Course detail
German 6
FSI-N6 Acad. year: 2027/2028 Summer semester
The course is designed for students with intermediate German language skills and focuses on the systematic development of their language and communication skills.
The course combines the development of reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills with vocabulary expansion and the deepening of grammatical knowledge.
Thematically, the course focuses on culture, leisure, consumer behavior, education, career orientation, and higher education. An important part of the course involves working with authentic or didactically adapted texts and conversation exercises that guide students in formulating and justifying their own opinions, comparing different options, interpreting information, and engaging in objective discussion. Students also apply the language skills they have acquired in written communication and in handling communication situations related to their academic and professional environments.
Throughout the course, students consolidate and further develop their ability to use German as a tool for communication, for acquiring and conveying information, and for formulating their own opinions. They can apply the language skills they develop in their further studies, in intercultural communication, and in basic professional situations.
Language of instruction
German
Number of ECTS credits
4
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
The course N6 is intended for intermediate students at min level A2 CEFR. It doesn’t follow up on the course N5.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test. 60% points at the credit test as minimum.
The examination at level B1 CEFR consists of a written and oral part. The written part of the examination tests listening and reading comprehension, simple written expression, grammar and vocabulary of general language. The oral part of the examination has a form of discussion held on various everyday topics.
Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars. As long as the number of missed seminars is higher, additional condition may be set up by the teacher in justified cases in order to meet the course-unit credit requirements.
Aims
The aim of the course is to consolidate and further develop students’ language knowledge and communicative competence in German across all four language skills—reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Students will expand their vocabulary and deepen their knowledge of grammatical and lexical structures corresponding to level B1 of the CEFR. Emphasis is placed on the ability to work independently with information, formulate and justify one’s own opinions, compare different options, and express one’s thoughts in a structured manner in both oral and written communication.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand both the main ideas and important details in spoken and written texts related to familiar topics. They are able to reproduce, summarize, and apply the information they have acquired when formulating their own opinions. They can independently conduct a conversation and participate in a discussion, express and justify their views, compare different approaches, and respond appropriately to the arguments of others. They can compose coherent written texts appropriate to the purpose and communicative situation and use German to communicate about issues related to education, study opportunities, career paths, and other topics in personal and social life.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective
Programme N-OBN-P: Common Offer, Master's, elective
Programme BIT: Information Technology, Bachelor's
specialization BITP: Information Technology, elective
Type of course unit
Language exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. L 6 Music, negative words, writing an email
2. L 6 Band, justify something, program change
3. L 6 Festivals, letter of invitation, concessive connectors
4. L 7 Money, Shopping Passive
5. L 7 Games, sales talk, modal verbs
6. L 7 Table of Contents, Describing People
7. L 8 Lifelong learning, genitive
8. L 8 Course offers, costs, local prepositions
9. L 8 Modern learning equipment, alternating prepositions
10. L 9 Choosing a university, at the university
11. L 9 Application for a study place
12. L 9 Opportunities in study
13. Summary, revision, credit test