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Language Exercises V

Code: 188236
ECTS: 4.0
Lecturers in charge: lekt. Silvija Ugrina
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1. komponenta

Lecture typeTotal
Proofreading exercises 90
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
Description:
The focus of work lies in the enrichment of knowledge (lexical and grammatical) necessary for free oral and written communication and the revision and improvement of acquired grammatical knowledge. The course applies the learned language structures orally and in writing in form of talks, written compositions, by expressing opinion and taking a stand on a topic taught in class.
Topics: Language and Communication, Past and Present, Strength and Weaknesses, Education and Training including planned language activities (exercises on expressing opinion and writing). Grammar:(Revision and deepening) verb tenses, verbs with separable or inseparable prefixes, Konjunktiv I and II, adverbial clauses, verbs with complements, noun-verb-connections, formation of nouns, participles as adjectives, adjectives and participles used as nouns, relative clauses.
Translations exercises from German to Croatian and vice versa are also an important component of this course. The texts that are translated are thematically related to topics taught in class.
1. Language and Communication (10 E) 2. Revision and deepening: verb tenses (8 E) 3. Oral communication exercises (2 E) 4. Listening comprehension exercises (2 E) 5. Translation exercises (2 E) 6. Past and Present (10 E) 7. Revision and deepening: adverbial clauses (2 E) 8. Oral communication exercises (2 E) 9. Listening comprehension exercises (2 E)
10. Translation exercises (2 E) 11. Strength and Weaknesses (14 E) 12. Revision and deepening: verbs with complements, noun-verb- connections, formation of nouns (6 E)
13. Oral communication exercises (2 E) 14. Listening comprehension exercises (2 E) 15. Translation exercises (2 E) 16. Education and Training (10 E) 17. Revision and deepening: participles as adjectives, adjectives and participles used as nouns, relative clauses (6 E) 18. Oral communication exercises (2 E) 19. Listening comprehension exercises (2 E) 20. Translation exercises (2 E)
Learning outcomes:
  1. After attending and completing the course students will be able to communicate orally and in writing in German (at least) at C2 level CEFR.
  2. After attending and completing the course students will be able to apply actively the processed lexicon.
  3. After attending and completing the course students will be able to apply actively the processed grammatical structures in written and oral expression.
  4. After attending and completing the course students will be able to read and comprehend texts in German at level C2.
  5. After attending and completing the course students will be able to improve independently their language and use sources of linguistic knowledge in German for further training and education.
  6. After attending and completing the course students will be able to discuss fluently topics taught in class and apply acquired knowledge (vocabulary and grammar rules).
  7. After attending and completing the course students will be able to express own ideas and opinions logically in order to involve other speakers into the discussion.
  8. After attending and completing the course students will be able to give a clear, detailed description of complex facts linked to relevant topics by developing specific opinion and making a conclusion at the end of the presentation.
  9. After attending and completing the course students will be able to write about complex issues in a letter, composition or report highlighting what they consider important.
Literature:
  1. Erkundungen, Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch, Sprachniveau C2, , Anne Buscha, Susanne Raven, Mathias Toscher, Schubert Verlag Leipzig, 2014.
  2. Tatsachen über Deutschland, , https://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/de/system/files/.../tatsachen_2015_deu.pdf, Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt/Main, .
Optional literature:
  1. Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache, , Götz, Redaktion Langenscheidt, München und Wien, 2015.
  2. Duden: Das Wörterbuch der sprachlichen Zweifelsfälle: Richtiges und gutes Deutsch, Band 9, , Dudenredaktion, Dudenverlag, Berlin, 2019.
  3. Fehlerfreies und gutes Deutsch, , Wahrig, Bertelsmann Lexikon Institut, 2003.
5. semester
Mandatory course - Regular studij - German Language and Literature
Consultations schedule: