Advanced german 1

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Laurent Gianotti

Language(s) of instruction

French 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

The aim of this course is to improve the knowledge and the know-how acquired by the student on a linguistic level (structures, vocabulary) taking into account the multicultural and international features of their environment.
Taught in German - and in French for grammar explanations

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

In connection with the KLOs, this course aims at helping the students:
- to communicate efficiently in German, taking into account the multicultural and international features of their environment;
- to be curious and rigorous.
At the end of the year, the student should be able to communicate orally and in writing in German at the European level A2+/B1-.
They should be able to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance, to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters and to describe, in simple terms, aspects of their background and immediate environment.
European Language Portfolio

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

European A2 level (the learner can read and understand simple messages and communicate in simple terms)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Written and oral exercises on grammar and vocabulary.
Debates and exercises based on short articles and videos.
Working with the textbook "Deutsch als Fremdsprache im Unternehmen", Niveau B1 (Klett)

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

Course one hour/week  and homework

Recommended or required readings

Consulting the Lol@ platform regularly is absolutely necessary!
Lecture notes
For the second semester: I. SANDER et al., Deutsch als Fremdsprache im Unternehmen (Klett Verlag)
 

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam (90 %):
In January Grammar and vocabulary exercises and short essay
Listening comprehension about episodes of the series "Das Deutschlandlabor" (Deutsche Welle) or other audio tracks.
In June Grammar and vocabulary exercises and short essay. Listening comprehension on "Deutsch als Fremdsprache im Unternehmen" or other audio tracks.

Active in-class participation: 10 %.
Students have to take all the different parts of the examination, otherwise the final mark will be 0/20
 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Laurent Gianotti
 
l.gianotti@uliege.be
 
N1, office 215 (2nd floor)
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@ page for further information: http://lola.hec.uliege.be/course/view.php?id=120

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