German for Intermediate Students M2

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Ivana Pavlíková (gar.), Miloslava Čechová

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The course introduces more complex grammatical structures and their application as found in subtechnical, technical, and popular science texts. The topics covered are, e.g., the relation between technology and society, the world at the beginning of the 21st century, the environment, the language of mathematics and computers, car technology. Students practice reading for information and reading aloud and both written and oral skills. The course systematically revises grammatical phenomena important for professional discourse (participles, relative clauses).

Requirements:

a pass in course NM1

Syllabus of lectures:

texts:

1. Was macht die Physik

2. Der Schritt ins 21. Jahrhundert

3. Der Sonnenschirm der Erde hat ein Loch

4. Mathematik

5. Aus der Vekehrs- und Motortechnik

6. Über Autos

7. Umweltschutz

grammar:

1. Present and perfect participle

2. Substantivized adjectives and participles

3. Relative pronouns and clauses

4. Participle construction

5. Past simple and past perfect

6. Comparison of adjectives and adverbs

vocabulary:

in the texts

1. The enviroment and its protection

2. Mathematics

3. Transport, traffic, and motor technology

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 irregular verbs, participles, gerund, abbreviations; fundamental terms in mathematics and physics.

Skills:

To use the acquired knowledge in everyday communication and in more professional contexts, namely to explain thermonuclear fusion, express units and operations in mathematics and physics.

To qualify for admission to the higher level course NM3

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: