UCL - German - General Topic Reading Comprehension

[ALLE1810]

[50h] 4 credits

This course is taught in the 1st & 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Ann Rinder

Language: D

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The main objective is to develop the student's ability to understand written or audio documents of general nature. The content of these documents will be whenever possible related to the students' field of study or interests. By the end of the course students will have reached the B1 Level of the CEFRL for the receptive skills only.
Code:
Can sufficiently master basic and complex grammatical structures and the basic vocabulary of the German language.

Main themes

Students will be asked to read original and/or edited articles (cf. course notes), as well as to listen to recorded documents on familiar topics and/or topics related to their field (short film excerpt, interviews, dialogues).

Content and teaching methods

Listening and reading exercises, revision exercises.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites:
To have attended the FLTR 1710 course or ALLE 1800 or any equivalent.

Assessment:
- Continuous assessment based on 4 tests during the year on the basic vocabulary of German (2000 words)
- The final assessment in June or September consists of a written exam based on seen und unseen texts, seen and
unseen listening comprehensions as well as exercises on basic vocabulary and translations.

Course material
- Course notes: ALLE 1810 - Intermediate Level
- Vocabulary book : Vocabulaire allemand de base published by Langenscheidt

Training staff:
- Groups of 25 students;
- The teacher is available during her office hours and can be contacted by e-mail;
- Guidance at the self-tuition centre (CAA) and multimedia room of the ILV.