Advanced German language skills I

Teacher(s)

Beck Philippe; Suner Munoz Ferran;

Language

Deutsch

Prerequisites

Level B1 of the Common Europea Framework of Reference for Languages

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Content

In order to achieve the objectives of the course, the participants will be faced to a wide range of audio-visual, written and oral material about both familiar and unfamiliar topics belonging to personal, social, cultural, professional and academic everyday life.

Teaching methods

The theoretical part of the course (volume 1) will focus on vocabulary extension and grammatical precision (especially in writing) by means of different types of exercises.

The practical part of the course (volume 2) will focus on the proper use of the language code (vocabulary and grammar) when speaking (fluency, pronunciation, lexical accuracy): Vocabulary and grammar exercises, listening and reading comprehension, individual and interactive speaking practice, writing exercises (to a lesser extent). The topics of texts and activities are of general interest.

The course will address a wide range of listening and reading techniques and exercises at a high proficiency level (based on a variety of sources and language usages) aiming at a detailed comprehension of recordings and written texts, among which literary texts.

Evaluation methods

Continuous assessment: active participation, two written homework assignments (5% each) and two oral presentations (5% each) during the academic year.
Final examination: exam (oral and written) in January (40% of the final mark) and June (40% of the final mark). In case of failure in January, the exam can be retaken in June.
In case of a second examination attempt only the component mark belonging to the final examination (80% of the final mark) can be obtained.

Bibliography

Documents mis en ligne sur Moodle

Faculty or entity

LMOD