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Module title Social Communication NT1a
Courses Title Type his-lsf course identifier SWS Credits Performance requirements/Examination
German Language
Course (sem)
seminar FB16-8009 6 6 seminar attendance,
exams: written (2 hours) and oral
(30 minutes)
Module credits 6
Language English and German
Held in summer and winter semesters, semi-annually
Lecturer Assigned by DIALOG-Institut
Responsibles(s) B. Warnke-Kilian
Required qualifications Admission requirements for the ECE program fulfilled according to the examination
regulation.
Workload 90 hours course attendance
90 hours self-study
Contents
  • Orientation in the city, working day, study, professional every day life
  • Food, eating habits, body, health, disease
  • Sports, leisure, clubs
  • Accomodation, flat hunting, furnishing
  • Study, school, education, looking for a job, application
  • Daily routine, curriculum vitae
  • Shopping, magazines, consumption, environment protection
  • Parties and celebrations, ritual, meetings
  • Seasons, weather, travelling
  • Culture, politics and society
  • Relations, feelings, habits, behaviour.
Literature
  • Tangram, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Lehrwerk für die Grundstufe, Max Hueber
    Verlag
  • Themen, Hueber Verlag
  • Eurolingua, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Cornelsen Verlag.
Media Beamer and black board (explanations), internet based search (computer), paper
(exercises), films, DVDs.
Objectives General topics:
  • Social integration
  • Knowing basic German language expressions up to level A2
  • Using the language in everyday situations.
Objectives in terms of levels of the Common European Reference Framework
(Gemeinsamer Europäischer Referenzrahmen, GERR):

A1 The student is able to
  • understand usual expressions with immediate meaning (own person, family,
    shopping, working, schedule, displays, brochures, simple announcements, use of
    public transport)
  • communicate in simple standard situations, enquire about and obtain information
    about familiar things and exchange information (looking for a way, accomodation,
    present activity, apologize if absent)
  • understand and use familiar every-day expressions for satisfying concrete needs
  • introduce herself/himself/others and ask questions about a person, e.g. about their
    living conditions, and answer corresponding questions
  • communicate on a simple level, if the conversational partner speaks slowly and
    distinctly and assist in case of a misunderstanding.

A2 The student is able to
  • speak about her/his person, the job, the environment and elementary needs on a
    basic level
  • describe his living conditions and understand short simple messages
  • write simple texts and letters, read and understand and have brief chats in German
  • understand main topics of oral and written texts (in the context of familiar situations
    at work, administration, school, leisure and radio/TV reports on latest news,
    profession and interests).
Competences to be acquired
  • Soft skills: learning and study techniques, learning experience and problem solving
    as well as inter-cultural competence, scientific language
  • Elementary and independent use of German language
  • Communication competence
  • Inter-cultural competence
  • Social competence.