Objectives and competences
The aim of this subject is to
• enable students to use German language appropriate and as a medium in professional life
• upgrade the knowledge of writing and oral skills and develop writing and oral presentation of different texts
• enable students to formulate an appropriate and accurate written and spoken text as a condition for a critical and individual work with different text types
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Explanation the differences between oral and written communication
• dealing with linguistic means
• dealing with different cohesive devices for the formation of a coherent text,
• formation of different written and spoken texts (summary, comment, essay, report, discussion, presentation and /or other)
• development of capability of producing written and spoken texts in German on level C1
Learning and teaching methods
• explanation
• discussion
• group work in smaller groups
• individual work
• learning by doing
• e-learning
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course students will:
• be able to write and oral to present a coherent, linguistically and stylistically adequate text (summary, comment, essay, report and / or other)
• know and recognize the characteristics of different written and spoken text types
• use, analyse and evaluate the appropriate linguistic means and the appropriate vocabulary in writing and oral presenting a text.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Communication skills:
written and oral communication
Problem solving: language and content
Argument
Use of information technology: searching for information on the Internet
Readings
• Adamzik, K. 2016: Textlinguistik. Grundlagen, Kontroversen, Perspektiven. De Gruyter.Berlin, Boston.
• Apel, Heiner (2018): Hörbar und informativ. Frank&Timme Verlag für wissenschaftliche Literatur: Berlin.
• Baechler, C./ Eckkramer, E.M. / Müller-Lancé, J./ Thaler, V. (Hrsg.) (2016): Medienlinguistik 3.0 – Formen und Wirkung von Textsorten im Zeitalter des Social Web. Berlin: Frank&Timme.
• Glotz-Kastanis, J./Tippmann, D 2015: Sprechen Schreiben Mitreden. Training von Vortrag und Aufsatz in der Oberstufe. Klett Verlag, Stuttgart
• Lindner, R. 2014: DaF-Begleiter C2: Übungsbuch Schriftlicher Ausdruck, Lindner Verlag
Additional information on implementation and assessment • two tests or written examination
• one or more oral presentations
• portfolio
