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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Germany-overview of the country. Using of media.The Internet, Searching the Internet. Holidays. Celebrations and parties. Invitations. Travelling. Accommodations. Consumer Society, Shopping. Reading Magazines (Deutsch perfekt). Deutsche Welle. Complex language exam based on the standardized testing materials and including both the receptive and the productive language skills.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training
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Learning outcomes
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The course is designed to develop general vocabulary and basic language skills, particularly speaking. The required starting level of learners is at least B1+. Emphasis is put on speaking, listening and reading comprehension and resulting discussions. The one-term course includes current topics as well as topics related to the learners' branch of study. The target level is B2 in German for specific purposes according to CEFR.
Students are able to make themselves understood in everyday and job-related situations, discuss pros and cons, they are able to read and understand specialized texts and to explain their opinion of them. They are able to make themselves understood during their travel to the corresponding country.
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Prerequisites
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The expected entry level is B1+ according to the Council of Europe Common Framework. Learners are expected to have the skill of collecting and processing information. The target level is B2 in German for specific purposes according to CEFR.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral performance analysis, Didactic test
Submitting assigned seminar papers. Exam: test in writing (reading and listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary cloze test). Pass: 60%.
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Recommended literature
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časopis Deutsch perfekt.
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Autorenkol. Aspekte, Mittelstufe Deutsch, Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch. 2007 Langenscheidt.
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Berglová, E. Jazyková obchodní průprava (Deutsch im Berufsleben). Fraus, 2004.
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Perlmann-Balme, M., Schwalb, S. Sicher! Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch. 2012 Hueber Verlag.
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Perlmann-Balme, M. und Kol. Themen neu - Zertifikatsband. Hueber Verlag, 2002.
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