German 2 (4 cr)
Code: XSAK0002-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 08.08.2023 - 23.10.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 23.10.2023 - 29.11.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Language Centre
- Teaching languages
- English
- Finnish
- Seats
- 10 - 30
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Objective
The student will be able to communicate orally and textually in simple everyday situations
The student will be aware of the basic structures of German and their use and achieves at least the level A1/A2 of the CEFR (the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Execution methods
36 hours of text, grammar and structural exercises, speech training, and listening comprehension exercises. 60 hours of self-study.
Accomplishment methods
Regular attendance (80%) and active participation including homework assignments (36 h).
Student’s individual work (Nicos Weg A1 chapter 11-18; A2 chapter 0-2) (60 h).
Final exam (written).
Content
The course teaches basic vocabulary from the following topics, among others: situations related to everyday life, such as being in a restaurant, asking for the way and telling about your own family. The course deals with basic German grammar (eg nouns, preposition, inflection of verbs, negation words, modal verbs, word order, accusative and dative forms of article words and personal pronouns). The course also introduces the everyday culture of the German-speaking world.
The course includes a large amount of self-study, which is carried out through the self-study course “Nicos Weg”. https://learngerman.dw.com/en/beginners/c-36519789
Materials
Hallo! (1) – Saksaa aikuisille; Monika Hotanen & Eva Kauppi; ISBN: 978-951-792-674-4.
book2 http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/FI/FIDE/FIDE002.HTM
Nicos Weg A1 Beginners https://learngerman.dw.com/en/beginners/c-36519789
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Assessment criteria: active participation in class (attendance min. 80%), completion of homework tasks and online activities (Moodle), self-study ”Nicos Weg”, final exam.
Qualifications
No previous studies required, but the course continues with XSAK0001 material. If you have already studied German before or you have lived in Germany, please contact the teacher before the beginning of the course.
Further information
If you miss the first class session and have not discussed your absence with the teacher, your place can be given to the first person on the waiting list.
Remember to cancel your registration if you will not be taking the course.