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Professional German in Agriculture II

Course developers

Prior knowledge

ValoP034, Professional German in Agriculture I

Course abstract

The study course is aimed at the development of students’ foreign language (German) knowledge and skills necessary for comprehending, interpreting and evaluating professional information, explaining and comparing processes, participating in discussions, giving presentations in professional and academic environments as well as for communication with foreign students, specialists and academic staff. The focus is on the terminology related to agriculture. The German language proficiency level corresponds at least to level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for foreign languages.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge and understanding terminology of field.
Students know terms from the field of:
- animal husbandry, poultry farming; animal feed, welfare (Test No 1);
- agricultural mechanization; soil tillage, harvesting machinery; technological equipment of farms (Test No 2);
- entrepreneurship in the countryside, agricultural politics, rural tourism, organic farming (Test No 3).
Skills:
Students are able to define terms, select professional information, think critically, participate in discussions applying professional terminology and communication skills: in written form - writing descriptions, summaries, business letters; orally - in discussions, dialogues, giving a presentation.
Competence of professional and academic German language in order to apply it creatively in spoken and written communication for student mobility, professional and academic activities in international environment.
The assessment according to the 10 point scale.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Summer practical training and duties. Development of terminology vocabulary on every theme.2h
2. Animal husbandry. The main branches of animal husbandry. Poultry farming.2h
3. Raising livestock and breeding.2h
4. Animal feed. Animal welfare and health.2h
5. Test 1. Animal husbandry. Agricultural mechanization. Soil tillage machinery.2h
6. Sowing and planting machinery. Harvesting machinery.2h
7. Technological equipment of farms.2h
8. Test 2. Agricultural machinery. Entrepreneurship in the countryside.2h
9. Agriculture of Latvia – future perspectives.2h
10. Agricultural politics of the European Union.2h
11. Development of the rural environment. Rural tourism.2h
12. Ecological tasks of agriculture. Organic farming. Sustainable agriculture. 2h
13. Innovative technologies in agriculture. Biotechnologies in agriculture. Genetically modified organisms.2h
14. Test 3. Entrepreneurship. Business communication. 2h
15. Bioeconomy and agriculture.2h
16. Students` presentations of the individual work.2h

Requirements for awarding credit points

Assessment: Examination.
It is made up of cumulative assessment.
Successfully written 3 tests, a final terminology test,
the glossary of terms for each topic, timely completed home works, completed individual work (reading of professional texts, presentation on a selected topic, the glossary of terms). Tests and home works are with a positive evaluation.The number of the missed classes shall not exceed 20%.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

1. Individual assignment. The amount of the independently chosen professional text – 20,000 printed marks. A written summary, translation of 30 terms, definitions of 20 terms; an oral translation of some parts of the text, a presentation (8 – 10 minutes` long) about the professional literature.
2. Pair or group work presentation (5 -7 minutes) on a topic related to the study course.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The examination grade is calculated as an arithmetic mean of grades obtained in two examination tasks. The grade in the terminology test is successful if at least 70% of the answers are correct.

Compulsory reading

1.Greshake J. Chr. Übertragung ländlicher Nahversorgungskonzepte auf den urbanen Raum. 1. Aufl. AV Akademikerverlag, 2015. 224 S. ISBN:978-3-639-48596-7.
2. Bodennutzung und Bodenschutz. H. J. Friedler Hrsg. 1. Aufl. Basel: Verlag Birkhäuser, 2014. 268 S. ISBN:978-3-0348-5626-3.
3.Krämer D. Landwirtschaftliche Haushalts-Unternehmens-Komplexe als Ganzheit. 1. Aufl. Verlag Shaker Verlagsgruppe, 2013. 282 S. ISBN:978-3-8440-2005-2.
4.Schulze E. Deutsche Agrargeschichte. 7500 Jahre Landwirtschaft in Deutschland. Ein kurzer Abriss. 3. Aufl. Verlag Shaker Verlagsgruppe, 2014. 226 S. ISBN:978-3-8440-2636-8.

Further reading

1. Lebendiger ländlicher Raum. K.-D. Kaiser, Hrsg. 1. Aufl. Verlag Wochenschau, 2014. 288 S. ISBN:978-3-89974-971-7.
2.Meyer G. Über die Schwankungen in dem Bedarf an Handarbeit in der Deutschen Landwirtschaft und die Möglichkeit ihrer Ausgleichung. 1. Aufl. Verlag Forgotten Books, 2015. 112 S. ISBN:978-1-332-50201-1.
3.Queisner G. Rahmenbedingungen für eine umweltverträgliche Landwirtschaft im Europarecht. 1. Aufl. Verlag Nomos, 2013. 402 S. ISBN:978-3-8487-0380-7.

Periodicals and other sources

1.Agrartechnik [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 01.03.2016.]. Pieejams: http://www.agrarheute.com/agrartechnik
2.BW agrar [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 01.03.2016.]. Pieejams: http://www.bwagrar.de
3.Milchrind [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 01.03.2016.]. Pieejams: http://www.milchrind.de

Notes

The study course is included in the compulsory part of the professional Bachelor’s degree programme Agriculture.