German Language and Culture V

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Continuous assessment includes the following criteria:Oral participation in the classes;Homework;Small assessment tests.The written final exam has a 90 minutes duration,and it is held in the last block of classes.It will include reading,listening,writing and grammar exercises.Assessment methods must be adjusted to the learning outcomes and can take different forms,such as a written report,a project,a theoretical or a research review,a test,an exam)

Learning Outcomes

German Language and Culture V aims to teach the German language in its written and spoken form, both reception and production. The course objectives are oriented by level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR) and will only be completed at the end of Level VI (2nd semester) of this German Language and Culture course.

 

At the end of QECRL level B1, students will have acquired the following language skills:

• Students will be able to understand the main topics of known issues at work, school, leisure, etc..
• Students will be able to deal in German with most all daily situations;
• Can write simple well connected texts on a topic of their interest or their knowledge;
• Students will be able to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions, express reasons for opinions and be able to give explanations for plans.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Thematic areas:
- Friendship and human relations;
- The fantastic;
- wishes and dreams;
- Professions.
Grammar items:

- Reflexive verbs;
- The reflexive pronouns (accusative and dative);
- Relative sentences;
- The reflexive pronouns;
- Prepositions with genitive wegen and trotz;
- Sentences with ... zu and damit;
- The Futur I;
- Passive voice present ;
- The subjunctive mode: Konjunktiv II: würde + Infinitive vs. Original form;
- Subordinated sentences with so dass  e so... dass;
- Nouns and prepositions with genitive;
- The verb brauchen as full and modal verb

Head Lecturer(s)

Frank Leppert

Assessment Methods

Assessement
Written final exam: 50.0%
Continuous assessment: 50.0%

Bibliography

Manual DaF kompakt A2