Prerequisits
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Upper-intermediate knowledge of German. |
Content (Syllabus outline)
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Technical and scientific writing in German:
Topics:
- Composition (planning, title, introduction, paragraphs, body of article, conclusion, tables, abstract, summary),
- Style (objectivity, clarity, formality, hedging, signposting),
- Language functions (agreeing and disagreeing, comparing and contrasting classifying, defining, emphasizing, generalizing, quoting),
- Grammar (word order, adverbs, verb tenses, passive voice).
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Readings
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Temeljna literatura / Basic readings:
1. Jahr, Silke: Wissenschaftsdeutsch, Booksbaum Verlag, Berlin 2011
Ostalo / Other:
1. Ana Marija Muster: Morphologie der deutschen Sprache. Übungen, Filozofska fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani, 2004
2. MULEJ, Sabina. Strokovni nemški jezik za gradbenike = Deutsch als Fachsprache für Bauingenieure. Maribor: Založba Fakultete za gradbeništvo, 2014. ISBN 978-961-248-444-6. http://dkum.uni-mb.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=46548. [COBISS.SI-ID 78325249]
3. Strokovni in znanstveni članki v nemščini (German technical and scientific papers)
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Objectives and competences
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A student can classify features of German technical and scientific language.
A student develops writing skills for drawing up academic and technical texts in German
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Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
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A student can define characteristic features of technical and scientific German.
A student distinguishes between features of technical / academic and general German.
A student can actively use technical / academic German in composition.
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Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
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Acquired knowledge can be used in:
studying technical literature in German,
writing technical and scientific articles,
communicating with experts in a specific field.
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Learning and teaching methods
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Lectures with exercises on all skills (listening, reading, communication), focused on writing by means of composition exercises |