Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
German language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
In this course, the student will:
1. expand and deepen his knowledge of business German, for the four skills:
- listening
- reading
- speaking
- writing
Main topics:
- sich bewerben (Bewerbungsschreiben, Bewerbungsgespräch)
- Arbeitszeugnisse und Bewertungen
- interkulturelle Unterschiede zwischen Deutschland und Belgien
- Aktuelles aus Deutschland
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course will
- help students to demonstrate scientific precision and a critical mind.
- help students to communicate efficiently, internally and externally, about a company, organization or project.
- allow students to improve their proficiency in German as a foreign language
- allow students to raise their awareness of the multicultural and international features of their environment.
- encourage students to be curious and to show a scientific precision of academic level.
At the end of Master: B1+, even better if European level B2
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The student should already know German (European level B1).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
In the class room:
- brushing up the grammar rules
- discovering several chapters of the book (vocabulary, grammar)
- listening comprehension
- oral exercises
Home work:
- grammar and vocabulary exercises (for example on Lol@: online exercises)
- reading comprehension exercises
- written exercises
We'll regularly use multimedia engineering.
An excursion or trip related to the course could be organized if circumstances allow, and would then be part of the assessment.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
24 hours in the class room + exercises at home and on Lol@.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
PLEASE REGULARLY CHECK LOL@ FOR NEW INFORMATION.
Book and lecture notes:
"DaF im Unternehmen" B1- Kurs- und Übungsbuch (Klett 2016) (as for "Allemand 4")
"Grundwortschatz", S. Deroose (online).
Exercises and documents on line on Lol@.
Other documents
Press articles, listening activities.
Recommended books
A translating dictionary, for example Harrap's or Langenscheidt.
A grammar book, for example: H. DREYER and R. SCHMITT: Grammaire allemande avec exercices. Hueber, or : H. BOUILLON: "Grammaire pratique de l'allemand", De Boeck, 3e édition, 2008.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Individual evaluation.
Written exam (January): 40%:
- listening comprehension
- grammar and vocabulary
- writing an e-mail
Part of the written assessment will be organised as an online evaluation by an external agency - more information about this during the semester.
Oral exam and written home work: 60%
The student who doesn't take all the parts of the exam will become 0/20 as final mark.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Marie Mawhin, N1, office 218; marie.mawhin@uliege.be ; phone: + 32 (0)4 232 72 75.
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Cours sur Lol@
Cours en ligne.