Allemand IV

The first part of the course prepares the student to communicate in German in a professional context.
The second part deals with the economic and social realities of contemporary Germany and other German-speaking countries.

The aim of the course is to consolidate and deepen the linguistic knowledge acquired in the Baccalaureate (level B1 of the CECR), while preparing the student to be operational in a professional context. The course will enable students to improve their written and oral comprehension and expression skills.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand the main content of complex texts
Understand the main content of complex texts; Understand discussions in specialised areas;
Express themselves in a detailed way:
express his/her opinion on current issues using appropriate economic terminology.
These skills correspond to CECR level B2+.

Required and Corequired knowledge and skills

LANGS320 Allemand III level B1

The German IV course consists of an online module and a face-to-face course.
(1) The online module in Q1
The online module aims to consolidate and deepen the grammatical and lexical foundations with an emphasis on economic vocabulary and basic knowledge of German civilisation. Through the Virtual University the student has access to various multiple choice exercises, gap-fill texts, specialised vocabulary, press articles, audio and audio-visual material to practise written comprehension and expression and listening skills. In addition, during the four-month period of the online course, the teacher will organise regular meetings to ensure follow-up and to be able to discuss with the student the good progress of the individual work.
Please note: The online module is an integral part of the course unit and is a necessary and compulsory preparation for the face-to-face course in Q2.

(2) The face-to-face course in Q2
The face-to-face course, based on the language knowledge of the online module, deals with current topics and the specificities of the professional environment in German-speaking countries. Newspaper articles, audio and audio-visual material are used as teaching aids. In the course of debates, presentations and role-playing, students will be asked to put their knowledge into practice and to lead part of the course themselves.



 

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Bouillon, Heinz: German - Practical Grammar for Students, Brussels 2008 (4th edition 2015).
Buscha, Anne und Raven, Susanne: Erkundungen, Deutsch als Fremdsprache B2, Leipzig, 2016.
Grigull, Ingrid und Raven, Susanne: Geschäftliche Begegnungen B1, Leipzig 2013.
Padberg-Jeanjean, Gabriele: Deutschland: Grundwissen und mehr... Malakoff 2018 (2nd edition)
Course material
Virtual University

Contacts

dorothea.gassenmeyer@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

ral presentation
Personal work
(1) Continuous assessment in the online module in Q1
The assessment of the online module consists of two parts:
Exercises and online tests. The student will be assessed on the basis of weekly assignments with self-corrected exercises.
Final test.
Thus, the student's attendance and the successful completion of the final test are prerequisites for attending the face-to-face course.

(2) Continuous assessment of the face-to-face course in Q2
The assessment of the face-to-face course consists of three parts:
An oral presentation in groups of 2 students on a socio-economic topic.
An individual scientific paper of about 10 pages on a socio-economic topic.
An oral exam on the individual work.

Construction of the grade (including the weighting of the partial grades)
The final grade will be composed of:

 

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The result of the continuous assessment of the online module (40%).
Online exercises and tests (30%)
Final test (70%)

Language(s) of evaluation

• German