Course detail

German 5

FSI-N5Acad. year: 2012/2013

The course is intended to teach German as a foreign language at upper intermediate level. Also dealt with is the language for specific technical purposes. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

German

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Jana Návratová

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace and for everyday communication as well as with grammar and vocabulary for more difficult communication situations. They will acquire reading and listening comprehension skills which will enable them to react and communicate independently in both written and oral form.

Prerequisites

The course N5 is intended for intermediate students. It doesn’t follow up on the course N4.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of the 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, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test. 60% points at the credit test as minimum.

The examination consists of a written and oral part. The written part of the examination tests listening and reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary of general language. The oral part of the examination has a form of discussion held on various everyday topics.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks, such as describing problems or giving instructions, that arise in a wide range of technical occupations.
Students will be able to communicate in more difficult situations using relevant language means, and master elementary terms of the language for specific purposes.

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 with the consent of the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

E-learningové studijní opory pro předmět Němčina N5.
FUNK, Hermann a Rita von EGGELING. Studio d B1: němčina pro jazykové a střední školy zpracovaná podle Společného evropského referenčního rámce pro jazyky. Ilustroval Andreas TERGPLANE. Plzeň: Fraus, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7238-736-6. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BO1-P Bachelor's

    branch B-OBN , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme M2V-P Master's

    branch M-VSY , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Jana Návratová

Syllabus

Syllabus (Contents):
1. Starting B1
2. L 1
3. L 2
4. L 2
5. L 3
6. L 3
7. L 4
8. L 4
9. L 5
10. L 5
11. L 6
12. L 6
13. Credit test