Course: Analysis of specialized text 1 in German

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Course title Analysis of specialized text 1 in German
Course code KFL/AON1
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Snížková Marie, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Francisko Jiří, Dr. M.A.
Course content
Morphological specifics of specialized texts as well as the necessity and complicaton -general introduction. Selected morphological problems: Passive in the German specialized texts. Expressing of the modality (modal verbs in German) in the German specialized texts. Conjunctives and their usage in the German specialized texts. Functions of finite verb forms in the German specialized texts. Nouns and adjectives, their declination and verbonomila style as a part of the style of the German specialized texts. Morphological specifics of German in southern Germanypresented by working with selected specialized texts with this topic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Skills demonstration, Textual studies, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 6 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to explain theoretically the linguistic attributes of the expert text
to explain theoretically the extra-linguistic attributes of the scholarly text
to identify the linguistic and extralinguistic attributes of the German text
to characterize the expert functional style
to explain the basic linguistic terms needed to analyze the expert text
Skills
to communicate in German at C1 level
to read and understand in context German written expert texts (levels corresponding to B2/C1)
to understand the expert text in all nuances
to distinguish between different types of expert texts on specific examples of German-written texts
to apply knowledge from the German morphology and syntax in the analysis of German written texts
to create a text of professional character in German (including presentation, charts, etc.)
Competences
N/A
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize the content of the German written expert text (from a specific area of commercial sphere or culture)
to characterize the language of the German written expert text (from a specific area of commercial sphere or culture)
to explain theoretically the linguistic attributes of the expert text in German (from a specific area of commercial sphere or culture)
to explain theoretically the extralinguistic attributes of expert text in German (from a specific area of commercial sphere or culture)
to explain in detail the linguistic terms needed to analyze the expert text
Skills
to understand a German written expert text from the specific area of commercial sphere or culture (level C1)
to distinguish between different kinds of German written expert texts of the given areas
to apply knowledge from German morphology and syntax in the analysis of German written expert texts of the given areas
to apply the knowledge about the attributes of the German written expert text in practice
to distinguish between different types of legal texts on specific examples of German written texts
to detect, analyze and classify difficult grammatical events in the expert text and to perceive and understand these phenomena in the adequate context
to distinguish the stylistic force synonymous expressions technical content
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Skills
Practicum
Textual studies
Individual study
Skills demonstration
Competences
Practicum
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Test
Self-evaluation
Continuous assessment
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Ammon, Ulrich. Die deutsche Sprache in Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz. Das Problem der nationalen Variataeten. De Gruyter, Berlin/ New Yoerk, 1995.
  • Glück, Helmut. Metzler-Lexikon Sprache. Stuttgart ; Metzler, 1993. ISBN 3-476-00937-8.
  • Hall, K., Scheiner, B. Übungsgrammatik für Fortgeschrittene. Ismaning, 2000.
  • Helbig, G., Buscha, J. Deutsche Grammatik. Leipzig, 1998.
  • Helbig,G., Buscha,J. Übungsgrammatik Deutsch, Langenscheidt, 8.Auflage. Verlag Enzyklopädie, 1994.
  • Roelcke, T. Fachsprachen. Berlin, 2010. ISBN 978-3-503-12221-9.
  • Weinrich, H. Textgrammatik der deutschen Sprache.. Mannheim: Dudenverlag, 1993.


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