Specialization Module A [C1] (4 contact hours per week)
Interacting in a (professional) academic context – Interpreting and producing complex texts
- Application to register for a course submitted in good time using the online form on our website
- Completion of Language Center placement test or grade from language course previously attended at Freie Universität (students who have obtained the DSH qualification from Freie Universität Berlin do not need to complete a placement test)
5 credit points / ECTS
Coursework (during the semester)
- Regular and active participation
- Regular completion of homework
- Completion of an oral assignment (participation in the science slam)
Module assessment
- Completion of a written assignment (approx. eight pages in length), featuring both a first draft and an edited version, to be submitted by the end of the semester.
Bachelor students can complete the course as part of the “ABV” (General Professional Skills) section of their studies (foreign language skills).
General Focus:
Interacting in a (professional) academic context:
- Interpret and produce complex texts
- Deal with different types of texts in a critical manner
- Implement approaches and strategies for interpreting input based on the premise, the question, and the objective
- Employ a range of techniques for planning and writing structured texts and speeches that take into consideration different target audiences and contexts
- Deepen knowledge of complex grammatical structures, systematically expand vocabulary and understanding of abstract terms
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, students will fulfill the basic proficiency requirements of level C1 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) in German.
Students will have the following
linguistic skills:
- The ability to prepare, portray, and adequately present information using sources (including those that may contradict one another)
- The ability to quickly and reliably identify specific problems in large, heterogeneous texts
- The ability to effectively and constructively present information, explanations, and points of view in a variety of ways using different linguistically redundant techniques
strategic skills:
- The ability to effectively and constructively communicate information, explanations, and points of view
intercultural skills:
- The ability to effectively and constructively communicate information, explanations, and points of view
Course Topics:
Science and academia – experiments – reading – perception and memory – family structures – music – zoos – traveling – inclusive language – moral dilemmas – linguistics – siblings
