Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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:
- Working at home with Deutsche Welle's online course "Nicos Weg"
- In the classroom: the teacher will answer students' questions and make oral exercises
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
HALF OF THE WORK HAS TO BE DONE AT HOME, ONLINE. Without this individual work at home, it is impossible to follow the course!
+ 12 hours in the classroom.
Recommended or required readings
PLEASE REGULARLY CHECK LOL@ FOR NEW INFORMATION.
Online course:
https://learngerman.dw.com/de/overview
Lecture notes : « Allemand élémentaire 1» (on Lol@).
Recommended books
A translating dictionary, for example Harrap's or Langenscheidt, or an online dictionary.
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
Semester 1: Marie Mawhin, N1, office 215; marie.mawhin@uliege.be ; phone: + 32 (0)4 232 72 75.
Semester 2: Laurent Gianotti, N1, office 215, l.gianotti@uliege.be; phone: +32 (0)4 232 72 76.
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Link to the Lol@ webpage for further information: http://lola.hec.uliege.be/course/view.php?id=211
Assessment subjects
Grammar of the course units
Vocabulary of the course units
Content of the series "Nicos Weg" (from introduction to episode 9)
Assessment methods
Individual remote oral assessment:
- Questions on grammar and vocabulary (included live/instant translations on the "chat" tool)
- Oral production
As the written exam cannot be organised this semester, the oral exam will count for 100% of the final mark.
Contacts
l.gianotti@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Grammar of the course units
Vocabulary of the course units
Content of the series "Nicos Weg" (from introduction to episode 9)
Assessment methods
Individual remote oral assessment (via Collaborate on Lol@) :
- Questions on grammar and vocabulary (included live/instant translations on the "chat" tool)
- Oral production
As the written exam cannot be organised this semester, the oral exam will count for 100% of the final mark.
Contacts
Marie.Mawhin@uliege.be
l.gianotti@uliege.be
Items online
Cours en ligne
sur Lol@