RCSZ_CJND German for Academic Purposes

Faculty of Education
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Marie Mészárosová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Marie Mészárosová
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Prerequisites
The German for Academic Purposes course has been intended for intermediate and upper-intermediate German doctoral program students at Masaryk University Faculty of Education. The students should have already passed their general examinations in German.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
PhD. program students: In the German for Academic Purposes course the postgraduate students of Masaryk University Faculty of Education will consolidate their language skills, widen their knowledge of terminology relating to their specialization, and learn some academic skills (presentations, CVs, letters of application, note-taking, summary writing, etc.) in German. Examination requirements: Successful students will be credited for: - Reading comprehension (special authentic text of approx. 200 pages) - Oral presentation (presenting the PhD. thesis structure and original results) - Discussion about the doctoral research preformed - Writing a summary (of a general text from a current newspaper).
Syllabus
  • (PhD. program students) In the German for Academic Purposes course the postgraduate students of Masaryk University Faculty of Education will consolidate their language skills, widen their knowledge of terminology relating to their specialization, and learn some selected academic skills (presentations, CVs, letters of application, note-taking, summary writing, etc.) in German. Examination requirements: Successful students will be credited for: - Reading comprehension (special authentic text of approx. 200 pages) - Oral presentation (presenting the PhD. thesis structure and original results) - Discussion about the doctoral research preformed - Writing a summary (of a general text from a current newspaper).
Literature
  • PERLMANN-BALME, Michaela and Susanne SCHWALB. Em Hauptkurs Deutsch als Fremdsprache für die Mittelstufe. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 1997, 167 s. ISBN 3-19-001600-3. info
  • EGGERS, Dietrich, Gabriele NEUF-MÜNKEL and Regine ROLAND. PNdS Training : Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung zum Nachweis deutscher Sprachkenntnisse. Ismaning: Hueber, 1993, magnetof. ISBN 3190115255. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Konsultationen zur Prüfung und die Prüfung auf dem Niveau C1 des Gemeinsamen europäischen Referenzrahmens. Die Prüfung hat den A) schriftlichen und B) den mündlichen Teil. A) Schriftliche Materialien zur Prüfung in deutscher Sprache bereitet der Student/in sebständig und gibt sie dem Prüfer eine Woche vor der mündlichen Prüfung ab: 1. Das Resümee des gelesenen Textes (200 Seiten eines deutschen Fachtextes, der sich zum Thema der Dissertationsarbeit bezieht), 2. Die Schlüsselterminologie aus dem gelesenen Text augelistet, mit tschechischen Übersetzungen oder Erklärungen, 3. Information über das Thema der Dissertationsarbeit, 4. Tabellarischer Lebenslauf. Umfang von einzelnen schriftlichen Materialien: cca 1 Seite A4. B) Mündliche Prüfung: 1. Kurzvortrag: Information über das Thema, den Verlauf, den Inhalt der Dissertationsarbeit, Recherschen zu der Fachliteratur, 2. Die anschließende Diskussion mit dem Prüfer, 3. Konversation zum Thema Studium und Beruf, berufliche Pläne in die Zukunft.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: zkouška podle podmínek pro doktorské studium MU
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Promotionsstudium.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je určen pro studenty doktorandského studia PdF MU
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007.
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