COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VOCATIONAL GERMAN I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2083 VOCATIONAL GERMAN I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR FULYA KOYDEMIR

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the students with knowledge and skills necessary for using spoken language according to real situations and events that they meet during the working life; for understanding, writing and reading simple expressions in daily life and professional life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand and use the simple phrases and frequently used expressions in daily and working life.
2   Listening comprehension: To be able to catch and report the actual professional dialogues.
3   Reading comprehension: To be able to analyse and report professional short writings, published materials like advertisements, letters.
4   Speaking: To be able to introduce oneself, to be able to describe the surroundings, the objects around him/herself, to be able to roughly tell about his/her work and hobbies, places, an event.
5   Writing: To be able to write a note, message, personal letter.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Acquaintance. Introducing yourself and others. Professions. The German Alphabet. Present tense (Das Präsens). Conjugation of t he verbs: kommen, wohnen, heißen, sein. Personal pronouns. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 1
2 Countries, Languages. The present tense (das Präsens) conjugation of the verbs: sprechen, lesen, spielen, singen, kommen, arbeiten, sammeln, hören lernen. Basic sentence structure: Interrogative and declarative sentence. W- questions (Wer/ Was/Wie/Wo/Woher); the pronoun "aus". Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 1
3 In the workplace. Dialogue with colleagues. Describing of the office furniture. Singular and plural forms of nouns. Definite and indefinite article; use without article. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
4 Numbers (1-100). Asking for price (Was kostet wie viel ). Days of the week. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
5 People and hobbies. Talking about leisure time occupation: Was machen Sie gern ; Negation (nicht / kein). Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
6 At the university. Modal verb "können (Was können Sie gut/nicht gut ). Adjectives, "ein / kein + adjektive". Possessive pronouns. Local prepositions: nach, in, bei, aus. Repetition of the topics covered. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 2
7 Midterm exam
8 Midterm exam
9 At the hotel. Booking a room, check-in. Verbs with accusative: haben, brauchen, möche(n). Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 3
10 Talking about the problems at the hotel room. The use of the nouns and adjectives in the accusative. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 3
11 Orientation in a city. Getting information about a museum (to ask the opening hours, the entrance fee). Talking about the time; time prepositions: am, um, von, bis. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 3
12 Eating and drinking. Breakfast at the Hotel: Ordering of food and beverages. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 4
13 At the Restaurant. Food and Beverages. Personal pronouns in accusative. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 4
14 General review Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 1-4
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch. Leipzig : Schubert Verlag 2011;http://www.schubert-verlag.de/aufgaben/uebungen_a1/a1_uebungen_index.htm
Klaus H. Zimmermann (2015) Deutsch als Fremdsprache - "Bausteine Grammatik" http://deutsch-als-fremdsprache-grammatik.de/DaF/daf.html

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, spoken and written exercises about the subjects, term paper / presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 DNC Dönemiçi Çalışma
2 VZ Arasınav
3 YVN Yaıryıliçi Notu DNC * 0.20 + VZ * 0.80
4 FN Yarıyılsonu Notu
5 BNS BNS YVN * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
6 BUT Bütünleme Notu
7 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu YVN * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam encompasses the subjects covered in lectures as well as weekly assignments (40%)
2. Final Exam: The exam encompasses all the subjects covered throughout the semester, as well as in-class discussions, applications and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using relevant terminology.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sabine.aselmann@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday / 10:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 13 4 52
In-class practices 13 2 26
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

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