German - General Topic Reading Comprehension

lalle1810  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

German - General Topic Reading Comprehension
4 credits
50.0 h
Q1 and Q2
Teacher(s)
Rinder Ann;
Language
Deutsch
Prerequisites
To have attended the LFLTR1710 course or LALLE1800 or any equivalent.

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.
Main themes
Original and/or edited articles (cf. course notes), as well as recorded documents on familiar topics and/or topics related to their field (short film excerpt, interviews, dialogues).
Aims

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

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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.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
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.
Teaching methods
  • Listening and reading exercises, revision exercises.
  • Groups of 25 students maximum.
  • 50h course and
  • 10h self tuition.
Evaluation methods
Continuous assessment based on 4 tests during the year on the basic vocabulary of German (2000 words).
  1. The final assessment in June or September consists of a written exam based on seen und unseen texts,
  2. seen and unseen listening comprehensions as well as
  3. a presentation of a personal file of articles. The numer of pages depending on the ECTS:
    FILO, CLA, HIST, LAFR: 15 pages
    ARKE, HORI 10 pages
Other information
The teacher is available during her office hours and can be contacted by e-mail.
Online resources
http://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/
Bibliography
  • Vocabulaire allemand, Harraps 2012.
  • Syllabus
Faculty or entity
ILV


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Bachelor in History

Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies

Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics

Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Bachelor in Philosophy