Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
The German Language
Course Code
SZF_127
Branch of Science
Other social sciences
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Political Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-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 in accordance with the description of skills corresponding to levels A1/A2 of the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will be able to use standard vocabulary in German in spoken and written communication,
Individual work and tests
Individual work • Final exam
2.recognize and distinguish simple narrative and question sentences
Individual work and tests
Individual work
3.recognize and determine the correct order of words in a sentence
Individual work and tests
Individual work
4.find the information needed in the text;
Individual work and tests
Final exam • Individual work
5.use the necessary phrases to initiate a conversation, maintain it, transmit information;
6.will be able to recognise the most common German language constructs, recognise and determine whether the statement or text in question refers to present, past or future activities
Individual work and tests
Individual work
7.Students are aware of the intercultural relationship in the use of language.
Individual work and tests
Final exam
Skills
1.Students will be able to comprehend simple texts on definite everyday issues, letters, invitations, advertisements in the press and other authentic materials; will gain the skils to use acquired language structures in everyday communication, to retell and paraphrase the text expressing own opinion, including the consideration of intercultural communication aspects, .
2.Students will be able to understand simple texts on known everyday topics, letters, invitations, press releases and other authentic materials
3.will be able to use learned language structures in everyday communication
4.to leave and reframe the text, setting out your point, including taking into account aspects of intercultural communication.
Competences
1.The competence to deliver brief personal information, information about your relatives, living conditions and studies, the competence to write an invitation and private letters, short messages, write down simple information, the competence to make a monologue on varios topics related to social life and jour studies, while demonstrating of the intercultural aspects of communication.
2.Students will be able to provide short information about themselves, their loved ones, living conditions and studies;
3.be able to create text for an invitation and a personal letter, short messages, write down simple information;
Individual work and tests
Individual work
4.will be able to develop a monologue and dialogue on a wide range of topics related to life and study while reinforcing awareness of aspects of intercultural communication.
Individual work and tests
Final exam
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
10.00% from total grade
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Test
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Home assignments to acquire active vocabulary and grammatical structures. Individual, pair and group work - preparation of dialogues, tasks and presentations according to the course topics. 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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Title
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Grade
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1.
Test No 1 |
10.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Test No 1 on the textbook's 1st-3rd topics (Lektion 1-3) |
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2.
Test No 2 |
10.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Test No 2 on the Chaper 4 -6 of the text book |
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3.
Overall assessment for semester 3 |
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To successfully complete the 3rd semester and receive a semester test, both tests must be passed successfully, attendance must be at least 70% and home assignments must be completed for each class (even if classes are missed). |
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4.
Test No 3 |
10.00% from total grade
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10 points
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3.Tests for the textbook 7-9 chapters (Lektion 7-9) |
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5.
Test No 4 |
10.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Tests by textbook 10-12 chapters (Lektion 10-12) |
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6.
Presentation |
10.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Presentation on one of the course topics to be learned. |
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7.
Final exam |
40.00% from total grade
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10 points
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The final exam includes a test of reading, listening, language use, writing and speaking skills. Students who have an average grade of at least 8 in all exam papers and presentation and attendance of 70% are exempted from taking the exam. The final assessment consists of: exam - 40%; average grade of tests - 40%; presentation -10%; attendance - 10%. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Meetings. First contacts.
Description
German alphabet. Pronunciation of vowels, consonants and letter combinations. Greetings and farewells, learning forms of introduction. Address: "you" and "you". Place of the verb in the sentence. Word order in the sentence. Question sentence with question word "W-Frage" . Name of the country and language in German. |
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Meetings. First contacts.
Description
German alphabet. Pronunciation of vowels, consonants and letter combinations. Greetings and farewells, learning forms of introduction. Address: "you" and "you". Place of the verb in the sentence. Word order in the sentence. Question sentence with question word "W-Frage" . Name of the country and language in German. |
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Personal information.
Description
Where do you live? Address, phone number, marital status, e-mail address, profession, place of work or study. Use of the verbs "wohnen, arbeiten, studieren" and the interrogative "Wo?" in sentences. Universities, faculties. Numbers from 1 to 100. Conjugation and use of the verbs "haben" and "sein" in sentences. |
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Personal information.
Description
Where do you live? Address, phone number, marital status, e-mail address, profession, place of work or study. Use of the verbs "wohnen, arbeiten, studieren" and the interrogative "Wo?" in sentences. Universities, faculties. Numbers from 1 to 100. Conjugation and use of the verbs "haben" and "sein" in sentences. |
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Personal information.
