Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester | |
| Degree programme: | Sprachenprogramm Deutsch |
| Type of degree: | Intern |
| Special-Time | |
| Summer Semester 2020 | |
| Course unit title | German Culture and Communication |
| Course unit code | 800301020101 |
| Language of instruction | German / English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | optional |
| Semester when the course unit is delivered | Summer Semester 2020 |
| Teaching hours per week | 2 |
| Year of study | 2020 |
| Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle) | First Cycle (Bachelor) |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 2 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Natasha DOSHI Roland PETERSTORFER Nadja SCHARTNER |
| Prerequisites and co-requisites |
None |
| Course content |
The course should give an insight into the German language and make students more aware of the cultural differences between Germany and Austria and their own country. |
| Learning outcomes |
This German langage course is offered to all our incoming students, irrespective of their German language skills. We can accomodate absolute beginners as well as advanced speakers of German. Students will normally be assessed during orientation week and then distributed among our THREE groups of German Culture and Communication. The learning outcomes are group dependent. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
Pair and group work, presentations, writing tasks. The course has a communicative and skills based approach. |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
The exact assessment methods, i.e. tests, presentations, or assignments, vary among the different groups and will therefore be announced by the teacher at the beginning of the course. |
| Comment |
Active participation is essential for this course. |
| Recommended or required reading |
All material will be provided on ILIAS |
| Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning) |
Face-to-face |
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