CJVN1B German for Academic Purposes I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Petra Chládková (seminar tutor)
Bc. Anna Kolářová, M.A. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (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
CJVN1B/T01: Mon 27. 2. to Sun 21. 5. Tue 10:00–11:40 117, A. Kolářová
CJVN1B/01: Tue 12:00–13:40 K32, P. Chládková
CJVN1B/02: Thu 8:00–9:40 L31, J. Vyorálková
Prerequisites
((FAKULTA(FF)&&(TYP_STUDIA(B))&&(FORMA(P))&&(!PROGRAM(B-NJ_)||!PROGRAM(N-NJU_)||!PROGRAM(N-NJ_)||!OBOR(NJ)||!OBOR(PNJ)||!OBOR(NJU)))||(FAKULTA(CST)&&(OBOR(MUSFF))))
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 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24
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
  • 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
  • Dusilová, Doris. Sprechen Sie Deutsch I., II., III. Polyglott
Teaching methods
Discussions in class, conversation about the given topic, listening, reading assignements, grammar excercices, presentations skills, 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.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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