Description
Where do you live? Address, phone number, marital status, e-mail address, profession, place of work or study. Use of the verbs "wohnen, arbeiten, studieren" and the interrogative "Wo?" in sentences. Universities, faculties. Numbers from 1 to 100. Conjugation and use of the verbs "haben" and "sein" in sentences. |
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Family
Description
My family, family members. Possessive pronouns, agreement with noun. Irregular verbs - conjugation, use. Questions without question word Ja\Nein- Fragen -ja - nein - doch |
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Family
Description
My family, family members. Possessive pronouns, agreement with noun. Irregular verbs - conjugation, use. Questions without question word Ja\Nein- Fragen -ja - nein - doch |
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Family
Description
My family, family members. Possessive pronouns, agreement with noun. Irregular verbs - conjugation, use. Questions without question word Ja\Nein- Fragen -ja - nein - doch |
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Federal Republic of Germany.
Description
Federal states. National symbols. |
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Federal Republic of Germany.
Description
Federal states. National symbols. |
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At the supermarket.
Description
Communication in a supermarket, furniture, information, prices. Personal pronouns -er, sie es. Numerals from 100 to `1000000. Definite article - der, die, das. |
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At the supermarket.
Description
Communication in a supermarket, furniture, information, prices. Personal pronouns -er, sie es. Numerals from 100 to `1000000. Definite article - der, die, das. |
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At the supermarket.
Description
Communication in a supermarket, furniture, information, prices. Personal pronouns -er, sie es. Numerals from 100 to `1000000. Definite article - der, die, das. |
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Cases and objects
Description
Description of objects (colour, shape, material). Ordering online, filling in a form. Indefinite article (eine, ein) and negative article (keine, kein). |
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Auditorium
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Cases and objects
Description
Description of objects (colour, shape, material). Ordering online, filling in a form. Indefinite article (eine, ein) and negative article (keine, kein). |
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Cases and objects
Description
Description of objects (colour, shape, material). Ordering online, filling in a form. Indefinite article (eine, ein) and negative article (keine, kein). |
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Cases and objects
Description
Description of objects (colour, shape, material). Ordering online, filling in a form. Indefinite article (eine, ein) and negative article (keine, kein). |
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
34 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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In the office.
Description
Writing an e-mail and a message.Noun - plural forms, accusative case. |
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In the office.
Description
Writing an e-mail and a message.Noun - plural forms, accusative case. |
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In the office.
Description
Writing an e-mail and a message.Noun - plural forms, accusative case. |
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In the office.
Description
Writing an e-mail and a message.Noun - plural forms, accusative case. |
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Leisure activities.
Description
Free time, hobbies, modal verb können, position of the verb in the sentence. |
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Leisure activities.
Description
Free time, hobbies, modal verb können, position of the verb in the sentence. |
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The clock, the days, the times of day.
Description
Time of day, days of the week, times of day, prepositions of time (am, um), appointments, time and place. |
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The clock, the days, the times of day.
Description
Time of day, days of the week, times of day, prepositions of time (am, um), appointments, time and place. |
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The clock, the days, the times of day.
Description
Time of day, days of the week, times of day, prepositions of time (am, um), appointments, time and place. |
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The clock, the days, the times of day.
Description
Time of day, days of the week, times of day, prepositions of time (am, um), appointments, time and place. |
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Food and drink.
Description
Meals, food and drink, eating habits, menu, ordering in a cafeteria.Verbs - essen, trinken, möchten and mögen. |
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Food and drink.
Description
Meals, food and drink, eating habits, menu, ordering in a cafeteria.Verbs - essen, trinken, möchten and mögen. |
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Food and drink.
Description
Meals, food and drink, eating habits, menu, ordering in a cafeteria.Verbs - essen, trinken, möchten and mögen. |
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Auditorium
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Food and drink.
Description
Meals, food and drink, eating habits, menu, ordering in a cafeteria.Verbs - essen, trinken, möchten and mögen. |
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Transport and travel.
Description
At the train station and the airport.Verbs with separable prefixes. |
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Transport and travel.
Description
At the train station and the airport.Verbs with separable prefixes. |
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Transport and travel.
Description
At the train station and the airport.Verbs with separable prefixes. |
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
34 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Menschen A1. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kursbuch. Hueber Verlag, 2016
2.
Menschen A1. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Arbeitsbuch. Hueber Verlag, 2016
Additional Reading
1.
Zur Orientierung Deutsch - Quiz. Hueber Verlag, 2010
2.
Zwischendurch mal. Landeskunde. Hueber Verlag, 2012
3.
Egons Ziediņš. Vācu valodas praktiska gramatika. Zvaigznes ABC, 2009
4.
Deutsch Perfekt - Ein Sprachmagazin
Other Information Sources
1.
www.hueber de\deutsch lernen
2.
www.goethe.de