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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2022/2023

Foreign Language (German)

Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type: Elective course (International Bachelor's Programme in World Politics)
Area of studies: International Relations
Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When: 2 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Волкова Мария Андреевна, Elena Viktorovna Morozova, Ludmila Anatolyevna Soldatova
Language: English
ECTS credits: 7
Contact hours: 232

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

This is the program of a four-year German language course. The course has no prerequisites and is thus suitable for students who have never learned German before, although we can form advanced-level groups comprising those students who already possess solid knowledge and are willing to build on it. The target proficiency level is B2. We start with the basic grammar concepts and simple topics like eating out and traveling, while at the end of the course you'll be able to effortlessly discuss virtually any socioeconomic issue and easily communicate with your German-speaking business or academic partners in their native language, both verbally and in writing. Our lessons involve a great deal of interaction and offer a variety of study materials in the text, audio, and video formats.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • - Students will learn the grammar required to reach the B2 level (including, e.g., Konjunktiv I-II)
  • Students will be able to comprehend authentic text and audio materials by mass media or sources unaccustomed to dealing with non-native speakers - German movies (without subtitles), laws, contracts, technical instructions, etc.
  • Students will be able to express themselves correctly and in detail, both verbally and in writing - and this includes complex things such as current socioeconomic issues and nuances of business negotiations
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Students will learn the basic phonetic rules and how to construct sentences of various types. They will be able to tell about themselves, their families, German-speaking countries and their own countries of origin. They will also be able to discuss various occupations, languages, and common hobbies.
  • Students will be able to establish first contacts at work, describe their office, and talk about their activities at work and at home.
  • Students will be able to book a hotel, find a way to a tourist attraction, describe a tourist attraction, and plan their week.
  • Students will learn words and expressions about food and become able to use them in situations such as doing groceries, ordering a meal at a restaurant, and cooking a meal according to a recipe. Students will be able to talk about their own eating habits.
  • Students will be able to plan and describe their day, both in the present and past tenses, make, cancel, and reschedule an appointment, and write an email to various people (the boss, a colleague, or a friend).
  • Students will be able to talk about the weather, plan a vacation for any season, including packing luggage, buy travel tickets and things needed for the trip, and tell about their travel experience, both verbally and in writing.
  • Students will be able to describe an accommodation, its location and neighborhood, as well as rent an apartment and make furniture arrangements. Students will also learn the most common house rules in Germany and become able to find and explain a way in a city - that is, how to get from A to B.
  • Students will be able to comprehend and express wishes in relation to an event or a holiday as well as invite people. Students will learn about the main parts of the human body and become able to make an appointment with a doctor. Students will be able to describe various health complaints as if they were at a doctor's appointment, and understand medication instructions. Students will be able to comprehend simple news, both in the audio and text formats.
  • Students will learn the German schooling system and, in particular, different kinds of school. Students will be able to talk in detail about their own school years - timetable, subjects, teachers, graduating, and choosing the occupation. Students will be able to describe their typical day, both in the present and past tenses, and write a CV.
  • Students will be able to talk about various ways of spending free time and their favorite hobbies: music, cinema, theater, sport, etc. Students will get familiar with the common hobbies of Germans and be able to make a presentation about the biography of a celebrity.
  • Students will be able to talk about the average income of Germans as well as their main expenditure areas - and the same things for themselves. Students will be able to describe various shopping choices and talk about lotteries and possible ways of spending the won money, using hypothetical conditionals.
  • Students will be able to describe the main duties for various occupations and learn how to make, cancel, or reschedule an appointment as well as how to make an order or an instruction for a subordinate at the workplace. Students will be able to properly write a business letter. Students will learn the basic country information on such topics, including the common working conditions in Germany, unemployment, finding and getting a job, social security, trade unions, etc.
