COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROFESSIONAL GERMAN II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2028 PROFESSIONAL GERMAN II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERDEM AKTAŞ

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 Explaining what happened during a day. Expressing the major functions of a computer. Separable / inseparable verbs. Das Perfekt (past tense) Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 5
2 Making an appointment / the cancellation of the appointment. Date and time reporting. Modal verbs: "müssen", "sollen", "mögen". Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 5
3 Reading job vacancies. Writing a letter and e-mail. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 5
4 Seasons and weather. Talking about travel plans. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 6
5 Making travel preparations. Der Imperativ (imperative). Choosing of a garment (Wie gefällt dir ...). The dative case of personal pronouns. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 6
6 Asking for tickets. Vehicles (Wie/Mit welchem Verkehrsmittel fahren Sie in den Urlaub ). The dative case of nouns. The modal verb "wollen". Review of previous learning material. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 6
7 Reading housing advertisements. Comparative forms of adjectives. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 7
8 Reading housing advertisements. Comparative forms of adjectives II Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 7
9 Describing the way. Talking about furniture and home furnishings. Die Wechselpräpositionen (accusative/ dative prepositions): in, an, auf, vor, hinter, neben, über, zwischen.; the modal verb: "dürfen". Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 7
10 Describing the way. Talking about furniture and home furnishings. Die Wechselpräpositionen (accusative/ dative prepositions): in, an, auf, vor, hinter, neben, über, zwischen.; the modal verb: "dürfen" II. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 7
11 Expressing wishes, congratulations, giving gift. Accepting / rejecting an invitation. Apologising. The verb: werden. Verbs with accusative and dative. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 8
12 Making an appointment with a doctor. Calling the most important body parts, making recommendations for health. The preterite tense (das Präteritum) of the modal verbs. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 8
13 Reading short news. The preterite tense (das Präteritum) of verbs. Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L. 8
14 General review Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+, L 1- 8.
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita: Begegnungen A1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch. Leipzig : Schubert Verlag 2011.

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 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ*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)

fulya.koydemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday / 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Reading 14 2 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

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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