Objectives and competences
• develop students' knowledge in the field of receptive and productive skills on B1+ - B2 level of The Common EU Framework
• enable students to become efficient and flexible users and analyzer of the German language, both for personal and professional purposes.
• Enable students for an adequate evaluation of lingual utterances.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Reading strategies: global, selective, detailed reading of complex and demanding texts of different types ( leader, news, report, reportage, article, recension),
• Vocabulary: broadening and deepening of selected vocabulary on level B1+ - B2 level ( sociopolitical relations, relations man – woman, society, organization) of The Common EU Framework ,
• broadening and deepening of productive skills: characteristics of selected written and spoken texts, oral and written production ( news, report, reportage, article, recension) on B1+- B2 level of The Common EU Framework ,
• Cohesive devices: coherent formation of different text types on B1+- B2 level of The Common EU Framework ,
• Linguistic means: dealing with linguistic means according to the characteristics of different text types.
Learning and teaching methods
• method of explanation
• discussion,
• role play,
• home work
The information and communications technology is used for educational purposes in the teaching and learning process.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course students will:
• be able to demonstrate the knowledge of the language (all skills) on B1+ -B2 level of The Common EU Framework
• know and use different reading and listening strategies,
• know and recognise the characteristcs of different text types,
• use, analyze and evaluate the language and appropriate vocabulary in oral and written production of texts.
Readings
Buscha, A. et al. 2019: Erkundungen B2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Leipzig: Schubert Verlag.
Buscha, A. /Szita,Sz. 2012: B-Grammatik: Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache Sprachniveau B1-B2 Niveau, Schubert Verlag, Leipzig.
Heijnk, S. 2011. Texten fürs Web. Planen, schreiben, multimedial erzählen: Das Handbuch für Online-Journalisten. Heidelberg: dpunkt-Verlag.
Piel, A. 2003. Texte aus Medien aktiv rezipieren. Ein Arbeitsbuch für die Sekundarstufen. Mülheim an der Ruhr : Verlag an der Ruhr.
Sailer, R. 2013. Journalistisch schreiben lernen: Das Übungsbuch. Kindle Edition.
Prerequisits
Prerequisits for acceding the course:
None.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • tests 70 %
• active participation and portfolio 10 %
• oral examination 20 %
