Objectives and competences
A student can classify features of German technical and scientific language.
A student develops writing skills for drawing up academic and technical texts in German.
Find data, information and content through a simple search in digital environments, e.g. e-dictionary
Identify simple referencing practices
Choose simple digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes
Content (Syllabus outline)
Technical and scientific writing in German:
Topics:
- Composition (planning, title, introduction, paragraphs, body of article, conclusion, tables, abstract, summary),
- Style (objectivity, clarity, formality, hedging, signposting),
- Language functions (agreeing and disagreeing, comparing and contrasting classifying, defining, emphasizing, generalizing, quoting),
- Grammar (word order, adverbs, verb tenses, passive voice).
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures with exercises on all skills (listening, reading, communication), focused on writing by means of composition exercises
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Students will be familiar with characteristic features of technical and scientific German.
Students will be able to distinguish between features of technical / academic and general German.
Students will be able to actively use technical / academic German in composition.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Lectures with exercises on all skills (listening, reading, communication), focused on writing by means of composition exercises
Readings
Jahr, S. (2011). Wissenschaftsdeutsch: Argumentationsstrukturen, Sprachhandlungen, Ausdruck von Emotionen, B2C1C2, Test DaF, DSH (1. Aufl., Let. 1, str. 292). Booksbaum. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/um/18785032
Ostalo / Other:
Brill, L. M., & Techmer, M. (2011). Großes Übungsbuch Deutsch, Wortschatz: [Niveau A2-C1] (1. Aufl., str. 400). Hueber. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/um/269052
Jin, F., & Voß, U. (2023). Grammatik aktiv: Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Verstehen, Üben, Sprechen: [B2-C1] (1. Aufl., str. 312). Cornelsen. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/um/173141763
Mulej, S. (2014). Strokovni nemški jezik za gradbenike = Deutsch als Fachsprache für Bauingenieure. Založba Fakultete za gradbeništvo. https://dk.um.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=46548 https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/um/78325249
Strokovni in znanstveni članki v nemščini (German technical and scientific papers)
Prerequisits
B2/C1 knowledge level of German.
