GERM205 GERMAN 205 B1.1
| Course Code: | 6040205 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 4 (4.00 - 1.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Modern Languages (German) |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. GÖKÇE SERT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
After completing the A2 level, participants 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). They will be able to communicate in simple tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Participants can describe their personal and professional backgrounds in simple terms, talk about their immediate environment and express needs and desires.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
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write letters, e-mails and text messages
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engage in and understand everyday discussion
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communicate in simple and routine situations by email and phone
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understand more complex forms of information
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express and defend their personal opinions
Course Content
This course is based on a good knowledge of the previous two levels (A1 and A2) and competes and enlarges the knowledge and the ability in the usage of the German language. Emphasis will be placed on vocabulary expansion, grammar acquisition and comprehension. The student will have a good command of the fundamentals of German grammar and be in the position to participate in simple discussions and to understand simple texts, including the main points of short press articles. He/she consolidates and revises basic grammar structures and learns to discuss interesting topics
Course Learning Outcomes
After completion of this course the students will have finished the level B1.1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Emphasis will be placed on vocabulary expansion, grammar acquisition and comprehension.
At the end of the semester the students will be able to:
- describe people
- evaluate something in the past
- talk about a statistic
- complain
- make assumptions about the future
- make semi-official invitations
- do customer consultations
- take position
- hold a presentation
- express disappointment and react to dissappointment
- comment on something emotionally