Course detail

German 1

FSI-N1 Acad. year: 2021/2022 Winter semester

The course is intended to teach German as a foreign language at general level. 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 simple grammar for everyday communication at level A1 CEFR.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for beginners or false beginners.

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 and completed all tasks, as well as fulfilled the requirements of continuous control.

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.

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. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for with the consent of the teacher.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-OBN-P: Common Offer, Master's, elective

Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction, spelling in German
2. L 0 – Starting with German
3. L 0 – Starting with German
4. L 1
5. L 1
6. L 2
7. L 2
8. L 3
9. L 3
10. L 4
11. L 4
12. Station 1
13. Summary, revision