Professional development seminar-German

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Reading comprehension:

• Can understand articles and reports on everyday topics or related to their field of study and can understand the writer's particular point of view.

B2- level of the CEFR.

Listening comprehension:

• Can understand standard spoken English (live or from recordings) on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, university or professional life.
• Can understand most of the newspapers and television programmes.

B2- level of the CEFR

Speaking skills:

• Can develop a simple, direct and prepared presentation on a familiar topic or a topic related to their field of study and can answer a series of questions linked to their presentation.

B1 level of the CEFR.

Writing skills:

• Can write short and simple notes in connection with specific needs.

A2 level of the CEFR.

Code:

• Expansion of basic vocabulary (2000 basic words) and reinforcement of specific German grammatical structures. As far as speaking skills are concerned, the course focuses more on communicative skills than on correction.

Culture

• for all the skills aforementioned: Introduction to German culture. The capacity to appreciate the values transmitted by this culture is developed through different fields (social, political, economical).