Practical German for academic communication 4100-IMNJNKA

http://www.cknjoiee.uw.edu.pl

Students completing the course should be competent in the use of academic language, in speaking an writing, should understand specialised scientific texts and summarise the theses presented in them, should build a logical, coherent statement based on the collected source
materials, presenting the main issues and ending with a conclusion.
Systematically developed linguistic competences during classes should allow him/her to take part in a discussion on topics taken up in articles or broader scientific studies and to present his/her own view.
Students should be able to take notes on the texts they have read and on lectures, should be able to collect and select source materials and use various information techniques.

Term 2024Z:

Upon completing the course, the student should be able to participate in discourse at an academic level and possess competencies related to conducting such discourse broadly in both speech and writing. To this end, the course provides integrated training in all language competencies: speaking, writing, reading, and listening, concurrently throughout the semester. The student, upon completing the course, should understand a wide range of difficult, longer, and complicated texts, including specialist, scientific, and literary texts. They should be able to express themselves using complex formulations, construct statements regarding complex issues, summarize information from written or spoken sources coherently, reproducing the theses contained within them.
The student should be able to participate in discussions, presenting theses and arguments, formulating their views precisely, and statements concerning complex issues, developing individual issues within them, and concluding them with an appropriate conclusion. The student should express themselves in speech and writing in extensively constructed texts on complex issues, as presented in studies or articles, logically presenting problems in a clear exposition to facilitate the recipient's understanding and retention of the most important issues. The student should be able to review specialist works and literary works.
The student should be able to take notes from lectures, as well as prepare public speeches, being able to answer questions posed, skillfully managing the time allocated for the speech. The student should be able to create a scientific paper, structuring it in appropriate proportions, able to cite, properly edit the text, build a bibliography, and footnotes.

Prerequisites (description)

The classes aim to enhance students' language competencies in academic discourse, with particular emphasis on writing scientific papers, delivering presentations, and participating in scientific discussions. The classes are conducted exclusively in the language of specialization. Additionally, the classes emphasize the development of student autonomy, as well as the development of observation and evaluation skills in the teaching and learning process of a foreign language.

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Nowakowska

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom
Blended learning

Learning outcomes

SW01
the graduate knows and understands to an in-depth degree chosen facts, theories, institutions, processes, and phenomen related to field of studies-teaching foreign languages: linguistics, literary studies, pedagogy and education studies, psychology, culture and religion studies, and
history which have practical application in teaching foreign languages at the third educational stage and in adult and higher education
S_W17
the graduate knows and understands to a significant extent, the process of interpersonal communication and social patterns in German, its regularities and disruptions
S_U01 the graduate is able to search, analyse, evaluate, select and use information, using a variety of sources and methods, including advanced information and communication techniques, in German
S U03 the graduate is able to evaluate and conduct a critical analysis of the quality of foreign language teaching and, optionally, the quality of teaching social studies; diagnose the needs, abilities and potential of every learner, as well as design and implement individually tailored
teaching and educational programs
S_U07 the graduate is able to assess the suitability of a variety of methods, procedures and best practices, and select and apply the appropriate approach with the goal of accomplishing tasks and solving problems related to foreign language teaching
S_U12 the graduate is able to formulate and test hypotheses to conduct a critical analysis of their own actions and identify possible areas for change in the future
S_U17 the graduate is able to communicate on specialised topics and conduct an argument using the views of other authors and formulate conclusions in German
S_U18 the graduate is able to communicate in Polish and in a foreign language, conduct a debate using a variety of channels and techniques, with all participants in the teaching- learning process and experts in those academic disciplines that are relevant to the field of studies–teaching foreign languages in German
S_U19 the graduate is able to prepare written work in German, relevant to their field of studies, at an advanced level, on specific issues, using advanced theoretical approaches and a variety of sources
S_U20 the graduate is able to prepare, and deliver in public, oral presentations in German, for specific purposes, using advanced theoretical approaches, as well as a variety of sources
S_U21 the graduate is able to speak and write consistently and precisely in German, on topics related to educational matters, applying different theoretical approaches and using findings from other disciplines related to the field of studies

Assessment criteria

The exercises focus on the reception and production of longer, complex texts, including specialist, scientific, and literary texts. They involve participating in discussions (presenting theses and arguments), reviewing specialist works and literary works, public speaking, rhetorical exercises, and preparation for writing a master's thesis (quoting, editing, creating bibliographies, and footnotes).
Students pass the course by demonstrating an appropriate level of attendance, participation in activities during classes, and passing individual competencies in the following proportions:
Speaking: 25% Writing: 25% Reading: 25% Listening comprehension: 25%
To pass each competency, appropriate tasks will be selected, including written assignments, public speaking, summarizing as part of listening comprehension, summarizing, participation in discussions, etc.

Bibliography

Kurs Akademie Deutsch Hueber Verlag 2018
Selected academic and journalistic articles and studies
Selected literary texts (lyric and prose)
ARTE - a French-German TV channel that presents cultural programmes, reports from the
world of art and science and so-called ambitious cinema.
Selected websites
https://auratikum.de/blog/wissenschaftlich-schreiben-lernen-so-gehts/
https://www.scribbr.de/category/wissenschaftliches-schreiben/
https://www.bachelorprint.de/wissenschaftliches-schreiben/
https://studium.utb.de/wissenschaftlich-schreiben/
https://home.uni-leipzig.de/schreibportal/
https://deutsch-mit-marija.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Akademische-Sprache-normales-
Deutsch.pdf

Term 2024Z:

Kurs Campus Deutsch Hueber Verlag
Kurs Akademie Deutsch Hueber Verlag
Selected scientific and journalistic articles
Selected literary texts
Selected websites

https://auratikum.de/blog/wissenschaftlich-schreiben-lernen-so-gehts/
https://www.scribbr.de/category/wissenschaftliches-schreiben/
https://www.bachelorprint.de/wissenschaftliches-schreiben/
https://studium.utb.de/wissenschaftlich-schreiben/
file:///C:/Users/admin/Downloads/C1_2032X_DE.pdf

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 4100-IMNJNKA in USOSweb