Allemand IV

The course prepares students to communicate in German in a professional setting and focuses on the economic and societal realities of contemporary Germany and other German-speaking countries.

At the end of the teaching unit, students will be able to:

•    understand the main content of complex texts 
•    understand discussions on specialised topics 
•    express themselves accurately
•    give their opinion on current issues using appropriate terminology.

These skills correspond to level B2+ 

Required and Corequired knowledge and skills

German III LANGS320 course (BA 3 of the Bachelor's degree in Economics or Bachelor's degree in Management Engineering) with a grade of 12/20 or higher.
For students coming from other universities: please write me an email before the end of september

Face-to-face, lecture-based and interactive teaching
Language practice
The German IV teaching unit consists of an online module and a face-to-face course.

Semester 1: online module
The online module aims to consolidate and deepen grammatical and lexical foundations, with an emphasis on economic vocabulary and basic knowledge of German civilisation. Through the Virtual University, students have access to a variety of multiple-choice exercises, fill-in-the-blank texts, specialised vocabulary, press articles, and audio and audiovisual materials to practise their comprehension, writing and listening skills. 

Semester 2: face-to-face course
The face-to-face course, based on the language skills acquired in the online module, covers current affairs and the specific characteristics of the professional environment in German-speaking countries. Press articles and audio and audiovisual materials are used as teaching aids. Through debates, presentations and role-plays, students will be encouraged to put their knowledge into practice.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

• Bouillon, Heinz : Allemand – Grammaire pratique de l'étudiant, Bruxelles 2008 (4ème édition 2015).
• Buscha, Anne und Raven, Susanne : Erkundungen, Deutsch als Fremdsprache B2, Leipzig, 2016.
• Hohmann, Sandra: Schreiben B2 Stuttgart 2019 (Klett-Verlag)
• Padberg-Jeanjean, Gabriele : Deutschland : Grundwissen und mehr… Malakoff 2018 (2ème édition)
• Stein-Bassler, Dorothea: Schreiben C1 Stuttgart 2021 (Klett-Verlag)

Course notes

• Université virtuelle

Contacts

email: dorothea.gassenmeyer@ulb.be

office hours (= appui pédagogique): timeedit

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• Personal work
• written examination
• Oral presentation
• Group work

Personal work

written examination

• Open question with short answer
• Open question with developed answer
• Closed question with multiple choices (MCQ)
• Open question with fill-in the blanks text
• Closed question True or False (T/F)
• Closed question with Multiple Answers (MAQ)

Oral presentation

Group work

January session:
continuous online assessment + written examination

June session: 
Academic essay
Oral group presentation 
Oral presentation of the academic essay

The lecturer reserves the right to invite any student to a supplementary oral interview in order to assess their individual understanding of the content of the submitted examination, particularly where inconsistencies in the examination prevent the lecturer from properly assessing the level of mastery of the knowledge and skills covered in the course. 

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

January session (40%)
The result of the continuous assessment of the online module (40%).
Online exercises and tests (30%)
Final test (70%)

June sesssion (60%)
Academic essay (40%)
Oral group presentation (30%)
Oral presentation of the academic essay (30%)
 

Language(s) of evaluation

• German