German 2 (3cr)

Objective

The student can communicate in simple everyday spoken and written situations. He
- can handle situations in hotels and restaurants.
- knows weekdays, seasons and months.
- can write short messages.
- can tell about his family
- is acquainted with culture and habits in the German speaking countries.
- can use the following grammar: accusative and dative cases with nouns and personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, separable verbs, modal verbs, past tense

Content

as a guest in a hotel and restaurant
weekdays, seasons, months
family
short written messages
habits in Geman speaking countries
grammar

Materials

Material available on the Moodle platform

Teaching methods

Contact lessons with spoken, written and listening exercises; online learning; independent studies

Completion alternatives

Students can demonstrate their prior knowledge of the course contents to get the credit points.

Student workload

28 h contact lessons; 53 h virtual and independent studies

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to communicate in some everyday communication situations when helped. The student makes mistakes in pronunciation. He understands some slow, clear speech and written texts to some extent. The student is able to write simple text, but mistakes impede comprehension.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to communicate independently in everyday communication situations. Mistakes do not impede comprehension. The pronunciation is mainly understandable. The student can understand the main points of slow speech and easy texts. The student is able to write mainly understandable texts. Mistakes don’t impede comprehension.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is capable of active, independent and understandable communication in everyday situations. The pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker. The student understands normal-rate speech and easy written texts. He can write understandable text, which may contain minor mistakes.