2020-2021 / LANG3998-1

German (Level B)

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

 Master in psychology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Françoise Carl, ISLV

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

During this course a handbook based on a communicative approach will be used. In addition to this, students will learn how to understand  articles and audio or tv documents. 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 A2+

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.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Course "Allemand niveau A"

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Reading, oral and listening activities. Consolidation of vocabulary and grammar through various exercises.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

1.5 hours per week (ideally, face-to-face teaching)

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

MODE OF DELIVERY:
 In case of a "yellow" or "orange" alert level, courses will take place in class (in compliance with existing Covid-19 measures).


In case of a "red" alert level, classes will take place online.
EXAMS:
In case of a "yellow" or "orange" alert level, exams will be held in-person (in compliance with existing Covid-19 measures).
In case of a red alert level: oral online exams.

Recommended or required readings

Units of "Berliner Platz 1" that have not been seen in level A
+
"Berliner Platz 2. Neu. Deutsch im Alltag . Lehr - und Arbeitsbuch", C. Lemcke, L. Rohrmann, T. Scherling (Klett).
"Grammaire de base" F. Carl + "Syllabus d'exercices" et F. Carl + J. Stevens (available on Myuliege)

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 AND oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Written and oral exam:
- Written exam: 20 marks

The exam will focus on the lessons covered in "Berliner Platz" and in the grammar book. Students' command of the topics, the vocabulary and the language structures covered in class, as well as their writing skills will be tested. Reading comprehension skills will also be tested.
- Oral exam: 20 marks
Questions on the units seen in class. In addition to this, each student will present a one-page article.
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. 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.
Assessment methods may be adapted according to the current health context.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Dr. Françoise Carl
Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes
fcarl@uliege.be