Course detail

German 5

FSI-N5 Acad. year: 2019/2020 Winter semester

The course is intended to teach German as a foreign language at upper intermediate level. Also dealt with is the language for specific technical purposes. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

German

Number of ECTS credits

2

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace and for everyday communication as well as with grammar and vocabulary for more difficult communication situations. They will acquire reading and listening comprehension skills which will enable them to react and communicate independently in both written and oral form.

Prerequisites

The course N5 is intended for intermediate students at level A2 CEFR. It doesn’t follow up on the course N4.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test. 60% points at the credit test as minimum.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks, such as describing problems or giving instructions, that arise in a wide range of technical occupations.
Students will be able to communicate in more difficult situations using relevant language means, and master elementary terms of the language for specific purposes.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme M2V-P: Production Systems, Master's
branch M-VSY: Production Systems, elective (voluntary)

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Syllabus (Contents):
1. Starting B1
2. L 1
3. L 1
4. L 2
5. L 2
6. L 3
7. L 3
8. L 4
9. L 4
10. L 5
11. L 5
12. Station 1
13. Summary, credit test