Course detail

German for pre-intermediate students

FAST-BYN2Acad. year: 2010/2011

Grammar: modal verbs, conjugation of the verb "werden", possessive and demonstrative pronouns, ordinal numerals, time expressions, prepositions of place and time, adverbs - comparatives, past tense of auxiliary verbs, imperative, subjunctive

Vocabulary: jobs, asking for directions, travelling - hotels, timetables, body parts and health, clothes and shopping, holidays

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

0

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will be able to communicate in everyday situations (elementary topics). The student will achieve the target level A1 higher according to the CEFR.

Prerequisites

BYN1 - German for beginners

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1st week - revision, past tense of sein and haben, preposition als, topic: jobs
2nd week - time prepositions, modal verbs müssen and sollen, word order, topic: rules
3rd week - pronoun man, the imperative, topic: at the reception
4th week - possessive pronouns, modal verb sollen, topic: body and health
5th week - preposition mit with means of transport, local prepositions with dative and accusative, topic: asking for directions, at the station
6th week - temporal prepositions, subjunctive, topic: formal phrases, time expressions
7th week - other temporal prepositions, separable verb prefixes, topic: making phone calls
8th week - demonstrative pronouns der, dieser, interrogative pronoun welcher, comparison of adverbs, topic: clothes
9th week - modal verb mögen, personal pronouns in dative, verbs with dative, topic: shopping
10th week - ordinal numerals, personal pronouns in accusative, topic: dates and times
11th week - conjunction denn, verb werden, topic: holidays
12th week - revision, test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Simple communication in everyday situations (elementary topics)
Target level according to the CEFR: A1 higher

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

NIEBISCH, Daniela a kol.: Schritte international 3. Ismaning: Hueber Verlag, 2006. ISBN 10 3-19-001853-7. (DE)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1. year of study, summer semester, recommended

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1. year of study, summer semester, recommended

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 1. year of study, summer semester, recommended

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 1. year of study, summer semester, recommended

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, obligation not entered

Teacher / Lecturer