German level 1

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Françoise Carl, ISLV

Coordinator

Julien Stevens

Language(s) of instruction

German language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

German course for beginners and false beginners
During this course a handbook based on a communicative approach will be used. Grammatical structures will be introduced progressively. By the end of the course, students should be able to use the vocabulary of the handbook, as well as other vocabulary seen in class. They should also be able to use basic grammatical structures efficiently. Exercises concentrate on pronunciation, the acquisition of vocabulary and basic grammatical structures.
Course of CERL level A1 (A2 by the end of the year)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

- All four language skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking) are developed.
- Acquisition of general vocabulary
- Acquisition of basic grammatical structures through grammar drills and other exercises.

- Introduction to various aspects of German culture and civilization with the aim of improving students' intercultural skills

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Recommended or required readings

"Berliner Platz 1 NEU  - Deutsch im Alltag für Erwachsene. Lehr - und Arbeitsbuch", C. Lemcke, L. Rohrmann, T. Scherling (Langenscheidt, 2002).
"Grammaire de base avec exercices ", F. Carl et J. Stevens
+ texts handed out in class

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and oral exam (in May/ June and August).
- Written exam (with listening comprehension): 20 marks
- Oral exam: 10 marks
+ midterm exam in January
The mark of the written midterm exam in January (which will not lead to any exemption) will count for 10% of the June final grade if it reaches 10/20 or more. The mark will have no effect on the final grade if it doesn't reach 10/20.
Class attendance is compulsory.
All parts of the June and September exams are compulsory. Students absent from one of the exam parts will be assigned a mark of 0.
Students who do not take both the written and the oral parts of the exam will be assigned a mark of 0. (No partial exemption will be granted, except for the mid-year exam; see above). The same rule applies to the second exam session, which means that students who failed the exam in June will have to resit both parts of the exam.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Françoise Carl

Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes
fcarl@uliege.be

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