Deutsch für spezifische Zwecke

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1021024BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Ine Van linthout (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
39 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course aims at sharpening the skills to communicate effectively in German in an number of specific fields of communication. The practice-oriented exercises focus on receptive (reading, listening and understanding) and productive (speaking and writing) skills in specific domains (subject areas, text types, professional situations and academic environments).

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Deutsch für spezifische Zwecke, Arvi Sepp, VUB (wordt elektronisch ter beschikking gesteld), Canvas, Canvas

Additional info

This course is entirely taught in German.

Learning Outcomes

Final Competences

The students develop and extend their knowledge of useful phrases and expressions that are commonly used in the field of various specific professional communication situations. [Knowledge]
Students can read, understand and analyse texts from various specific contexts in German. This implies that they can summarize their content and rephrase the most important arguments. [Assessment, Insight, Communication]
The students show, in a series of exercises, that they can also practically use these communicative tools ans knowledge, both written and spoken, in a fluid, efficient and effective way. [Applying knowledge and insight]

Objectives

The aiml of this module is for the students to acquire skills in current German-language communication for specific purposes.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Examen schriftelijk with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Note: schriftelijk examen met een wegingsfactor 40 en aldus 40% van het totale eindcijfer. Toelichting: In de tweede zittijd wordt dit 100%

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Examen andere with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Note: permanente evaluatie met een wegingsfactor 60 en aldus 60% van het totale eindcijfer. Toelichting: Buiten de examenperiode, vervalt voor tweede zittijd.

Additional info regarding evaluation

A student cannot pass this module if he/she obtains an 8/20 or less for (1) the written exam or (2) the permanent evaluation (= mandatory writing assignments and possible speaking assignments in the course of the semester. Modules for which a failing grade was obtained must be retaken in the second examperiod.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context