Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| German for engineers, part 2 | ||
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Duration :
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| 24h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Françoise Carl, ISLV | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| This course is partially based on the textbook "Unternehmen Deutsch" and introduces students to vocationally relevant vocabulary (business vocabulary, making arrangements, negotiating, how to apply for a job in Germany, working in Germany, communication on the job, intercultural skills...)
The other part of the course consists in an introduction to scientific vocabulary. It aims at consolidating the vocabulary as well as the structures used in scientific texts. Course of CERL-level B2 (B1 for speaking). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| This course has a twofold objective:
1. It aims at developing all four language skills as far as general, as well as vocationally relevant language is concerned. It offers a wide range of activities such as reading and writing activities, listening comprehension exercises and role-plays. This course is designed to help students express themselves on a wide-range of subjects and in situations that are specific to the business world. 2. It also aims at introducing students to scientific vocabulary and consolidating those language structures which are essential to understanding scientific texts. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| German for engineers, part 1 | ||
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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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| 2 hours per week | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| BRAUNERT, Jörg und SCHLENKER, Wolfram, ,,Unternehmen Deutsch. Aufbaukurs Lehrbuch" (Klett, 2005)
Coursebook "German for engineers"* * available on My.ulg |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 1. Continuous assessment:
An indivudual presentation on the dissertation or the internship will account for 5 marks of the oral exam. 2. Written exam with listening comprehension : 20 marks 3. Oral exam(20 marks): questions on the units and texts seen in class. In addition to this, each student will present a two-page article related to his/her field of study. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Dr. Françoise Carl Institut des Langues Vivantes fcarl@ulg.ac.be |
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