UCJKOMCN Communication Skills

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mathias Becker, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Nálepová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of this course is to improve the students` ability to communicate in the German language. Students will learn about various communication strategies and practice German in different ways, such as interviews, self-testing, recitation, etc. The main focus of the course is on communication skills, especially comprehension, pronunciation, the ability to respond in the foreign language and verbal skills. The ability to communicate will be practised by the use of different methods such as role play, dialogue, discussion, description, game, monologue, arguments, story-telling, etc. during the lessons. For the homework students will focus on short videos in German and articles from newspapers. In this context the aim is to learn how to distinguish between important and unimportant information and how to write a summary and express one's own opinion.
Syllabus
  • 1. Developing communication skills
    2. Describing pictures
    3. Rehearsing dialogue and acting
    4. Text interpretation: fable and short stories
    5. Speaking in communicative situations
    6. Speech techniques
    7. Delivering a speech
    8. Small talk
    9. Reconstructing stories
    10. Talking about extraordinary experiences
    11. Retelling movie scenes or books
    12. Preparing panel discussions
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Klippert, Heinz. Kommunikations-Training. Übungsbausteine für den Unterricht. Weinheim, 2010. info
  • Prange, Lisa. 44 Sprechspiele für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Ismaning, 2010. info
  • Ur, Penny / Andrew, Wright. 111 Kurzrezepte für den Deutsch-Unterricht. Interaktive Übungsideen für zwischendurch. Stuttgart, 2008. info
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
- 80% attendance
- active participation in the lessons
- oral or written exam
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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