2017-2018 / LANG1958-1

German for engineer, Part 1

Duration

36h Th

Number of credits

 Master in aerospace engineering (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Master in electro-mechanical engineering (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Master in mechanical engineering (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Françoise Carl

Language(s) of instruction

German language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

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 B1++ (B1 for speaking).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

This course has the following objectives:
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.
3. Systematic revision of grammar structures

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

CERL-level A2+

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

3 hours per week

Recommended or required readings

BRAUNERT, Jörg und SCHLENKER, Wolfram, ,,Unternehmen Deutsch. Aufbaukurs Lehrbuch" (Klett, 2005)
Coursebook "German for engineers"*
"Grammaire de base avec exercices"*
* available on My.ulg

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Written exam 20 marks
3. Oral exam: 20 marks


All parts of the January and September exams are compulsory. Students absent from one of the exam parts will be assigned a mark of 0.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Dr. Françoise Carl

Institut des Langues Vivantes

fcarl@ulg.ac.be