Course: German Conversation 1

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Course title German Conversation 1
Course code KFL/JCN1X
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Voříšková Jana, Mgr. Doktor der Philosophie
Course content
Selected authentic texts and topics relate to the following areas of modern social life in German speaking countries: - Germans engaged in something - community services and institutions - differences between Czech and German culture - home, Europe, world - human society and present problems

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 37 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to orientate in the German language system at B2 level
Skills
to communicate in German at B2 level
understand the German written text on common themes, summarize it and express its main ideas in its own words in German
to develop a glossary with key words for written and spoken German
to prepare the structure of their own speech in the German language
to formulate questions about written and spoken speeches in the German language
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to cope with the phenomenon of the German language system at level B2
Skills
to understand the main ideas of more demanding texts on concrete and abstract themes in German
to discusse in German on well-known topics related to the field of study and general knowledge of German-speaking countries
to conduct a fluent and active conversation in German with a native speaker
to produce oral or written expression of comprehensible texts on a wide range of topics in the German language
to explain in German the opinion on the current problem, indicating the advantages and disadvantages of different options
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Discussion
Collaborative instruction
Skills
Seminar
Discussion
Skills demonstration
Competences
Seminar
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Hering, A.; Matussek, M.; Perlmann-Balme, M. Übungsgrammatik für die Mittelstufe DaF (Deutsch als Fremdsprache). München, 2015. ISBN 3190116571.
  • Jin, F.; Voss, U. Grammatik aktiv B2-C1 Üben, Hören, Sprechen: Übungsgrammatik mit Audio-Download (8. Auflage). Berlin, 2021. ISBN 978-3-06-021482-2.
  • Koithan, Ute. Aspekte : Mittelstufe Deutsch : Lehrbuch3 : [Niveau C1]. Berlin : Langenscheidt, 2010. ISBN 978-3-468-47491-0.
  • Perlmann-Balme, Michaela; Schwalb, Susanne. Em neu Hauptkurs : Deutsch als Fremdsprache für die Mittelstufe. 1. Aufl. Ismaning : Max Hueber Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3-19-001695-X.


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