German A2.2
Students will improve their proficiency in spoken and written German, especially as it is used in higher education context.
Course code
LANG502D, LANG102D, LANG101D
Course type
Language Courses
Weekly Hours
4,0
ECTS
2.0 (BSc), 2.5 (MSc), 5.0 (exchange students)
Term
FS 2024
Language
Deutsch
Lecturers
Yvonne Löv
Please note that exchange students obtain a higher number of credits in the BSc-program at WHU than listed here. For further information please contact directly the International Relations Office.
Course content
- This German elementary course seeks to develop listening, reading, and writing skills and strongly emphasizes communication. Communication will be stressed all times and developed through classroom activities and small group activities such as role-plays, informal discussions, dialogues etc.
- The course introduces students to the intermediate grammar structures of the language and provides them with intermediate vocabulary.
- Topics of everyday life in Germany as well as diverse aspects of the German culture will be covered.
- Grammar topics: passive present tense, past tense (Präteritum), temporal and local prepositions, verbs with prepositions, indirect questions, conjunctions (als, bis, seit/seitdem), modal verbs, relative pronouns and relative clauses, word formation
Class dates
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday, 08.01.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 12.01.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 15.01.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 19.01.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 22.01.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 26.01.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 29.01.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 02.02.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 05.02.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 09.02.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Friday, 16.02.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 19.02.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 23.02.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 04.03.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 08.03.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 11.03.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 15.03.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 18.03.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 22.03.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 25.03.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 05.04.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Monday, 08.04.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Wednesday, 10.04.2024 | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Friday, 12.04.2024 | 09:45 - 11:15 |
| Thursday, 18.04.2024 | 09:00 - 10:30 |
Learning outcomes
- To enable you to understand, analyze and comment on written and spoken texts concerning everyday life,
- To acquire basic communication skills in everyday life,
- To familiarize you with diverse aspects of life and culture of the countries where German is spoken,
- To acquire knowledge of intermediate vocabulary according to level A 2.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR),
- To acquire intermediate grammar skills according to level A 2.2 CEFR
Literature
Kursbuch Menschen A2/2 ISBN 978-3195619028 (13,00 €) Arbeitsbuch Menschen A2/2 ISBN 978-3195119023 (12,00 €) All other necessary readings and exercises will be provided by the instructor. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to get any information or material given in your absence. You may ask fellow students to let you make copies, or if you know you are to be absent, you should ask one of your fellow students to take along copies for you.
Exam
The Final Grade will be based on
- 50 % Final Exam
- 20 % one assigment during the semester
- 20 % oral presentation
- 10 % homework and participation in class