Course detail

German for intermediate students I

FAST-BYN3Acad. year: 2014/2015

Grammar: conjunctions als and wenn, Präteritum, Plusquamperfekt, relative pronouns and relative clauses, genitive, present passive and passive with modal verbs, conditional sentences, infinitiv with zu, um zu, ohne zu, statt zu, two-piece conjunctions

Vocabulary: free time and entertainment, body, health and at the doctor, job and career, flats and furniture, neighbours, commuting

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to understand standard German expressions and phrases and deal with basic everyday situations intermediate level: B1 lower according to the CEFR). They will also be able to produce simple short texts on common topics. Students will be familiar with conditional clauses, past tenses, passive voice and infinitive constructions with the particle "zu". Furthermore, they will be able to form subordinate clauses and use two-piece conjunctions. Lastly, they will have mastered vocabulary on the following topics: free time and entertainment, body, health and at the doctor, job and career, flats and furniture, neighbours and commuting.

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with grammar and vocabulary taught in the courses BYN1, BYN12, BYN2 a BYN22.
Grammar: conjugation of basic verbs, personal and possessive pronouns, word order, negation, definite and indefinite article, plural, basic and ordinal numbers, time expressions, modal verbs, prepositions, past tenses, adverbs, imperative,the subjunctive, reflexive verbs, question words, conjunctions weil, wenn and dass, Konjunktiv II, declination of adjectives after the indefinite article, definite article and no article; comparatives and superlatives, the passive

Vocabulary: meeting others, introducing yourself, family, food and drink, living in a house or a flat, my day, free time, learning, jobs, travelling, body parts and health, clothes and shopping, holidays, in the restaurant, at work, sport and fitness, education and career, celebrations, culture, at the post office, city traffic, weather, travelling and accomodation, money






Vocabulary: meeting others, int

Co-requisites

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Grammar and vocabulary is practised in an interactive way with emphasis on conversation. Furthermore, the lessons focus on the development of students' communication and listening skills - for this purpose, interactive audiovisual technologies, LMS Moodle and SmartBoard are used.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To be able to get their credits, students need to attend classes regularly (max. 3 missed classes/semester)and actively participate in the lessons.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Understanding of information which is expressed in a clear and standard way,
forming of simple texts on basic common topics,
target level according to the CEFR: B1 lower

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

HILPERT, Silke a kol.: Schritte International 5. Ismaning: Hueber Verlag, 2007. ISBN 978-3-19-001855-0. (DE)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 2 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 2 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1st week - preposition als and wenn, Präteritum, topic: good luck, bad luck
2nd week - Plusquamperfekt, topic: newspaper articles, happy moments in life
3rd week - relative pronouns and relative clauses, topic: TV programme
4th week - genitive, topic: bodily exercise, healthy lifestyle
5th week - passive voice, topic: at the doctor
6th week - 2nd conditional, conjunctions darum, deswegen, topic: learning foreign languages
7th week - infinitive +zu, topic: team work
8th week - the phrase brauchen +zu, topic: job and career, creativity
9th week - clauses with um +zu, damit, topic: holiday
10th week - infinitive constructions statt +zu, ohne +zu, topic: weather
11th week - two-piece conjunctions, topic: house and flat
12th week - 3rd conditional, topic: neighbours, commuting