3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1023798ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
German
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Katja Lochtman (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
13 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
25 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The course content consists of the following parts: First, some basic concepts from German linguistics are explained. Then there is a deepening of German grammar and an introduction to German phonetics / phonology. The course covers the differences between written and spoken language. The spoken and written academic language skills in German play a central role. This includes giving a presentation and writing an abstract, a summary or a scientific text as well as subject-specific vocabulary exercises.

Additional info

The text and powerpoint presentations of the lecture are made available via the digital learning platform Canvas and/or via e-mail. The students are expected to also take notes with this study material during the lectures.

The lectures are in German.

 
Learning Outcomes

Algemene leerresultaten

The students get to know and understand the basic concepts of linguistics in German. They gain insight into the linguistic analyzes of the morphology and sentence structure of German. In addition, they acquire a basic knowledge of German phonology and of the phonetic script (IPA). The students can also give a linguistic presentation and write a short linguistic text in German.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 20% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written exam with a relative weight of 80 which comprises 80% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written assignment with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Absence from a compulsory part of the evaluation leads to an absence as the result code for the course unit.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Italian-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Dutch-German
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-German
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: German-French
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: German-Italian
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: German-Spanish
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Teaching in Languages: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)