Elementary German 1

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Marie Mawhin

Coordinator

Marie Mawhin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The lecture will take place twice, once in the first semester, once in the second. The group in the first semester is usually smaller.
IMPORTANT: teaching languages: French and German.
Master students will soon be on the job market and know better what they would like to do. They may realize that they will need German in their future career. In two years, this course aims at giving the students a basic knowledge of the German language. It's priority is efficient communication (rather than grammatical perfection) and the acquisition of German business vocabulary. We'll also try to introduce the students to some aspects of business life in Germany.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Our KLOs show how important it is to be able to communicate efficiently in at least three languages, including English.
This course allows the students to learn basic German as a fourth language; at the end of Master 2, the student will be able to communicate  in German in business situations on a basic level, orally and in writing. He/She will be able to: - understand and write an e-mail, an basic text - understand a basic conversation, a phone call - give a basic presentation - take part in a basic professional conversation

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The student should be able to understand French. No previous knowledge in German.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Methodology:

• Discovering several chapters of the book by the teacher (vocabulary, grammar rules, several aspects of business life in Germany)
• Exercises in the multi-media lab and the language lab, on line exercises (Lola) and work to do in class and at home to improve the listening and reading skills but also to lead the students to basic oral and written communication.
• Individual exercises (with the teacher's help), for example: writing a cv, answering questions in a hiring interview, ...

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

The course is organized twice: once in the first semester, once in the second semester. If you can, just come into the first group because it is smaller.
24 hours in the class room + exercises at home and on Lol@.

Recommended or required readings

PLEASE REGULARLY CHECK LOL@ FOR NEW INFORMATION.
Book and lecture notes:
"Unternehmen Deutsch" - Grundkurs, Lehrbuch (Becker / Braunert / Schlenker) (Klett)
Lecture notes: « Allemand élémentaire 1» by the Centrale des cours (rue Louvrex).
Exercises and documents on line on Lol@.
Other documents
Press articles, listening activities.
Recommended books
A translating dictionary, for example Harrap's or Langenscheidt.
A grammar book, for example: H. DREYER and R. SCHMITT: Grammaire allemande avec exercices. Hueber, or : H. BOUILLON: "Grammaire pratique de l'allemand", De Boeck, 3e édition, 2008.

Assessment methods and criteria

Individual evaluation.
Written exam: 70%: - listening comprehension - grammar and vocabulary - reading comprehension - writing an e-mail
Oral exam: 30%
The student who doesn't take all the parts of the exam will become 0/20 as final mark.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

This course is organized twice a year: one course in the first semester, and another course in the second semester.

Contacts

Marie Mawhin, N1, office 215; marie.mawhin@ulg.ac.be ; phone: + 32 (0)4 232 72 75.

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