FF:CJVN1B German I - Course Information

CJVN1B German for Academic Purposes I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (lecturer)
Mgr. Alena Světlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Jana Vyorálková
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Jana Vyorálková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

CJVN1B/A: Thu 7:30–9:05 K21, J. Vyorálková
CJVN1B/B: Thu 9:10–10:45 K32, J. Vyorálková
CJVN1B/D: Tue 10:50–12:25 K32, A. Světlíková
CJVN1B/E: Tue 14:10–15:45 K12 nerezervovat, A. Světlíková
CJVN1B/F: Wed 7:30–9:05 K21, J. Vyorálková

Prerequisites

(FAKULTA(FF)||FAKULTA(FSS))&&(TYP_STUDIA(B))&&(FORMA(P))&&(!OBOR(NJ))
Partially optional course for students studying the Bc.programmes. Previous language knowledge from secondary school is expected = B1

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 65 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/65, only registered: 0/65, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/65

Course objectives

Students should have a B2 (Common European Framework of Reference) level of German language competence. The course is focused on academic text comprehension, ability to communicate and present academic topics, writing a letter and a CV and practising grammatical categories. Student should be able to follow an academic discussion, understand the main ideas of academic texts of their field of study, interact with a native speaker fluently and spontaneously and explain their opinion on current issues.

Syllabus

• Languages;
• Studies, faculty, university;
• Communication;
• Literature, writers, books, magazines;
• Music;
• Job, CV, motivation letter

Literature

recommended literature
• DUSILOVÁ, Doris. Nová cvičebnice německé gramatiky : 8800 příkladů s řešením na protější straně. 3. vyd. Praha: Polyglot, 2001, 463 s. ISBN 8086195104. info
• Dreyer, H.- Schmitt, R.: Lehr- und Ubungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik, Munchen, Verl. f. Deutsch 1995 / Brandi, M.-L.. - Momenteau, B.: Lesekurs fur Geisteswissenschaftler, Fortgeschrittene, Munchen, Verl. Klett 1996

Teaching methods

Presentations prepared by students, discussions in class, reading assignements, grammar excercices.

Assessment methods

Credit course. The aim of the course is to master the vocabulary from all texts covered in the seminar. This is practised both in written and spoken form. Another important aspect of the course is a presentation on a topic from the student's field of study. As it is a credit course, a test must be written at the end of the semester. The test consists of 50 items focusing on grammar structures on level B1 / B2.

Language of instruction

German

Follow-Up Courses

• CJVN2B German for Academic Purposes II

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nutná aktivní znalost němčiny na středoškolské úrovni - minimálně B1. Znalost bude ověřena vstupním testem, který se píše na začátku semestru, přesný termím bude včas sdělen. Bez úspěšného složení testu není účast na semináři možná.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• CJVN2B German for Academic Purposes II
  (CJVN1B||CJVVsT)&&((fakulta(FF)&&(typ_studia(B))&&(forma(P))&&(!program(B-NJ_)||!program(N-NJU_)||!program(N-NJ_)||!program(FNPMEJpSNE)||!obor(NJ)||!obor(PNJ)||!obor(NJU)))||(fakulta(CST)&&(obor(MUSFF))))  

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
  
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