Course: Specialized Texts in German 1

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Course title Specialized Texts in German 1
Course code KFL/OTN1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Balcarová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Sander Gerald G., Dr. M.A.
Course content
Reading and understanding, first impression of the text Text types, text structures Study methods for work with written text Comprehension of information, work with diagram and statistics Lexical analysis of the text Communicative context Text structure and argumentation Argumentation analysis in the text

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 16 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe the morphological system of the German language
to describe the specifics of German syntax
to enumerate sources of enrichment of vocabulary
to characterize briefly professional functional style
to orientate in the basic terminology needed for linguistic analysis of the text
Skills
to communicate in German at B2 level
to comprehensively understand the German written expert text
to summarize and, in his own words, describe the basic communication of the German written expert text
to compile an overview of the key concepts of a particular German written text
to apply knowledge from German morphology and syntax in the analysis of German written texts
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain theoretically the linguistic attributes of the scholarly text
to explain theoretically the extra-linguistic attributes of the scholarly text
to identify the linguistic and extralinguistic attributes of the German text
to thoroughly characterize a professional functional style
to explain the basic linguistic terms needed to analyze the expert text
Skills
to read and understand in context German written expert texts (levels corresponding to B2)
to understand the expert text in all nuances
to distinguish between different types of expert texts on specific examples of German-written texts
to apply knowledge from the German morphology and syntax in the analysis of German written texts
to create a text of professional character in German (including presentation, charts, etc.)
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Textual studies
Students' portfolio
Skills
Seminar
Skills demonstration
Textual studies
Students' portfolio
Competences
Seminar
Textual studies
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Test
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Test
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Becker, Norbert; Braunert, Jörg. Dialog Beruf 3 : Deutsch als Fremdsprache für die Grundstufe : Hörtexte. Ismaning : Max Hueber, 1998. ISBN 3-19-041592-7.
  • Becker, Norbert; Braunert, Jörg; Eisfeld, Karl-Heinz. Dialog Beruf 2 : Deutsch als Fremdsprache für die Grundstufe. 1. Aufl. Ismaning : Max Hueber Verlag, 1997. ISBN 3-19-001591-0.
  • Buhlmann, R., Fearns, A. Wirtschaftsdeutsch von A-Z. Langenscheidt Berlin-Muenchen, 1999.
  • Německy psaný odborný tisk, odborné instituce z oblasti hospodářství. Aktuální odborné texty z německých novin a časopisů, materiály odborných institucí (např. DIHK).
  • Nicolas, Gerd; Sprenger, Margarete; Weermann, Wolfgang. Wirtschaft - auf Deutsch : Wirtschaftsdeutsch für die Mittelstufe. 1. Aufl. München : Klett Edition Deutsch, 1991. ISBN 3-12-675215-2.
  • Roelcke, T. Fachsprachen. Berlin, 2010. ISBN 978-3-503-12221-9.
  • Schmitz, W.; Martelly, I. Wirtschaft - aus der Zeitung. Klett, München, 1993.


Study plans that include the course
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