UVSRPCP052 German I

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Kostruhová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Kostruhová
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
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 aim of the course is that the students master the German language in the field of public administration and regional policy and deepen their language competence during their studies. The course is focused on the parallel acquisition of general and professional language with an emphasis on current social and political events in the Czech Republic, the European Union and in the German-speaking countries. The focus of work is in conversation, understanding foreign texts and their analysis; attention is also paid to reading, working with text and immediate reaction to it in expression of one's personal opinion on the subject in German. Periodicals, publications and Internet articles will be used in particular to strengthen the professional vocabulary. Study Outcomes: Professional Knowledge: At the end of their fourth semester, the students should reach the language level B1 to B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages. Level B1 students can understand speech relating to current affairs. They understand texts relating feelings and events using basic communicational vocabulary. They can communicate in normal life situations and may discuss topics that are known to them with a level of certainty. They can relate and describe their needs, write texts concerning their field of study or letters using conditionals. Achieving B2 level is conditioned by understanding spoken word covering common problems (TV, films). Similar criteria apply to reading texts. They can also read fiction written in the current language. Professional Skills: Students are able to converse fluently with native speakers on familiar topics and they can express their view and the advantages or disadvantages of an issue. They can write a minor text from on their field of study and capture its meaning clearly, using vocabulary specific for the area of public administration. General Qualification: The student acquires partial knowledge in the field of public administration and regional policy in German, and the ability to translate and converse.
Syllabus
  • 1. Erste Kontakte, Vorstellung, Kennenlernen
    2. Nouns, definite and indefinite articles
    3. Wohnen, Familienleben
    4. Verbs in German - a basic overview
    5. Alltag, Arbeit und Beruf
    6. The German regular and irregular verbs
    7. Unsere Freizeitgestaltung
    8. Auxiliary verbs, verbs with separable and inseparable prefixes
    9. Stadt und Verkehr
    10. Adjective
    11. Fremdsprachenkenntnisse
    12. Modal verbs, German sentence structure
Literature
    required literature
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. Němčina pro jazykové školy-nově. 2., 3. díl. Plzeň: Fraus, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7238-958-2. info
  • SIEBENSCHEIN, H. Velký německo-český slovník, česko-německý slovník. Voznice: Leda, 2006. ISBN 80-7335-078-5. info
  • ZLÁMAL, J. Odborný slovník N - Č a Č - N z oblasti ekonomické, finanční a právní. Praha: Linde, 1993. info
    recommended literature
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. Wirtschaftsdeutsch aktuell. Praha: Ekopress, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86929-58-3. info
  • VOLTROVÁ, M. Přehledná německá gramatika. 2. vyd. Fraus, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7238-873-8. info
  • HÖPPNEROVÁ, V. KERNEROVÁ, J. Němčina v hospodářství. Praha: Ekopress, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86929-40-8. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Methods of work with sound recordings (listening comprehension)
Assessment methods
Oral exam
The analysis of student 's performance
Didactic test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
With regard to the time and form of the study, the course requirements are adequately differentiated between full-time and distance students. Organization of classes (groups) is governed by classification test results. Full-time students work with volume three of the textbook listed in the mandatory literature, distance students work with volume two of the textbook.
To obtain credit, students must produce a term paper in the range of 5-6 pages in German language on a selected professional topic from their field of study.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2021.
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