German - Elementary level

lalle1100  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

German - Elementary level
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
9 credits
90.0 h
Q1 and Q2
Teacher(s)
Desterbecq Fanny (compensates Klein Caroline); Klein Caroline; Rinder Ann (coordinator);
Language
Deutsch
Prerequisites
None
Main themes
The course tackles different topics (such as leisure, travel, home and advertising).
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Reading comprehension:
  • Can read short simple texts, find specific and expected information in everyday material, understand short simple personal letters (A2 Level of the « CEF»).
Listening comprehension:
  • Can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance, catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements (A2 Level of the « CEF »).
Speaking:
  • Can describe in simple terms his/her family and other people, living conditions, his/her educational background and his/her present or most recent activity, communicate in simple and routine tasks, handle very short social exchanges (A2 Level of the « CEF »).
Writing:
  • Can write short, simple messages (for example postcards) or fill in very simple forms (A1 Level of the « CEF»).
Code:
  • Knowledge of basic vocabulary, pronunciation and structures of German.
Culture
  • For all the skills afore mentioned: introduction to German culture
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Learning is contextualized by original or edited texts (reading or listening comprehension). Vocabulary and basic grammatical structures are trained, consolidated and extended via written and oral exercises (drills, role-plays, interviews and conversations in groups of 2 or 4 people).
Teaching methods
Groups of 25 students maximum.
Evaluation methods
Different marks are taken into account in the global mark:
  1. Continuous assessment based on tests during the year (no certificative assessment).
  2. Oral (20%) and written exams (80%: grammar and vocabulary 30%, text and listening 30%, writing 20%) take place at the last courseweek.
  3. The January examen will take place at week 14 of the first term and chapter 1-4 of the book will be tested. The second exam will take place at week 13 of the second term and chapter 5-8 will be tested. The final junemark will be: 30% of december mark and 70% of maymark
Other information
The teacher is available during her office hours and can be contacted by e-mail.
Online resources
http://www.moodleucl.uclouvain.be
Teaching materials
  • Manuel d'apprentissage DaF kompakt neu A1 (Klett, ISBN 978-3-12-676313-4)
Faculty or entity
ILV


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Information and Communication

Bachelor in Engineering : Architecture

Bachelor in Computer Science

Bachelor in Engineering