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| LANG0030-2 | General and Legal German
- General German
- Legal German
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| Duration : | General German : 30h Th
Legal German : 60h Th
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| Lecturer : | General German : Françoise Carl, ISLV
Legal German : Françoise Carl, ISLV
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| Coordinator : | Françoise Carl |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| German language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long, with partial in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course aims at providing the students with the basics of legal German as well as improving their command of general German.
General texts on legal issues
General and legal vocabulary
Consolidation of grammatical structures
CEFRL levels:
- listening comprehension B2
- reading comprehension C1
- speaking: interaction B1; production / lecturing B2
- writing B1
 | | General German |
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| This course aims at providing the students with the basics of legal German as well as improving their command of general German.
General texts on legal issues
General and legal vocabulary
Consolidation of grammatical structures
CEFRL levels:
- listening comprehension B2
- reading comprehension C1
- speaking: interaction B1; production / lecturing B2
- writing B1
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| | Legal German |
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| This course aims at providing students with the basics of legal German as well as improving their command of general German.
General texts on legal issues
General and legal vocabulary
Consolidation of grammatical structures
CEFRL levels:
- listening comprehension B2
- reading comprehension C1
- speaking: interaction B1; production / lecturing B2
- writing B1
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The main aim of the cours is to help students
- understand general texts on legal issues
- increase their comprehension of spoken German
- express themselves on general language issues, as well as on legal issues
- use relevant vocabulary and grammatical structures
| | General German |
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| The main aim of the cours is to help students
- understand general texts on legal issues
- increase their comprehension of spoken German
- express themselves on general language issues, as well as on legal issues
- use relevant vocabulary and grammatical structures |
| | Legal German |
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| The main aim of the cours is to help students
- understand general texts on legal issues
- increase their comprehension of spoken German
- express themselves on general language issues, as well as on legal issues
- use relevant vocabulary and grammatical structures |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| This class is taught in German from the beginning and is thus not intended for beginners. Students should have a good basic command of the German language, ideally corresponding to CEFRL level B1.
| | General German |
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| This class is taught in German from the beginning and is thus not intended for beginners. Students should have a good basic command of the German language, ideally corresponding to CEFRL level B1. |
| | Legal German |
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| This class is taught in German from the beginning and is thus not intended for beginners. Students should have a good basic command of the German language, ideally corresponding to CEFRL level B1. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| This 90-hour course is taught all year round.
Semester 1: 4 hours, semester 2: 2 hours
To be able to keep up with the pace of the class, students will make sure to prepare at home the texts and exercises as indicated by the teacher.
| | General German |
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| This 90-hour course is taught all year round.
Semester 1: 4 hours, semester 2: 2 hours
To be able to keep up with the pace of the class, students will make sure to prepare at home the texts and exercises as indicated by the teacher. |
| | Legal German |
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| This 90-hour course is taught all year round.
Semester 1: 4 hours, semester 2: 2 hours
To be able to keep up with the pace of the class, students will make sure to prepare at home the texts and exercises as indicated by the teacher. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Coursebook "German for first-year law students" available from Intercopy; on-line version on My.ulg
- H. Dreyer, R. Schmitt "Grammaire allemande avec exercices. Nouvelle édition"
- "Bescherelle. Allemand. Le vocabulaire" (Hatier, 2008)
Students who wish to buy a bilingual dictionary should buy:
Klaus E.W. Fleck, "Wörterbuch Recht. Französisch - Deutsch. Deutsch -Französisch" (C.H. Beck Verlag)
ISBN: 3-406-49-109
| | General German |
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| - Coursebook "German for first-year law students" available from Intercopy; on-line version on My.ulg
- H. Dreyer, R. Schmitt "Grammaire allemande avec exercices. Nouvelle édition"
- "Bescherelle. Allemand. Le vocabulaire" (Hatier, 2008)
Students who wish to buy a bilingual dictionary should buy:
Klaus E.W. Fleck, "Wörterbuch Recht. Französisch - Deutsch. Deutsch -Französisch" (C.H. Beck Verlag)
ISBN: 3-406-49-109 |
| | Legal German |
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| - Coursebook "German for first-year law students" available from Intercopy; on-line version on My.ulg
- H. Dreyer, R. Schmitt "Grammaire allemande avec exercices. Nouvelle édition"
- "Bescherelle. Allemand. Le vocabulaire" (Hatier, 2008)
Students who wish to buy a bilingual dictionary should buy:
Klaus E.W. Fleck, "Wörterbuch Recht. Französisch - Deutsch. Deutsch -Französisch" (C.H. Beck Verlag)
ISBN: 3-406-49-109 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A mid-year exam will be held in January. This exam will consist of a written exam (testing grammar, vocabulary and reading skills)
6 marks
The final exam will consist of a written and an oral examination.
The written exam will be composed of various exercises testing grammar and vocabulary (fill-in-the-blank exercises, translations ...). It will also include a reading and a listening comprehension.
The oral exam will not only assess the students' speaking skills, but also their use of the vocabulary exercised in class, and it will bear on topics discussed in class. Moreover, students are expected to present a text (at least 1.5 pages) of their own choice about legal issues. Students are required to hand in a copy of their text by the 31st of April.
Marks will be allocated the following way:
- Written exam (grammar, vocabulary): 3 marks
- Reading comprehension: 3 marks
- Listening comprehension: 3 marks
- Oral examen: 5 marks
| | General German |
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| A mid-year exam will be held in January. This exam will consist of a written exam (testing grammar, vocabulary and reading skills)
6 marks
The final exam will consist of a written and an oral examination.
The written exam will be composed of various exercises testing grammar and vocabulary (fill-in-the-blank exercises, translations ...). It will also include a reading and a listening comprehension.
The oral exam will not only assess the students' speaking skills, but also their use of the vocabulary exercised in class, and it will bear on topics discussed in class. Moreover, students are expected to present a text (at least 1.5 pages) of their own choice about legal issues. Students are required to hand in a copy of their text by the 31st of April.
Marks will be allocated the following way:
- Written exam (grammar, vocabulary): 3 marks
- Reading comprehension: 3 marks
- Listening comprehension: 3 marks
- Oral examen: 5 marks
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| | Legal German |
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| A mid-year exam will be held in January. This exam will consist of a written exam (testing grammar, vocabulary and reading skills)
6 marks
The final exam will consist of a written and an oral examination.
The written exam will be composed of various exercises testing grammar and vocabulary (fill-in-the-blank exercises, translations ...). It will also include a reading and a listening comprehension.
The oral exam will not only assess the students' speaking skills, but also their use of the vocabulary exercised in class, and it will bear on topics discussed in class. Moreover, students are expected to present a text (at least 1.5 pages) of their own choice about legal issues. Students are required to hand in a copy of their text by the 31st of April.
Marks will be allocated the following way:
- Written exam (grammar, vocabulary): 3 marks
- Reading comprehension: 3 marks
- Listening comprehension: 3 marks
- Oral examen: 5 marks
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| An information session about the language courses will take place on Monday 15 September at 10.00 AM in lecture hall 604
| | General German |
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| An information session about the language courses will take place on Monday 15 September at 10.00 AM in lecture hall 604 |
| | Legal German |
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| An information session about the language courses will take place on Monday 15 September at 10.00 AM in lecture hall 604 |
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Contacts :
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| Dr. Françoise Carl
fcarl@ulg.ac.be
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