Duration
70h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in economics and business management | 6 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in business engineering | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
IMPORTANT: teaching language = German + French!!!
Learning common + business German (grammar + vocabulary + developing the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing).
Table of contents:
- Thematic chapters
- "L'auberge allemande" (audio files)
- information about German history and culture
- subordinate clauses
- passive voice
- reflexive pronouns
- genitive
- Konjunktiv
- many recaps
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
In connection with the KLOs, this course aims at helping the students:
- to demonstrate scientific precision and a critical mind (strategy).
- to communicate efficiently, internally and externally, about a company, organization or project (communication).
- to improve their proficiency in German as a foreign language (communication).
- to raise their awareness of the multicultural and international features of their environment (communication).
- to be aware of the societal, economic, political, and environmental issues of a compex situation (Adaptability).
- to be curious and to show a scientific precision of academic level (Adaptability).
At the end of the year, the students should be able to communicate orally and in writing in German at the European level B1. (European Language Portfolio)
They should be able to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters, to deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling, to produce simple connected texts on topics that are familiar or of personal interest, and to describe experiences, events, and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations on opinions and plans.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Overall European level B1 for the four skills.
More details: see "Allemand 2", LANG 1909-1.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
In the class room:
- discovering several chapters of the book (vocabulary, grammar)
- listening comprehension
- oral exercises
- grammar and vocabulary exercises
- reading comprehension exercises
- written exercises
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
In class ("regular" conditions): 2 hours/week in the first semester, 3 hours/week in the second semester.
+ homework.
Due to the sanitary crisis, a part of the course (or all of it) may have to be done remotely. The students will be informed according to the evolution of the situation.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
- First semester: "Deutsch als Fremdsprache im Unternehmen", Sander et al., Niveau A2 (Klett)
- Second semester: "Deutsch als Fremdsprache im Unternehmen", Sander et al., Niveau B1 (Klett)
- Grundwortschatz (S. Deroose)
- Lecture notes "Allemand 3"
Recommended:
- dictionary, for example Harrap's or Langenscheidt (or on line dictionary, for example http://dict.leo.org/frde )
- maybe a grammar, for example Henri Bouillon's or Dreyer-Schmitt's
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Compulsary prensence and participation in class: 10%
Exam in January and June.
60% for the written exam
30% for the oral exam.
The student who doesn't take all the parts of the exam will get a 0/20 as final mark.
Assessment methods may be adapted according to the evolution of the sanitary crisis.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Considering the sanitary context, a reduced number of students only may be able to follow the lecture in class, following an alternation system. Compensatory solutions will be provided by the lecturer according to the evolution of the situation.
Contacts
Laurent Gianotti
Office 215, building N1 (rue Louvrex 14), 2nd floor.
E-mail: l.gianotti@uliege.be
Phone: +32 4 232 72 75.
Items online
Allemand 3
On line course on the platform Lol@.