Course detail

German 3

FSI-N3Acad. year: 2027/2028

The course is designed for students with an advanced beginner’s knowledge of German and focuses on the further development of communicative language skills. Students expand their vocabulary and deepen their knowledge of grammar with the aim of better understanding spoken and written messages and communicating more independently in everyday situations. Attention is also paid to topics and linguistic tools applicable in technical professions. The course combines language knowledge with its practical application in conversations, when planning journeys, discussing family, interests and the media, and when dealing with simple practical situations.

Language of instruction

German

Number of ECTS credits

2

Assignment to study programme types

Bachelor's, Master's

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. et Mgr. Monika Ryšavá

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Entry knowledge

The course N3 is intended for intermediate students with knowledge on level A1. It doesn´t follow up on the course N2.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test. 60% points at the credit test as minimum.

Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for with the consent of the teacher.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks, such as describing problems or giving instructions, that arise in a wide range of technical occupations. Students will be able to communicate in more difficult situations using relevant language means, and master the elementary terms of the language for specific purposes.


Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace and grammar for more difficult and independent everyday communication.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand simple spoken and written messages and communicate independently in everyday situations as well as in basic professional contexts. They can talk about personal experiences, family, travel, interests and the media; plan a trip; make an invitation; express opinions and preferences; and handle everyday communication situations.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

FUNK, Hermann, Christina KUHN, Silke DEMME a Rita von EGGELING. Studio d A2: němčina pro jazykové a střední školy zpracovaná podle Společného evropského referenčního rámce pro jazyky. Plzeň: Fraus, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7238-882-0 (CS)

Recommended reading

E-learningové studijní opory pro předmět Němčina N3.
FUNK, Hermann, Christina KUHN, Britta WINZER-KIONTKE, Laura NIELSEN, Beate LEX a Beate REDECKER. Studio 21 A2: němčina pro jazykové a střední školy zpracovaná podle Společného evropského referenčního rámce pro jazyky. Plzeň: Fraus, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7489-255-4 (CS)
FUNK, Hermann, Christina KUHN, Silke DEMME a Rita von EGGELING. Studio d A2: němčina pro jazykové a střední školy zpracovaná podle Společného evropského referenčního rámce pro jazyky. Plzeň: Fraus, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7238-641-3 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-OBN-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-OBN-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. et Mgr. Monika Ryšavá

Syllabus

1. L 1- Languages and biographies, reports on language skills and life experiences, expressing reasons using subordinate clauses with "weil"
2. L 1- Languages, comparisons using "wie" and "als", forming the superlative, evaluating different situations and objects
3. L 2- My family, family members, family tree, describing photos, use of possessive articles in the dative
4. L 2- Family, communication at various celebrations, gifts, formulating and responding to invitations, adjective declension in the dative case, subordinate clauses with ‘dass’, expressing one’s opinion, solving problems
5. L 3- Travel and mobility, planning and booking a trip, make an enquiry, comparing travel plans, expressing one’s preferences regarding travel and holidays, making assumptions, revision: accusative
6. L 3- Travel, the modal verb "soll", sentences with "aber", "oder", formulating recommendations and alternatives, comparing travel options, talking about travel
7. L 3- Station 1- The profession of a translator, expanding topic-related vocabulary, practising interpreting, expressing assumptions, picture description, revision: grammar
8. L 4- Hobbies, expressing one’s point of view and discussing with others, reflexive pronouns, indefinite articles: comparisons, verbs with prepositions, revision: the perfect tense, describing everyday situations
9. L 4- Associations, adverbs of time: describing and discussing the sequence of various activities, the verb "mögen" expressing preferences
10. L 5 – Media in everyday life: discussing and comparing, hearing, reading and writing messages
11. L 5- Indirect questions, asking for more information, making complaints, adjectives without articles
12. L 5- Media: talking about the media, understanding and responding to adverts, making offers and enquiries, describing a process
13. Summary, revision, credit test