| Target group: | Foreign students of the TU Dresden with DSH or TestDaF |
| Contents: | - Basics of scientific language, - Development of reading strategies, - Production of subject and science-related texts, - Preparation of application documents, - Additional media for independent work on and with texts. |
| Prerequisite: | B2+ or proof of knowledge through a placement test. |
| European Framework of Reference/CEFR: | C1 |
| 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) and oral exam (15 minutes) - The credit points are earned when the examination is passed. - The examination results cannot be offset. - The examination results are weighted 2 (written exam): 1 (oral exam), unless another weighting is specified in the respective study regulations. |
| Credit points and grades: | (Graded) participation certificate / TU Certificate (if all 3 EBW-F courses have been completed) |
| Qualification goals: | The students are able to study independently and produce work-related written and oral communication in German at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The students can understand complex scientific and job-related written or oral specialist texts, express themselves clearly and fluently in detail and use complex linguistic structures as well as an extensive general and specialist vocabulary on topics in their field, follow and participate in complex interactions in discussions, even with abstract and complex topics, use language flexibly and effectively for the expression of inauthenticity such as irony, allusions, imagery, deal effectively with communication and cultural problems. |
| Usability: | General language requirement level C1 taking into account the respective study regulations / prerequisite for level C1+. |
| Teaching material: | Announced by the teacher. |