Foreign Language (German)

2020/2021

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

7

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Course type:

Elective course

When:

3 year, 1-4 module

Instructors

Никифорова Ирина Игоревна

Printsipalova, Olga V.

Ryapina, Tatyana V.

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The program is aimed at the academic stuff teaching the course “German language” and ICEF students, who learn German as the first foreign / european language at an advanced level (III-IV study years). The stages vary by the difficulty of materials (from the easiest to the most difficult) and by balance of general German (dominated the first round) and professional language for specific purposes (more common at the advanced level). Both rounds rely on the achievement of final program requirements.

Learning Objectives

• Students must be able to work with language material using academic (educational) literature.
• Students must know peculiarities of sociocultural patterns of verbal and non-verbal behavior in both foreign language and mother tongue, understand the degree of their compatibility / incompatibility.
• Student must be able to summarize and comment the content of business correspondence and synthesize various secondary texts

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Can explain your education, experience, strengths and weaknesses, and discuss your career path.
• Can talk about your personal finances and give advice to friends and colleagues about their finances.
• Can participate in meetings in your area of expertise, if you have help understanding some points.
• Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
• Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
• Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.
• Can deal with relatively complex awkward situations that arise in social and business contexts.
• Can discuss leadership qualities and talk about leaders whom you admire.
• Can use appropriate language in social situations, including praising and expressing sympathy.
• Can talk about what you like to read and make recommendations about good things to read.
• Can talk about mental processes and how you can use them to improve your effectiveness on the job.

Course Contents

• Hervorragende Persönlichkeiten.
• Der deutsche Wohnungsmarkt: Probleme und mögliche Lösungen.
• Deutschland in der Europäischen Union.
• Arbeiten und studieren im Ausland. Auswanderung.
• Deutsche und österreichische Universitäten.
• Interkulturelle Kompetenz. Kulturelle Unterschiede im Berufsleben.
• 1. Arbeitssuche. Bewerbungsmappe.
• 2. Vorstellungsgespräch: Vorbereitung, Teilnahme und Nach bereitung.
• 3. Elite der Zukunft.
• 4,5. Entstehung vom modernen Marketingkonzept. Marketing Mix. Marktforschung als Grundlage für den Marketingerfolg jedes Projekts.

Assessment Elements

• writing part
• oral part
• quizes
• exam
  The exam was offline (not via Zoom)
• writing part
• oral part
• quizes
• exam
  The exam was offline (not via Zoom)

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (2 module)
  0.4 * exam + 0.2 * oral part + 0.2 * quizes + 0.2 * writing part
• Interim assessment (4 module)
  0.4 * exam + 0.2 * oral part + 0.2 * quizes + 0.2 * writing part

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Durrell, M., Kohl, K. M., & Kaiser, C. (2017). Practising German Grammar (Vol. Fourth edition Martin Durrell, Katrin Kohl, Claudia Kaiser). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1526990
• Johnson, S. A., & Braber, N. (2008). Exploring the German Language (Vol. 2nd ed). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=304661

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Burdumy, A. B. (2019). German Reading Skills for Academic Purposes. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2142337