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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. information about the course, needs analysis of doctoral students 2. PhD study, research and work of doctoral students, specific vocabulary related to doctoral study, conversation 3. reading comprehension of academic texts followed by recapping, direct and indirect questions 4. reading comprehension of academic texts followed by discussion, grammar structures and vocabulary for discussing a topic related to the student's field of study, verbs used in reported speech 5. structured CV, verbs and verb phrases used in academic style 6. formal and informal style, language used for writing formal letters, written application for study abroad, written application for a job abroad 7. summary of a written text, paraphrasing, passive voice in academic style 8. writing a paper for publication, typical verb tenses 9. structuring an academic paper, an abstract, typical grammar structures and vocabulary 10. making a poster for a conference, phraseology 11. preparing a presentation, structure of the presentation, typical phrases to present research results, adverbs expresing stance 12. giving presentations, modal verbs expressing cause and effect, conditional clauses 13. discussion, typical phrases and vocabulary
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Self-study of literature, Seminar
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 35 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 10 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - prove having language skills at B2 level of CEFR |
| - recognize various verb tenses used to express the sequence of tenses, e.g. the past tense and the past perfect tense |
| - use correct prepositional phrases to express time relations |
| - recognize present and past participles |
| - recognize direct and reported speech |
| - recognize forms of passive voice used in all verb tenses |
| - recognize coordinate and subordinate sentences (conjunctions, such as und, aber, oder, darum, trotzdem, weil,dass, wenn, als, ob, obwohl, seitdem, so, dass) |
| - recognize cause and effect in sentences with conjunctions denn, darum, weil, da |
| Skills |
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| - make use of the language skills at B2 level of CEFR |
| - make fluent conversations about everyday topics with native speakers |
| - defend one's own opinion and present arguments for or against a given problem |
| - comprehend the meaning of a complex text dealing with both specific and abstract topics of the student's field of study |
| - write a comprehensible, detailed text dealing with a wide variety of topics of student's interest |
| - write an article or a report and convey information |
| - understand prolonged pieces of speech or lectures |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - identify verbs and verb phrases typical of professional text |
| - name the language to express cause and effect |
| - identify the language to express comparisons including big and small differences |
| - identify phrases and collocations used in formal corresponence |
| Skills |
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| - write a professional CV |
| - submit a formal application for study or fellowship at a foreign university |
| - submit a formal application for a job position abroad |
| - make a poster presenting research results for a conference |
| - write a research paper for publication |
| - summarize the content of a text related to the field of study |
| - structure correctly when presenting research results |
| - use appropriate linking devices and signposting language for transitions between points in presentations |
| - use appropriate expressions to discuss an academic topic |
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| Knowledge |
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| Practicum |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| Discussion |
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| Practicum |
| Skills demonstration |
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| Textual studies |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Test |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Bayerlein Oliver. Campus Deutsch - Hören und Mitschreiben. München, 2019. ISBN 9783190510030.
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Bayerlein Oliver. Campus Deutsch - Präsentieren und Diskutieren. München, 2019. ISBN 9783192010033.
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Bayerlein Oliver. Campus Deutsch - Schreiben. München, 2019. ISBN 9783191010034.
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Schade Günter. Einführung in die deutsche Sprache der Wissenschaften. Berlin, 2009. ISBN 9783503098729.
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