Course detail

German II

FSI-3N2Acad. year: 2005/2006

The course German language II (3N2) is a follow-up to German language I (2N1).
It deals with the general and technical language. The terminology in
mechanical engineering and some basic features of German for specific pourposes are further developed. Beside the classical classroom education, the students attend computer aided lab classes.

Language of instruction

German

Number of ECTS credits

0

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Jana Návratová

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The course 3N2 is intended to deepen the student’s language skills necessary for more difficult and independent everyday communication.
Concerning technical German, the course extends the knowledge of technical terminology in the foreign language. The student will be able to understand more difficult text with the help of a dictionary and to use professional literature written in German.

Prerequisites

The course 3N2 is based on knowledge from the course 2N1.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit requirements: Participation and work in the exercises are systematically controlled, 60% points at the credit test as minimum. The students are required to write the credit test in the last week in the semester, only once without possible possibility of repeating. In well-founded cases the teacher can set further conditions as a compensation for non-fulfilment of the given conditions.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course 3N2 is to develop knowledge of basic language skills (reading, listening, speaking, writing) on the basis of more difficult general as well as technical texts (instructions for use, specifications, forms, and the like).
Students will be able to communicate in more difficult situations using relevant language means, and master the language for specific purposes.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Participation in the exercises and satisfying conditions are systematically controlled (testing of grammar, vocabulary etc.). Absences can be compensated in well-founded cases in a form of individual homework.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Drmlová, D. a kol.: Německy s úsměvem NOVĚ, nakl. Fraus 2004

Recommended reading

Drmlová, D. a kol.: Německy s úsměvem NOVĚ, nakl. Fraus 2004
Studijní opory pro NJ na www.kj.fme.vutbr.cz
Čornejová, I. - Macek, A. - Návratová, J.: Odborná němčina pro studenty strojního inženýrství, nakl. CERM 2001

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B3942-99 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3910-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3904-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3940-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2370-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2370-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2379-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2324-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2324-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2307-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2307-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2339-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2323-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3916-00 , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Jana Návratová

Syllabus

1. L 14
2. L 14 Bearing
3. L 14 Bearing
4. L 15 Bearing
5. L 15 Materials
6. L 15 Materials
7. L 16 Materials
8. L 16 Motor vehicles
9. L 16 Motor vehicles
10. L 17 Motor vehicles
11. L 17 Motor vehicles
12. Revision - grammar and special terms
13. credit test, credits

The CALL-courses (computer assisted language learning) include either technical German with trainings of professional terminology (the courses of Mgr. Macek) or they develop the communication skills (the courses of Mgr. Návratová).

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Jana Návratová

Syllabus

Using the programs developed by the British software company Vektor Multimedia, the CALL-courses of Mgr. Návratová develop the communication skills. The courses include themes of common life (travelling, social contacts).
1. Introduction, the functions of the computer assisted language program.
2. The Station
3. Hotel Reception
4. Dining in a Restaurant, Hotel Bar
5. Social Contacts, Meeting a Stranger
6. Airport Reservation
7. Use the Phone

The CALL-courses of Mgr. Macek include technical German with trainings of professional terminology:
1. Introduction; Materials I
2. Materials II
3. Materials III - Steel Production
4. Bearings - Slide Bearing
5. Bearings - Rolling Bearing
6. Bearings - Construction
7. Bearings - Production