).
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
Syllabus
  • Aim of tuition: The aim of the tuition is acquisition of the ability to read with comprehension easier professional medical texts in the German language, to translate them correctly with respect to their content and syntax, and to interpret them in German in writing; to hear with comprehension less difficult spoken professional texts; to make oneself understood in German in special medical and routine communication situations; to master the basic language phenomena with respect to their functional application; to show knowledge of the basic lexical minimum ranging between 1,500 and 2,000 lexical units (a certain previous knowledge of the lexis is supposed); to use basic medical terminology in German, and to use the basic form of written documentation in German.
  • The set of knowledge and skills required in the colloquium in German is, similar to tuition, determined exclusively by the needs of the discipline studied and of medical practice.
  • General characteristics of the subject: The basic difference between a major language (Language 1) and a minor one (Language 2) is as follows: The major language, finished by an examination, requires the ability of active professional communication in both oral and written form, while in a minor language reading knowledge is sufficient, and it is tested in the form of a colloquium. Language 2 is focused on reading, listening with comprehension, and translation. In its tuition, preference is given to less difficult medical texts, and the lexical minimum required for the reading knowledge is limited by about one third.
Literature
  • ŠTĚDROŇOVÁ, Lydia. Textová cvičebnice německého jazyka pro lékařské fakulty. 5., revidované vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 96 pp. ISBN 80-210-1894-1. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Výuka probíhá formou cvičení. Na konci podzimního semestru je zakončena zápočtem (z), na konci jarního semestru kolokviem (K), které má zpravidla pouze ústní část.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Studenti se státní jazykovou zkouškou, příp. jejím ekvivalentem mohou vykonat zkoušku kdykoliv během semestru.
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: kredity B.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2002, recent)
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