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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Week 1: Introductions. Genitive of nouns. Perfect tense - revision. Free time. Leisure activities. Subordinate clauses with weil. Week 2: Life at school. Types of schools in Germany. Preterite of modal verbs. Revision of the declension of definite and indefinite articles, possessive pronouns, and the pronoun kein. Week 3: Media. Comparison. Degrees of comparison of adjectives. Films. Cinema. Subordinate clauses with dass. Week 4: Expressing feelings. Subordinate clauses with wenn. Wishes. Thanking. Reflexive verbs. Week 5: Life in the city. Job interview. Adjectives after the definite article. At the authorities. At the bank. Prepositions ohne, mit. Subjunctive II - könnte. Week 6: Progress test. Work activities. Business trip. Adjectives after the indefinite article. Making phone calls. Verb werden. Week 7: Types of public transport. Indirect questions. Describing directions. Prepositions of place. Week 8: Learning. Exams. Subjunctive II - sollte. Presentations. Interrogative pronoun was für ein? Week 9: Types of sports. Sentences with deshalb, trotzdem. Expressing enthusiasm, hope, disappointment. Verbs with the dative and accusative. Week 10: Housing. Prepositions with the dative and accusative. Housing and moving advertisements. Subordinate clauses with als, wenn. Week 11: Free time. Subjunctive II - hätte, wäre, würde + infinitive. Wishes, plans, advice. Verb-preposition constructions. Pronominal adverbs. Week 12: Entertainment - festivals. Pronouns man, jemand, niemand. Art - music, painting. Relative clauses, relative pronouns. Week 13: Revision. Final (credit) test.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Collaborative instruction, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Textual studies
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 10 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 8 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 10 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| identify the masculine, feminine and neuter gender |
| name numerals from 1 to 1.000.000 |
| identify the direct and indirect word order |
| identify cardinal and ordinal numbers |
| identify formal and informal forms |
| identify the forms of the imperative |
| identify the negative in a sentence |
| identify the use of auxiliary verbs "haben" and "sein" in the perfect tense |
| name the rules for forming ordinal numerals |
| identify the nominative and accusative case of personal pronouns |
| identify the conjugation of modal verbs |
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| introduce yourself and family members |
| ummarize information about accommodation and travelling |
| speak about seasons and weather |
| greet and say good bay |
| introduce yourself or a person that is close to you |
| ask for information in a simple way (e.g. address, phone number, price) |
| describe your day in a simple way |
| describe your health state to a doctor |
| simply describe your health condition to the doctor |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| identify the indirect questions |
| identify prepositional verbs |
| identify the structure of subordinate clauses with "als", "wenn" |
| name the prepositions of place |
| identify the interrogative pronoun "was für ein?" |
| identify the comparison of adjectives and adverbs, |
| name verbs that need to be followed by the dative case |
| identify between the verbs in a sentence with "deshalb, trotzdem" |
| identify relative clauses and relative pronouns |
| identify the forms of possessive pronouns |
| identify the conjugation of modal verbs in the present and simple past tense |
| identify the Conjunctive II - "hätte, wäre, würde+infinitive" |
| identify the pronouns "man, jemand, niemand" |
| name the rules for the word order in subordinate clauses with conjunctions "wenn", "weil", "dass" |
| express future with the use of time designations |
| Skills |
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| describe clothes for different occasions |
| hold a conversation with a vendor |
| congratulate on significant life jubilee |
| describe leisure time activities |
| respond to invitations |
| speak about work, employment, job offers |
| introduce yourself and family members |
| express attitude to the media |
| express feelings, opinions, understanding, wishes |
| present your field of study, university, future profession |
| simply express an opinion, enthusiasm, disappointment |
| write a short essay on a topic discussed |
| summarize information obtained by listening to a simple text focused on personal and professional life, politics, media, fashion |
| find relevant information in a short text focused on personal and professional life, fashion, politics, media, |
| express your opinion on art |
| simply describe the housing options |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Textual studies |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Individual study |
| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Skills demonstration |
| Discussion |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Pilaski, A., Wirth, K. Netzwerk neu A2 Kursbuch. Stuttgart, 2020. ISBN 978312607164.
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Pilaski, A., Wirth, K. Netzwerk neu A2 Übungsbuch. Stuttgart, 2020. ISBN 978312607165.
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