German communication skills for students in Archaeology and History of Art and History

Teacher(s)

Rinder Ann (coordinator);

Language

Deutsch

Prerequisites

Professional integration activity

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

The topics that will be treated in the classroom are related to the field of study of the students.

Aims

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

use German in the context of  his professional future and to communicate in German in a formal and informal way at a final level of B2- of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages".

Content

The course is mainly based on interactive communication. The in-class activities are aimed at developing the capacity to use German in the context of the future professional life of the student, but also to communicate in everyday situations.
The student will also realize written exercises that must be sent to the teacher for correction and commentary.

Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

• Interaction integrating every day vocabulary. When necessary (frequent mistakes or on demand), rapid explanation of the grammar items that raise problems.
• Writing of summaries of scientific texts to be sent to teacher for correction.
• Presentation of subject of interest and interaction on that subject with fellow students.

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

1. Continuous assessment based on papers (portfolio), oral presentations and participation in the classroom (40%). (all details in course notes)
2. Oral exam based on the contents of the syllabus and a direct and spontaneous interactivity with the teacher about the portfolio 60% (all details in coursenotes).
3.  Augustsession: no marks for the continuous assessment. The examen : oral exam (50%) and presentation 25% and portfolio 25%

These exam and teaching modalities could be transposed to online teaching and learning according to the evolution of the health situation.

Other information

• In-classroom and/or online lessons in groups of 15-20 students.
• English-friendly course: course taught in French but offering facilities in English.
• The teacher is available during his/her office-hour(s) and can be contacted by e-mail.

Online resources

http://moodleucl.uclouvain.be

Bibliography

• Vocabulaire allemand, Harraps 2012

Teaching materials

• Syllabus du cours : LALLE1313

Faculty or entity

ILV