| Target group: | Target group: For students, • who have difficulty mastering grammar and speaking freely • as a supplement or to prepare for EBW courses |
| Contents: | - Texts and audio texts on everyday situations, especially in the university environment, - Oral text production and interaction on this topic, - Writing longer texts on topics in your own university environment, - Development of grammatical structures and an extended vocabulary. |
| Prerequisite: | B1 or proof of knowledge by placement test |
| European Framework of Reference/CEFR: | B2 |
| Type of teaching/duration: | 1 semester language learning seminar/language course | 2 SWS |
| Frequency of the course: | WiSe + SoSe |
| Workload: | The total workload is 75 hours. Of these, 30 hours are accounted for by attendance and 45 hours by self-study, including preparation for the exam and completion of the exam. |
| Examinations: | - Written exam (90 minutes) |
| Credit points and grades: | (Graded) participation certificate |
| Qualification goals: | The students have productive and receptive skills in English at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The students have sufficient language skills to complete an internship abroad or to take part in courses at a foreign university in the national language. They can understand the main points of audio texts on topics related to everyday life and the academic environment, when spoken in standard language or a familiar variety, understand broadly factual texts on abstract and concrete content related to their own interests and areas of expertise, express themselves in detail and coherently, communicate orally and in writing and draft official documents on past, present and future topics of their own interest. |
| Usability: | General language requirement level B2 taking into account the respective study regulations / prerequisite for level B2+ |
| Teaching material: | Straightforward Intermediate ISBN 978-3-19-492953-1 Available in the Thalia TU bookstore at Rugestasse 6 (corner of Nürnberger Strasse) Course accompanying website: http://www.hueber.de/sixcms/media.php/36/3-19-002953-9_german_companion.pdf |