Course detail

German for pre-intermediate students

FAST-BYN2Acad. year: 2009/2010

Grammar: modal verbs (II part), conjugation of the verb "werden", possesive and demonstrative pronouns, ordinal numbers, time expressions, local and temporal prepositions, comparison adverbs, past tense of auxiliary verbs, imperativ, subjunctiv

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

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will be able to communicate very simply in situations which need simple exchange of information in basic and familiar situations, will achieve the target level A1 higher according to the CEFR

Prerequisites

Within optional subjects 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, tpic: jobs
2nd week - time prepositions, modal verbs müssen and sollen and the word order, topic: rules and prohibitions
3rd week - pronoun man, the imperativ, topic: at the hotel reception
4th week - possessive pronouns, modal verb sollen, topic: body and health
5th week - preposition mit with means of transport, local prepositions with dativ and akkusativ, topic: asking for directions, at the station
6th week - temporal prepositions, subjunctive, topic: formal phrases, expressing time
7th week - other temporal prepositions, sepabable verb prefixes, topic: making calls
8th week - demonstrative pronouns der, dieser, interrogative pronoun welcher, comparison of adverbs, topic: clothes
9th week - modal verb mögen, personal pronouns in dativ, verbs with dativ, topic: shopping
10th week - ordinal numeralia, personal pronouns in akkusativ, topic: date and time
11th week - conjunction denn, the verb werden, topic: holidays
12th week - revision, test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Simple communication in situations,which need simple direct exchange of information about known often repeating things
target level according to the CEFR: A1 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

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-K-C-GK Bachelor's

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

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

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

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

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

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

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

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer