Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles
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MHAL1111 - German : Grammar in Practice



Credits : 5

Lecturers :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first and second term, 60 hours of exercises.

Language of instruction :
German

Learning activities :
MHAL1111A - [1 Q. • 30 Ex. • Pond. : 30] Elisabeth Castadot, Françoise Gallez
MHAL1111B - [2 Q. • 30 Ex. • Pond. : 70] Manon Delcour, Françoise Gallez

Learning outcomes :
Specific Target Learning Outcomes

On completing this Unit, students should:

- Possess the ability to apply the rules of grammar studied in class in context (verbs, declination, etc.), and if necessary explain them using examples;
- Possess a command of the basic rules of lexical and grammatical spelling;
- Be able to recognize and produce both simple and complex German syntactic structures.
NB: The fundamentals of phonetic theory are taught in parallel (that is, progressively) with the above content.


Prerequisites :
None

Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
This Unit gives students a high level of proficiency in the rules of phonetics and grammar that are characteristic of German. The course focuses on the rules of phonetics and provides a grounding in the rules of basic German grammar and their application, principally in relation to verbs and sentences. It also aims at developing students' proficiency in using German grammar in context and time is devoted to comparison with French grammar. The goal is twofold: to enhance students' proficiency in German and to provide them with the skills they need to translate verbs, noun phrases, German grammatical structures etc. into French. The course for ERASMUS students and students enrolled in the program for German-speaking students is a French grammar course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Exercises (practical language and laboratory work, guided study, simulation, etc.)
Presentations in lecture format
Personalised progress monitoring and support
Active participation highly recommended.



Assessment methods and criteria :
Formative assessment + written evaluation including a range of question formats. -Weighing: MHAL1111A(Q1) 30% + MHAL1111B(Q2) 70%
- Students resitting the exams for this course in 2020-2021 will be assessed on the course material of the current year, i.e. 2020-2021. - Depending on the code imposed by the COVID crisis, the evaluation can be done in remote mode.

Recommended or required reading :
Sources et references to assist the student:
http://www.begegnungen-deutsch.de/
http://www.deutschlern.net/
http://www.duden.de/


Other information :
Other course materials:
1) Clamer, Friedrich; Heilmann, Ehrard G.(2007): Übungsgrammatik für die Grundstufe 4. überarbeitete Auflage. Meckenheim: Liebaug-Dartmann. ISBN 978-3-922989-70-7 [peut être commandé via Syllanet]
2) A variety of course documents are available online (or possibly in paper format for documents that are not available in digital format)