I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
German for studies - B2+
ID (subject code)
BMEGT60W68N
Type of subject
contact hours
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
0
Practice
2
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
mid-term mark
Number of credits
2
Subject Coordinator
Name
dr. Einhorn Ágnes
Position
associate professor
Contact details
einhorn.agnes@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Centre of Modern Languages
Subject website
Language of the subject
német – DE
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
B2 szintnek nagyjából megfelelő nyelvtudás – approximately B2 level language competence
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 581046/15/2021. Valid from: 24.11.2021.

Objectives

The course is aimed to improve the language proficiency of students who plan to continue their university studies in a Spanish-speaking country in one of their remaining terms. It is designed to prepare students to properly communi-cate verbally and in writing in a higher education and everyday environment, where a foreign language is used.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. • The students already have the knowledge of the language and its structural elements, which are necessary for communication in an environment, where the foreign language is spoken,
  2. they understand the most basic cultural and socio-cultural characteristics of the target country
Skills
  1. • They get by in an everyday and higher education setting in the target country,
  2. • they understand official notices and letters regarding their studies, and are able to answer them,
  3. • they can use reasoning techniques and defend their point of view,
  4. • they are able to communicate at the appropriate level of language competence in their written and verbal communication.
Attitude
  1. • They are open and inclusive towards other cultures,
  2. • they strive to engage in a behaviour that is acceptable in the given foreign culture and they take into consid-eration the characteristics of that culture in everyday life.
Independence and responsibility
  1. • They take responsibility for continuously improving and maintaining their language competence

Teaching methodology

We primarily use cooperation as a teaching method during the course. When working in pairs or in groups, during the continuous interaction, the students have plenty of opportunity to talk and discuss certain topics

Materials supporting learning

  • Írott és hangzó szövegek, videók, erre épülő feladatok. - Written and audio materials, videos, as well as tasks built on them

General Rules

Evaluation comprises of regular attendance, (30% of lessons can be skipped), active participation in lessons, and completing and submitting assignments and tests at a satisfactory level.

Performance assessment methods

Continuous assessment: essays, assignments, oral work in class, reports, simple presentations

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • essays, assignments, oral work in class, reports, simple presentations: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

  • -: -

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

-

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100-100
Very good 89-94
Good 76-88
Satisfactory 63-75
Pass 50-62
Fail 0-49

Retake and late completion

According to the regulations of the Codes of Studies.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
participation in contact lessons 28
preparation for practice sessions 14
preparation for qualification procedures 4
preparation of home assignments 14

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 08.11.2021.

Topics covered during the term

During the course we discuss topics which help the students to meet the basic expectations in a foreign-language setting. We prepare them to conduct themselves properly in everyday life in various communicative situations, such as renting an apartment, problem-solving in case of conflicts, rising to the challenges of written or verbal communi-cation in a higher education setting.

Lecture topics
1. -

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
-

Approval and validity of subject requirements