Description:

Grammar and stylistics. Selection of conversation and professional topics based on the language level and study focus at the Faculty. Improvement of language structure knowledge and perceptive and communicative skills, vocabulary development. Basic stylistic forms. Presentation of own knowledge in oral and written form. Work with (professional) text and its features. Practice of oral and written presentation.

Recommended literature:

Becker, Braunert, Alltag, Beruf, Hueber, 2014.

Keywords:

Grammatical structures, communicative skills, written and oral discourse, professional texts, vocabulary, professional terminology.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar