NCJ_5 German V

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Elena Tomášková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Elena Tomášková
Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NCJ_5/A6: Sat 17. 10. 13:05–14:35 A1, 14:50–16:20 A1, 16:30–18:00 A1, Sat 31. 10. 13:05–14:35 A1, 14:50–16:20 A1, 16:30–18:00 A1, Sat 14. 11. 14:50–16:20 A1, 16:30–18:00 A1, Sat 28. 11. 11:25–12:55 A1, 13:05–14:35 A1, E. Tomášková
NCJ_5/S01: Mon 11:25–12:55 D415, Fri 8:00–9:30 N105, E. Tomášková
Prerequisites
Recommended: meeting the requirements of NCJ_4 – B2- level
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The course objective is to improve the language competence level in general language to B2 level according to CEFR in all productive and receptive skills. The students who have completed the course successfully can follow a complicated exchange of opinions, they can understand the majority of films that maintain received pronunciation. They can understand articles and news depicting contemporary problems and texts that belong among contemporary literature. They can take part in the conversation with native speakers and speak fluently and spontaneously. They can explain their point of view concerning contemporary problems and state advantages and disadvantages of various solutions. Their range of vocabulary is sufficient to create clear descriptions, without longer hesitations and with the help of subordinate clauses. They are able to avoid mistakes which could cause misunderstanding. They can initiate, maintain and close the conversation. They are able to conduct a clear, structured and well-developed presentation, in which they highlight the main ideas, include sufficient detail information, develop the ideas and supports them by additional arguments and relevant examples. They are able to write a film, a book or a play review. They are able to paraphrase in order to make up for inadequacies in their vocabulary and grammar both in written and spoken form.
Learning outcomes
Having finished the course, the student will be able: understand several types of professional and colloquial texts, deduce the meaning of unknown words from kontext, understand detailed information when listening and take notes, use all English tenses and aspects and create questions in them, tell various types of stories and express feelings and wishes, create a text with a complicated plot, write a description, argumentative essay and a story.
Syllabus
  • 1. Training Reading 1, 2 2. My experience visiting Austria and Switzerland 3. Training Reading 3, 4 4. The Economy of Austria 5. Training Listening 1 6. Training Listening 2 7. The Economy of Switzerland 8. From the Press 9. Writing 1 10. Writing 2 11. Interesting Cities and Places to visit in Austria 12. Interesting Cities and Places to visit in Switzerland 13. Speaking 1,2. /Test 4 + Lessons 23-25/
Literature
    required literature
  • Baier, Gabi a Roland Dittrich. Prüfungstraining: Goethe-Zertifikat B2 mit 2 Audio CDs. 1. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2016, 200 s. ISBN 978-3-06-020530-1
    recommended literature
  • Höppnerová, V., Jaucová, L. Moderní učebnice němčiny. Nové, upravené vydání. Praha : NS Svoboda, 2010. 357 s. ISBN 80-205-615-3
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Competition
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Project Teaching
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for continuous evaluation6 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2650
Preparation for the Final Test2034
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion5220
Total:104104
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
continuous evaluation 30 %
Exam conditions
Full-time form of study

Grading of the course: Final Test 70% (0 – 70 points) and continuous evaluation 30% (0-30). The final test requires B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points (from both parts together).

Part-time form of study

Final Test 100 % (0 – 100 points). Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points.

Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Classes will be realized via MS Teams in real time according to the relevant timetable.

Participation in all forms of education is solved by a separate internal norm of VŠTE (Evidence of attendance of students at VŠTE). 70% attendance at seminars and tutorials is obligatory for full-time students.

The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2018, winter 2019, summer 2020.
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