Course detail

German

ÚSI-1SDNJAcad. year: 2009/2010

The exam is based on the internationally acclaimed Zertificat Deutsch exam on the B1 level (intermediate) which requires a student to:
- generally understand information about familiar topics and situations, such as those met at work, at school, in free time etc. providing they are expressed in a clear and straightforward manner,
- be able to use German to communicate successfully in most situations encountered when travelling abroad,
- be able to create a simple coherent text within a simple context,
- be able to describe experiences and events, ambitions, hopes and plans, and to briefly explain or justify their ideas and statements,
- successfully complete grammar exercises on the intermediate level.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student who has passed the exam will have demonstrated an intermediate level of German as described by the B1 level of the CEF (Common European Framework) established by the Council of Europe.

Prerequisites

The student should be able to take part in a conversation on common topics and understand easily comprehensible texts and speeches. They should master verb tenses including the plusquamperfect, declination of adjectives, word order after various conjunctions, conditional sentences, Konjunktiv II. and other grammatical phenomena. They should be able to express themselves in a comprehensible way, avoiding grave mistakes.

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

The exam is composed of the reading, writing, hearing and conversation.

Course curriculum

In order to prepare for this exam, the optional subjects BYN5 and BYN6 are offered by the Department of Languages at FCE - however, they are open only if there are enough students.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of this exam is to assess if students have reached the B1 level of the CEF (Common European Framework) established by the Council of Europe.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Daniela Niebisch, Sylvette Penning-Hiemstra u. a.: Schritte international 2, Max Hueber Verlag, 2006

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MFE Master's

    branch REI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch EID , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional