Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Second Foreign Language. German Language (Professional, Legal Terminology, Verbal and Written Communication Skills)
Course Code
VC_096
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Person and Property Defence
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ludmila Jermakoviča
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Ensure that having completed the course, students are able to use German for communication in daily life and work-related situations in accordance with the description of skills corresponding to levels A1/A2 of the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”. Communicate in German using different kinds of language activities (listening, reading, speaking and writing).
Tasks:
1. Acquire basic professional terminology in the field of police in German;
2. Improve the speaking, reading and writing skills in German and extend the knowledge of grammar in order to be able to use it in their professional activities and contacts with their colleagues in the EU countries.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the course the students will know: • Standard vocabulary in the German language, simple declarative sentences and questions; • Phrases needed to start and carry on a conversation and to give information; • The main language structures of the German language, formation and use of the present, past and future forms; • Police-related comprehensive vocabulary.
Skills
1.On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: • understand simple texts on well-known everyday topics, advertisements in the media and other authentic material; • use the acquired language structures in their everyday communication; • use general terminology, carry out practical tasks related to the communication between police officers and their colleagues and clients within the scope of their competence.
Competences
1.On completion of the study course the student will be able to: • provide brief information about themselves, their relatives, living conditions and studies; • create short reports, write down simple information; • deliver a monologue and engage in a dialogue on various topics related to their social life and studies; • describe practical problems of police work; • select and use the information on police work for communication in German.
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Home assignments with specific tasks for learning active vocabulary and grammar; preparation of presentations. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
-
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-
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Regular attendance of the classes is compulsory; individual work and presentation are compulsory (10%); average evaluation of tests (40%); examination grade (50%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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First contacts.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Personal information.
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Lecture
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Travelling.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Travelling.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Humans and nature. Hobbies.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Humans and nature. Hobbies.
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Clock, time, time management.
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Clock, time, time management.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Police.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
12 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Menschen, Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kursbuch. Hueber, 2018
2.
Menschen, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Arbeitsbuch, Hueber, 2018
Additional Reading
1.
Norbert Becker, Jörg Braunert Alltag, Beruf & Co 1, Hueber Verlag, Ismaning, 2009, 119 S.
2.
Norbert Becker, Jörg Braunert, Alltag, Beruf & Co 2, Hueber Verlag, Ismaning, 2009, 120 S.
3.
Maie Lepp Grammatik ist kinderleicht, Zvaigzne ABC, Riga, 2000, 231 S.
Other Information Sources
1.
www.hueber.de/deutsch-lernen
2.
www.goethe.de