Course detail

Elementary German 1

FP-NM1_2Acad. year: 2012/2013

The course is intended to teach German as the second foreign language at general level. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

German

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PhDr. Zdeňka Myšková

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace and grammar at pre-intermediate as needed for everyday communication.

Prerequisites

Course is a follow-up to the course “German for Beginners”.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively and worked out all assigned tasks for self-study. Students have to pass a credit test reaching 60% points as minimum.

Course curriculum

1. revision
2. revision
3. L. 9
4. L. 9
5. L. 10
6. L. 10
7. L. 11
8. L. 11
9. L. 11
10. L. 12
11. L. 12
12. L. 12
13. Credit test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students with knowledge and skills at pre-intermediate level that are necessary for real-life tasks, such as describing problems or giving instructions, that arise in a wide range of economic occupations.

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

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

FUNK Hermann, KUHN Christina, DEMME Silke. Studio d A 1. 283 s. Plzeň: Fraus 2006 ISBN 978-80-7238-440-6 (DE)

Recommended reading

BERGLOVÁ, Eva, FORMÁNKOVÁ, Eva, MAŠEK, Miroslav. Moderní gramatika němčiny. Plzeň: Fraus 2004. ISBN 80-7238-144-X (CS)
Studijní opory ke kurzu na www.vutbr.cz/elearning (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-DP , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Zdeňka Myšková