Université Catholique de Louvain - COURSES DESCRIPTION FOR 2013-2014 - LGERM1113
                         LGERM1113 German language: elementary grammar
                                 2013-2014
                               4.0 credits           30.0 h + 15.0 h               1+2q
            Teacher(s) :             Sabel Joachim ;
            Language :               Allemand
            Place of the course      Louvain-la-Neuve
            Prerequisites :          It is helpful to have already knowledge of German basic grammar (like someone who has already participated in a two-years cours
                                     for beginners) but the course is open to beginners.
            Main themes :            - Studies of German Phonetics and morphology;
                                     - German Sentence Types, Grammatical Functions;
                                     - Detailed Description of Basic Rules concerning: Verbs, (Pro-) Nouns, Adjectives/Adverbs, Determiners, Prepositions, conjunctions
                                     and particles.
            Aims :                   Introduction to descriptive German grammar. The understanding and utilization of (basic) German grammatical rules to facilitate
                                     the acquisition of a German "competence grammar".
                                     The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s)
                                     can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
            Evaluation methods :     -  Partial (written) test in German, optional. The test will be written at the end of the first quadrimester (December).
                                     - General (written) test in German, obligatory. The test will be written in June and September.
            Teaching methods :       /
            Content :                Title. German Basic Grammar Summary. Introduction to descriptive German grammar. Studies of German Phonetics. German
                                     sentence types (infinitivals, finite sentences and sentence mood), German word order, Grammatical functions. Detailed description
                                     of basic rules concerning form an distribution of: verbs, (pro-) nouns, adjectives/adverbs, determiners, and prepositions. Declination
                                     of nouns and adjectives, conjugation of verbs. Subcategorization properties of lexical categories. Teaching: Lecture, Exercises
                                     in Class
            Bibliography :          /
            Other infos :            A syllabus for this course (written in German) is available.
            Cycle and year of        > Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
            study :                  > Preparotory year for Master in Multilingual Communication
                                     > Certificat universitaire en langues et littératures germaniques
                                     > Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
                                     > Bachelor in Philosophy
                                     > Bachelor in Ancient languages and Literatures : Classics
                                     > Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English
                                     > Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
                                     > Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General
                                     > Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
                                     > Bachelor in History
                                     > Bachelor in Religious Studies
                                     > Bachelor in Information and Communication
                                     > Bachelor in Pharmacy
                                     > Bachelor in Computer Science
                                     > Bachelor in Economics and Management
                                     > Bachelor in Motor skills : General
                                     > Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences
                                     > Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology
                                     > Bachelor in Political Sciences: General
                                     > Bachelor in Mathematics
                                     > Bachelor in Biomedicine
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