Course detail
German 4
FSI-N4 Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester
The course is intended to teach German as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is the language for specific purposes. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.
Language of instruction
German
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
The course N4 is intended for intermediate students. It doesn´t follow up on the course N3.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
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.
The examination at level A2 CEFR consists of a written and oral part. The written part of the examination tests listening and reading comprehension, simple written expression, grammar and vocabulary of general language. The oral part of the examination has a form of discussion held on various everyday topics.
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.
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 the elementary terms of the language for specific purposes.
Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace and grammar for more difficult and independent everyday communication (level A2 CEFR).
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective
Programme N-OBN-P: Common Offer, Master's, elective
Programme BIT: Information Technology, Bachelor's
specialization BITP: Information Technology, elective
Type of course unit
Language exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. L 6 Going out, relative clauses
2. L 6 Contacts, getting to know people, in the restaurant
3. Station 2 Profession web designer, repetition: grammar
4. L 7 At home, modal verbs past tense
5. L 7 Living, subordinate clauses with "als"
6. L 8 Experience culture, adverbs of time
7. L 8 Culture, Perfect tense
8. L 9 World of work, nouns with -ung
9. L 9 Looking for a job, wishes, politeness
10. Station 3 repetition: grammar and vocabulary
11. L 10 Festivals and gifts, prepositions with dative
12. L 10 Celebration, verbs with dative and accusative
13. Summary, revision, credit test