N2BK_1GRA Practical German Grammar

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Timetable
Thu 24. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Thu 11:30–13:15 603A
Prerequisites
In order to take part in this class, perceptive skills (listening and reading comprehension) corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference and productive skills (oral and written production) corresponding to level B1 are required. In addition we expect students to actively participate in classroom activities.
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
This course is a brief repetition of the most important grammatical structures of modern German. It aims at refreshing and fostering the students’ knowledge acquired at high school and at leading them to independent work with the common reference grammars. At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- understand and explain the meaning of the most important terms in grammatical descriptions (as they are used in common German textbooks);
- correctly identify grammatical structures in German language material and assign them to the appropriate grammatical categories;
- explain the organization of common grammar reference books of German;
- use reference grammars to find solutions to more complicated problems of grammar and to correct grammatical mistakes;
An important learning outcome in the affective domain is the students’ ability and willingness to work independently with reference grammars to solve problems without the teacher’s assistance.
Syllabus
  • The following chapters of em-Übungsgrammatik are covered during the semester:
  • - Questions (chapter 7.6, 7.7),
  • - Place and direction (chapter 5.4, 5.5),
  • - Plural and agreement (chapter 1.2),
  • - Present tens (chapter 6.1.),
  • - Present perfect and word order (chapter 6.2),
  • - Imperfect (chapter 6.3.),
  • - Pronominals and reflexive verbs (chapter 4.1, 6.9),
  • - Declension of adjectives and articles,
  • - Modals (chapter 6.10, 6.11),
  • - Verbal prefixes (chapter 6.16., 6.17.),
  • - Some difficult verbs (chapter 6.14., 6.15.).
  • It is necessary that students systematically repeat the most common irregular, modal and phrasel verbs.
Literature
  • HERING, Axel, Magdalena MATUSSEK and Michaela PERLMANN-BALME. Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 2002, 248 s. ISBN 3-19-001657-7. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and selected in-class exercises; working independently on specific problems at home.
Assessment methods
Regular completion of homework during the semester; participating in the written exam at the end of the semester; self-assessment by issuing a corrected version of the test at home. Credits for the course are assigned on the base of handing in a completely corrected test.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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