Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Françoise Carl, ISLV
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
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).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
German for engineers, part 1
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
2 hours per week
Recommended or required readings
BRAUNERT, Jörg und SCHLENKER, Wolfram, ,,Unternehmen Deutsch. Aufbaukurs Lehrbuch" (Klett, 2005)
Coursebook "German for engineers"*
* available on My.ulg
Assessment methods and criteria
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.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Dr. Françoise Carl
Institut des Langues Vivantes
fcarl@ulg.ac.be