FF:CJVN1M German I - Course Information

CJVN1M German for Academic and Specific Purposes I

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (lecturer)
Bc. Mgr. Petra Chládková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

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

Timetable of Seminar Groups

CJVN1M/01: Wed 8:00–9:40 L31, J. Vyorálková
CJVN1M/02: Tue 8:00–9:40 L42, P. Chládková

Prerequisites

FAKULTA(FF)&&FORMA(P)&&TYP_STUDIA(BMN)&&!OBOR(B-NJ_)&&!OBOR(N-NJU_)&&!OBOR(N-NJ_)&&!OBOR(NJ) &&!OBOR(PNJ) &&!OBOR(NJU) &&!PROGRAM(FNPRGJpSNE)||OBOR(MUSFF)
Partially optional course for students studying the Mgr.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 6 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/6, only registered: 0/6, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/6

Course objectives

Students should have a B1/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.

Learning outcomes

At the completion of the course, the students will be able: Give a short presentation based on the criteria presented in the course, and respond appropriately to discussion questions posed afterwards; speak spontaneously and comprehensibly in the context of the class (e.g. discussions, expressing one's own ideas, summarizing others' ideas, recordings and texts); Read, understand and work with academic texts; Write a short texts (e.g. email correspondence, summary

Syllabus

• Languages;
• Studies, faculty, university;
• Communication; the mass media
• Literature, writers, books, magazines;
• Music;

Literature

recommended literature
• 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
• Dusilová, Doris. Sprechen Sie Deutsch I., II., III., Polyglott
• DUSILOVÁ, Doris. Nová cvičebnice německé gramatiky. 3. vyd. Praha: Polyglot, 2001. 463 s. ISBN 80-86195-10-4.

Teaching methods

Discussions in class, conversation about the given topic, listening, reading assignements, grammar excercices, presentations prepared by students.

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 consist of 50 items focusing on grammar structures on level B1 / B2 + reading

Language of instruction

German

Follow-Up Courses

• CJVN2M German for Academic and Specific Purposes II

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nutná aktivní znalost němčiny na středoškolské úrovni - minimálně B1.

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