  • Students will learn the names for various wild and domestic animals and be able to talk about their roles. Students will be able to describe the physical appearance of various people and talk about finding a partner, emotions, responsibilities in families, and various kinds of family in the modern world.
  • Students will be able to describe various travel destinations, vacation planning and preparation stages, including packing luggage. Students will be able to describe their own travel experience and share their impressions. Students will be able to describe main travel destinations of German tourists as well as the factors affecting their choices.
  • Students will be able to talk about various living conditions and find an accommodation to rent. Students will be able to explain various characteristics of an accommodation or a whole district. Students will also be able to discuss healthy eating and its positive effects as well as describe their own recipes and eating out at a restaurant, including choosing and ordering meals.
  • Students will be able to talk about various sources of information (mass media, Internet, etc.) as well as read and discuss recent news. Students will be able to tell their opinion on ecological issues and describe important discoveries and technologies. Students will be able to read simple technical instructions for various devices.
  • Students will be able to talk about various aspects of life and express their opinion on things such as friendship, happiness, success, dreams, and admirable deeds.
  • Students will be able to talk about various kinds of accommodation (including luxury apartments), choices such as whether to live alone or share the accommodation with other people, life of homeless people, and unusual hotels.
  • Students will be able to describe various items and habits that can improve the quality of life and productivity at work. Students will be able to provide examples of successful people and talk about their biographies.
  • Students will be able to describe various ways of spending free time and express their opinion about them. Students will be able to tell about their favorite ways of spending free time and provide examples of a positive effect of a hobby. Students will also be able to explain various risky or potentially harmful hobbies, using examples from their own inner circle.
  • Students will be able to talk about opportunities of getting additional qualifications and discuss various learning and memory improvement techniques.
  • Students will be able to describe their wishes regarding their workplace. Students will also learn the basic principles of creating a portfolio and be able to find various advice about that on the Internet and use it. Students will be able to discuss various business ideas and uncommon occupations.
  • During the entire academic year, students will learn a great deal of country-specific information about Germany, including the most important information about all federal lands (first semester) and the history of Germany from the 19th century (second semester).
  • Students will be able to discuss the causes and issues of migration and express their opinion on various issues of a multicultural society and integration difficulties.
  • Students will be able to discuss various ways of communication, including nonverbal communication, as well as issues that can arise in communication. Students will be able to talk about difficulties of learning foreign languages.
  • Students will become familiar with the difficulties of finding a job in Germany and will learn how to prepare documents for getting a job and behave during a job interview.
  • Students will learn important social issues in Germany and steps taken to resolve them. For example, poverty, health issues, disabilities, various addictions (e.g., Internet addiction and social issues of both genders).
  • Students will learn how knowledge, science, and research help us, and get familiar with the views of various famous German scientists such as Albert Einstein.
  • Students will be able to express their opinion on the importance of knowledge, skills, including soft skills, as well as psychological preparedness.
  • In their fourth year, students will be able to effortlessly understand recent news from authentic sources, including video and audio materials on topics such as economics, political parties, international summits, coronavirus and so on. In the second semester, the students will become able to write critical or analytical texts based on a given article.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • I.1. Erste Kontakte. Sich vorstellen. Phonetik.
  • I.2. Im Büro. Freizeitaktivitäten.
  • I.3. Dienstreise. Sehenswürdigkeiten.
  • I.4. Essen und Trinken
  • I.5. Tagesablauf. Alltag.
  • I.6. Reisen. Wetter. Kleidung.
  • I. 7. Wohnen. Wohnungseinrichtung. Hausordnung.
  • II.1. Kommunikation. Wünsche. Gesundheit. Nachrichten.
  • II.2. Ausbildung und Tätigkeiten.
  • II.3. Hobbys und Freizeit.
  • II.4 Geld und Konsum.
  • II. 5. Arbeit und Beruf
  • II.6. Urlaub und Reisemöglichkeiten
  • II.7. Tiere und Menschen.
  • III.1. Wohnen und Essen.
  • III.2. Politik und Technik.
  • III.3. Leute heute
  • III.4. Wohnwelten.
  • III.5. Wohlbefinden: Lebensmittel, Emotionen, Gewohnheiten, Lebensstil. Erfolgsgeschichten.
  • III.6. Freizeit und Unterhaltung. Freizeitgestaltung.
  • III.7. Lebenlanges Lernen
