German for Intermediate Students M1

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Ivana Pavlíková (gar.), Miloslava Čechová

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The objective of the course is to level off the students´ skills in the German language. The course is focuses on revision of more difficult and complex phenomena and structures. In terms of vocabulary, it covers topics referring to higher education and the environment, expressions and phrases needed to physicists, mathematicians, and chemists. It develops communication on related topics and is aimed at correct pronunciation, grammatical correctness and understandability.

Requirements:

Competence at the A2 CEFR level

(Common European Framework of Reference)

Syllabus of lectures:

texts:

1. Tschechische Technische Universität

2. Fakultät für Kernforschung und Physikalisches Engineering

3. Willkommen im Campus Deutschland

4. Unsere Umwelt

5. Meteorologie, Wetter, Jahreszeiten

6. Sonnenenergie

7. Computerwelt

8. Physik

grammar:

1. Passive

2. Declencion of adjectives

3. Word order, conjunctions

4. Numerals, ordinal numerals, fractions

vocabulary:

1. In the texts

2. Word formation (verb prefix)

3. Abbreviations

Syllabus of tutorials:

The course is run as a series of seminars following the topics and scope of the syllabus mentioned above.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Morphology, syntax, and lexis at the level appropriate to the course, particularly passive voice, adjective declension, conjunctions, irregular verbs; word formation; lexis related to education.

Skills:

To use the acquired knowledge in everyday communication and in more professional contexts both in speaking and writing, namely to inform about the university, faculty, the environment.

To qualify for admission to the higher level course - NM2

Study materials:

Key references:

[1]E.Zettl, J. Janssen, H. Müller: Aus moderner Technik und Naturwissenschaft, Neubearbeitung

Max Hueber Verlag 2003

Recommended references:

[2] teaching materials prepared at the Department of Languages

see web-pages of the teacher:

http://people.fjfi.cvut.cz/cechomil

http://people.fjfi.cvut.cz/pavliiva

Teaching aids:

language classroom, audivisuals, PC lab

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: