Duration
72h 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
If a student fails an examination during the first term:
- They are permitted to resit the assessed subject during the second term (May-June);
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
IMPORTANT: teaching language = French!!!
Learning common + business German (basic grammar + basic vocabulary + developing the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing).
Table of contents:
- Arbeitsessen
- Fahrt zum Kunden
- Jubliläum
- Trainee
- Dienstreise
- Feier mit Kollegen
- Wohnungssuche
- erste Tage der Ausbildung
- IT-Probleme
- Gebäudemanagement
- conjugation: present, imperative, perfect
- (in)separable verb prefixes
- modal verbs
- article words and pronouns: nominative, accusative, dative
- sentence structure
- main prepositions
- time specification and statement of place
- comparative and superlative degree
- adjective declension
- subordinate clauses
- verbs of location and direction
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course will
- help students to demonstrate scientific precision and a critical mind.
- help them to communicate efficiently, internally and externally, about a company, organization or project.
- allow them to improve their proficiency in German as a foreign language
- allow them to raise their awareness of the multicultural and international features of their environment.
- encourage them to be curious and to show a scientific precision of academic level.
At the end of the year, the student should be able to communicate orally and in writing in German at the European level A2+.
He 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 his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
European Language Portfolio
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
European level A1+ for listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing.
More details: see ""Allemand 1", LANG 1905-1.
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 (for example on Lol@: online exercises)
- reading comprehension exercises
- written exercises
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
In the class room: 3 hours / week during the whole year.
+ on line exercises and home work.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- LOL@
Further information:
Book: DaF im Unternehmen, Kursbuch mit Audios und Filmen online, A1/A2, from Ilse Sander u. a., by Klett (by Centrale des cours).
Lecture notes (inclusive basic vocabulary and Auberge Allemande): online (Lol@)
Recommended:
- online dictionary, for example http://dict.leo.org/frde
- online translator, for example https://www.deepl.com/fr/translator
- maybe a grammar, for example Henri Bouillon's or Dreyer-Schmitt's
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Continuous assessment
Out-of-session test(s)
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Continuous assessment
Out-of-session test(s)
Further information:
Exam in January and June.
60% for the written exam:
- listening comprehension (20%)
- writing (10%)
- grammar and vocabulary (30%)
The student who doesn't take all the parts of the exam will become 0/20 as final mark.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Marie Mawhin.
Office 2/19, building N1 (rue Louvrex), 2nd floor.
E-mail: marie.mawhin@uliege.be
Phone: +32 4 232 72 75.