Learn the Regional Language - German level A2 3224-DNJRNA2-IIst
Upon completion a student can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment); s/he can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters; s/he can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate envi-ronment and matters in areas of immediate need.
The course content: Academy, studies, offices and institutions, journeys and tourism; Work and rest, house – equipment and functioning; Family – rela-tions and family life; Social life and service (study and work); Geograph-ical location, everyday life in different cultures; Health; Weather, climate; Behavior and attitude – of your own and other people; Public events and facts from personal life; Reactions, experiences, meetings and social life; Culture, books, movies, art.
In line with a systemic model of language instruction, which assumes the acquisition of skills related to mastering the language as a set of grammatical, syntactic, and lexical rules, alongside an analysis of the nature of language as a socio-cultural phenomenon and the development of (inter)cultural competence (in accordance with the CEFR and FREPA: https://www.ore.edu.pl/2017/12/frepa-system-opisu-pluralistycznych-podejsc-do-jezykow-i-kultu-kompetencje-i-zasoby/), language education is carried out along two complementary pathways: general thematic content and cultural thematic content. Both dimensions are integrated and mutually reinforcing, ensuring a systematic trans-mission of knowledge about the culture of the region and the selected target-language country.
Course topics (culture-related topics):
1. Interpersonal communication – conversations about everyday life and culture – how to ask questions, make small talk
2. About the German language: dialects, specific features, possible difficulties for Poles
3. German-speaking countries on the map of Europe and the world
4. Travel to German-speaking countries – what to see and how to organise your stay
5. The most important contemporary cultural and social events in Germany, e.g. folk festivals
6. Holidays in Germany
7. Contemporary German society in the context of Europe: traditions, multiculturalism, migrants
8. Contemporary German society in the context of Europe (cont.) – family, the role of women, young people and seniors
9. Cultural heritage – monuments, works of art, literature
10. German culinary preferences
11. Leisure and entertainment in German-speaking countries
12. How Germans live
13. Made in Germany yesterday and today
14. Environmental protection
15. Cultural differences
Student workload includes:
Classroom participation – 60 hours (2 ECTS)
Preparing for classes – 30 hours (2 ECTS)
Type of course
foreign languages
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
A student is practicing without having to fear his/her speech communication on the basic level:
On completing the course, the student:
KNOWLEDGE:
1. makes use of knowledge of culture of a given lingusitic region; ac-quired during the course;
2. a graduate knows and understands at an basic level the sophisticated nature of a language;
3. one has basic vocabulary necessary to manage in language environ-ment (See: Full description);
4. one has basic knowledge about the description of a language system;
5. one knows selected issues (See: Full description).
SKILLS:
1. communicates rather easily/at the basic level on topics and tasks included in Full descrip-tion;
2. identifies information in a variety of simple texts, necessary to fulfill non-lingustic objec-tives;
3. makes analysis, synthesis and interpretation of information contained in simple texts and eve-ryday material;
4. presents, both orally and in writing, facts and opinions, giving reasons, in a simple way, for taking decisions.
COMPETENCES:
1. one is able to collaborate in pair as well as in a group of people;
2. one knows learning strategies and understands the need for lifelong learning;
3. one knows basic social norms and their relevant verbal and nonverbal reactions which are obligatory in the definite cultural and linguistic area;
4. one detects cultural differences and demonstrates the tolerance for users of other languages.
Concerning the specific learning outcomes after completing the course, the student acquires skills:
1) knows and understands in a basic way the comprehensive nature of the language, with particular emphasis on the cultural context of Germany and Austria.
2) able to use the German language at level A1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
3) can use modern communication and information technologies in his work.
Assessment criteria
II. Assessment criteria:
Learning the languages of the region ends with an examination according to The Order of the Head of The Department no 4/2016 on language examina-tion published on website:
http://ksi.uw.edu.pl/studenci/studia-i-stopnia/nauka-jezykow-obcych-w-ksi/ i
Admission to examination is based upon completing the course.
The final mark comprises the following elements:
- oral verification of learning outcomes/ prepared or spontaneous utterance, dialogue in pairs, short presentation, role-by-play scenario - 25% of the grade,
- written verification of learning outcomes/ e.g. letter, mail, composition, written utterance, comment, note, short tests - 25% of the grade,
- the result of 3 credit tests - 50% of the grade.
It must be taken into account that in order to complete the course successful-ly a student needs to demonstrate achievements in every the above men-tioned categories (a student who receives the 0% in one of the categories, won't complete the course, which means that he/she did not demonstrate any activity in none of them).
Grading system:
99 – 100% - 5 (excellent)
93 - 98% - 5 (very good)
87 - 92% - 4,5 (fairly good)
77 - 86% - 4 (good)
71 - 76% - 3,5 (satisfactory plus)
60 - 70% - 3 (satisfactory)
III. Annotation:
Classes are conducted in real time, in the form of e-learning, supported by the tools provided by the University.
Bibliography
The coursebook: Momente A.2., dictionaries, additional materials provided by the lecturer, recordings etc.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: