Prospectus

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German 2 Pre-intermediate

Course
2015-2016

Admission requirements

This course is only available for students in the BA International Studies

Description

In this course you learn how to handle successfully a variety of basic and more complex social situations you may encounter in daily life in Germany.
The content of this course is analyzing more complex grammatical structures and extending students’ vocabulary. Students acquire the ability to discuss current topics and learn to comprehend more difficult texts (reading and listening comprehension).
You learn to maintain non-complicated face-to-face conversations, and to perform such tasks as giving information about yourself and your studies, small talk in German about hobbies, leisure time, holidays etc., making telephone calls, giving your opinion about current affairs, reading simple newspaper articles, or writing an e-mail.
These basics are acquired by using the textbook and through a wide range of real-life situations, performed either individually or in groups. Grammar, cultural topics, current issues and pronunciation are main concerns, too.
You will also prepare a short power point presentation about a topic of German studies and write an essay containing your research results.

Course objectives

This course enables the student to achieve a level A2/B1 of the Common European Framework (CEF).
This course is the second one in a series of three language acquisition courses within the International Studies programme. The final objective of this course series is to obtain an intermediate level of proficiency in German, aimed at communication with people in the region in everyday social situations and enabling students to follow current affairs in the region via various media.

Timetable

The timetable is available on the “BA International Studies website:http://www.hum.leiden.edu/international-studies/.

Mode of instruction

Three two hour tutorials every week

Attending lectures and tutorials is compulsory. If you are not able to attend a lecture or a tutorial, please inform the tutor of the course. Being absent without notification can result in a lower grade or exclusion from the final exam or essay.

Course Load

Total course load: 280 hours
Attending classes: 72 hours (6 hrs per week over 12 weeks)
Preparing classes, exams and extra activities : 208 hours

Assessment method

Learning aim
Listening-understanding
Listening comprehension exam 20%
Speaking – production and interaction
Oral presentation + discussion 20%
Reading –understanding
Reading comprehension 20%
Writing –understanding and production
Processing of information and compositions 20%

In class participation,
homework assignments,
presentation & essay about
a topic of German studies and weekly tests 20%

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used. For tutorial groups: please enroll in blackboard after your enrollment in uSis
Students are requested to register on Blackboard for this course.

Reading list

Begegnungen Deutsch als Fremdsprache A2, Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch (+CD), by Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, Schubert Verlag, ISBN 13: 978-3-929526-89-9
Begegnungen Deutsch als Fremdsprache B1, Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch (+CD), by Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, Schubert Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-941323-20-9
Reader on Cultural Studies « Deutschland 1 » which will be distributed in the first week of the course.

To support student’s selfstudy two more books can be recommended:
1. A grammar book with explanations and excercises:
A-Grammatik, Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Sprachniveau A1/A2 (+CD), by Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, Schubert Verlag, Leipzig, 2010.
ISBN 978-3-941323-09-4
2. B-Grammatik, Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Sprachniveau B1/B2 (+CD), by Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, Schubert Verlag, Leipzig, 2010.
ISBN 978-3-941323-10-0

Registration

Enrollement through uSis is mandatory.

General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch

The student administration will register all first year students for the first semester courses in uSis, the registration system of Leiden University.

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

Not applicable.

h.3 Contact

E.L. Groot MA, email “e.l.groot@hum.leidenuniv.nl”;mailto:e.l.groot@hum.leidenuniv.nl

Remarks

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