  • III.8. Arbeit und Beruf.
  • III.9. Landeskunde.
  • IV.1. Multikulturelle Gesellschaft. Integration.
  • IV.2. Kommunikation.
  • IV.3. Berufsleben.
  • IV.4. Soziale Probleme.
  • IV. 5. Wirtschaft und Forschungen.
  • IV.6. Fit fürs Leben.
  • IV.7. Aktuelle Nachrichten.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Oral part
  • non-blocking writing part
  • non-blocking quizes
  • non-blocking exam
    Exam will be held online via Zoom & LMS. Links and further details will be send via 'Notification service' in LMS.
  • non-blocking Small written tests
    Small interim tests will be held once a week during lessons and will comprise listening, reading, writing, and/or grammar exercises.
  • non-blocking Large written tests
    There will be a large written test after each section of the course. Each large test will comprise listening, reading, writing, and grammar exercises.
  • non-blocking Small verbal tests
    Students' communication skills will be regularly tested during lessons.
  • non-blocking Semester written test
    A written test will be held after each semester.
  • non-blocking Final written test
    A final written test will be held at the end of the entire four-year German language course.
  • non-blocking Winter exam of the 2nd year
    An oral exam will be held after the 3rd semester.
  • non-blocking Summer exam of the 2nd year
    An oral exam will be held after the 4th semester.
  • non-blocking Winter exam of the 3rd year
    An oral exam will be held after the 5th semester
  • non-blocking Summer exam of the 3rd year
    An oral exam will be held after the 6th semester
  • non-blocking Final exam
    Final exam for the entire four-year German course
  • non-blocking Small verbal tests on Landeskunde
    Students' communication skills will be regularly tested during lessons on Landeskunde
  • non-blocking Written tests on Landeskunde
    There will be a written test after each topic of Landeskunde.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 2nd module
    0.2 * writing part + 0.4 * exam + 0.2 * Oral part + 0.2 * quizes
  • 2021/2022 4th module
    0.2 * writing part + 0.4 * exam + 0.2 * quizes + 0.2 * Oral part
  • 2022/2023 2nd module
    0.066 * Large written tests + 0.066 * Small written tests + 0.067 * Small written tests + 0.05 * Written tests on Landeskunde + 0.067 * Small verbal tests + 0.3 * Winter exam of the 2nd year + 0.05 * Small verbal tests on Landeskunde + 0.067 * Large written tests + 0.1 * Semester written test
  • 2022/2023 4th module
    0.067 * Small verbal tests + 0.3 * Summer exam of the 2nd year + 0.1 * Semester written test + 0.05 * Written tests on Landeskunde + 0.067 * Large written tests + 0.05 * Small verbal tests on Landeskunde + 0.067 * Small written tests + 0.066 * Large written tests + 0.066 * Small written tests
  • 2023/2024 2nd module
    0.1 * Semester written test + 0.05 * Small verbal tests on Landeskunde + 0.067 * Large written tests + 0.066 * Small written tests + 0.067 * Small verbal tests + 0.05 * Written tests on Landeskunde + 0.066 * Large written tests + 0.3 * Winter exam of the 3rd year + 0.067 * Small written tests
  • 2023/2024 4th module
    0.067 * Large written tests + 0.05 * Small verbal tests on Landeskunde + 0.3 * Summer exam of the 3rd year + 0.067 * Small verbal tests + 0.066 * Small written tests + 0.1 * Semester written test + 0.067 * Small written tests + 0.066 * Large written tests + 0.05 * Written tests on Landeskunde
  • 2024/2025 3rd module
    0.06 * Semester written test + 0.06 * Small verbal tests + 0.3 * Final exam + 0.1 * Final written test + 0.06 * Small written tests + 0.06 * Large written tests
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Aspekte : Mittelstufe Deutsch, 2 CDs zum Lehrbuch : Niveau B1+, 2 оптич. диска (CD-ROM), Koithan, U., Schmitz, H., Sieber, T., Sonntag, R., 2007
  • Aspekte : Mittelstufe Deutsch, Arbeitsbuch 1 : Niveau B1+, 176 s., Koithan, U., Schmitz, H., Sieber, T., Sonntag, R., 2007
  • Aspekte : Mittelstufe Deutsch, Lehrerhandreichungen 1 : Niveau B1+, 144 s., Koithan, U., Schmitz, H., Sieber, T., Sonntag, R., 2008
  • Aspekte neu [B1 plus] : Mittelstufe Deutsch, , 2017
  • Aspekte neu [B1 plus] : Mittelstufe Deutsch, , 2017
  • Aspekte neu [B2]. T. 1: ., , 2012
  • Aspekte neu [B2]. T. 2: ., , 2012
  • Begegnungen : Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch: Sprachniveau A1+, Buscha, A., 2013
  • Begegnungen : Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch: Sprachniveau A2+, Buscha, A., 2013
  • Begegnungen : Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch: Sprachniveau B1+, Buscha, A., 2013
  • Лытаева, М. А.  Немецкий язык для делового общения + аудиоматериалы в ЭБС : учебник и практикум для вузов / М. А. Лытаева, Е. С. Ульянова. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2021. — 409 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-07774-2. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/468709 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • A-Grammatik : Ubungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache : Sprachniveau A1-A2, Buscha, A., 2010
  • B-Grammatik : Ubungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache : Sprachniveau B1-B2, Buscha, A., 2011
  • Duden: das Synonymworterbuch, , 2007
  • Duden: Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Standardworterbuch, , 2002

Authors

  • SOLDATOVA LYUDMILA ANATOLEVNA
  • ULYANOVA EKATERINA SERGEEVNA