CJVN401 German for Social Studies I

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Jana Vyorálková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 U44
Prerequisites
((FAKULTA(FSS)&&TYP_STUDIA(MN))||(OBOR(MUSFSS)))
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 4 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/4, only registered: 0/4, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/4
Course objectives
The course is focused on academic text comprehension, ability to communicate and present academic topics, writing 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 end of the course students can listen to the radio and watch documentary films, they should understand lectures and the main ideas of relatively complex text on both concrete and academic/professional topics, including discussions in their field of specialisation; can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of academic/professional subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue. The course is focused on academic skills and professional language.
Syllabus
  • 1. University 2. Environment 3. Social work 4. Psychology 5. Inequalities in the society 6. Profession - visions and reality
Literature
    recommended literature
  • - Dreyer, Schmitt: Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik
  • Hueber Verlag: Campus Deutsch
Teaching methods
Practical and interactive way of teaching, emphasizing presentation and argumentation of opinions - developing communication skills - academic language - listening and reading comprehension - presentations - argumentation
Assessment methods
This is a 2 credit course. The criteria for gaining the credits are: 1. compulsory attendance (80%), 2. 3 assignments during the term = 1 minipresentation, 1 video + summary, 1 academic text relating to students study fields (3-5 pages) + summary (1A4)
Language of instruction
German
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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