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Professional German I

Course developers

Replaced course

ValoB009 [GVALB009] Professional German for Civil Engineering

Course abstract

The course is aimed at the acquisition of knowledge and skills in professional German language with the express purpose of extending the students` professional qualification and improving the students` communication skills with foreign students and specialists (including work placement abroad, participation in guest lectures, work in joint venture companies, etc.). The study course envisages the mastering of language skills in various forms and levels of communication – reading, speaking, listening, and writing focusing on the terminology of civil engineering.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Students know terms from the field of construction and civil engineering.
Students are able to apply professional terminology and skills.
The assessment according to the 10 point scale.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Environment and Civil Engineering.2h
2. University studies. Curriculum vitae and cover letter writing.2h
3. Construction engineering. Types of buildings. Construction projects and their supervision. Job interview.2h
4. Architecture. Architectural styles. Building elements. 2h
5. Building site. Building machinery and equipment.2h
6. Structural mechanics and geometry basics. Technical description.2h
7. Interior and exterior works. Tools. Instructions.2h
8. Materials. Classification and basic characteristics. Materials technology. Tips on business letter writing.2h
9. Metals: ferrous and non-ferrous. Compounds and alloys. Non-metals.2h
10. Steel and steel structures. Corrosion.2h
11. Masonry work. Stone and brickwork. Gravel, cement, mortar.2h
12. Concrete types. Mixtures, aggregates, batching. Describing technological process.2h
13. Reinforced concrete. Reinforcement. Recycling concrete. Inquiry letter writing2h
14. Polymers. Natural and synthetic polymers. Thermoplastics and thermosets. Tensile strength.2h
15. Minerals, ceramics and glass. Metallic and non-metallic minerāls. Types of glass. Laminating.2h
16. Timberwork. Tree species. Softwood and Hardwood. Timber production.2h

Requirements for awarding credit points

Productive classwork, homeworks, sucessfully passed tests and topic presentation.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Individual work:
1. Reading of the independently chosen professional texts (the amount: 10 000 characters);
2. Prepared PPoint presentation and oral presentation (5-10 minutes) in front of the class;
Submitted glossary of terms (30 terms, 30 translations, 20 definitions).

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Based on successful course requirements completion.

Compulsory reading

1. Pregartner T. Bemessung von Befestigungen in Beton. Bauingenieur-Praxis. Einführung mit Beispielen. 1. Aufl. Verlag:Ernst W. + Sohn Verlag. 2009. 365 S. ISBN-10:3-433-02930-X.
2. Stracke M., Kindmann R. Verbindungen im Stahl- und Verbundbau. Bauingenieur-Praxis. 2. Aufl. Verlag: Ernst W. + Sohn Verlag. 2009. 446 S. ISBN-10:3-433-02916-4.
3. Thieme D. Einführung in die Finite Elemente Methode für Bauingenieure. Mit 53 Berechnungsbeispielen. 3. Aufl. Verlag: Shaker Verlag. 2008. 222 S. ISBN-10:3-8322-6919-3.
4. Henning W. Studienführer Bauingenieurwesen. Berufswahl und Studium (BS). Ein Abriss zu Studium und Beruf für konstruktive Zeitgenossen. 2. Aufl. Verlag: Lexika Verlag. 2008. 168 S. ISBN-10:3-89694-442-8.

Further reading

1. Basseler U., Heinrich J., Utecht B. Grundlagen und Probleme der Volkswirtschaft. 18. Aufl. Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag. 2006. 981 S. ISBN-10:3-7910-2547-3.
2. Seidl A. Deutsche Agrargeschichte. Verlag Deutsche Landwirtschaftsg. Frankfurt. 2006. 348 S. ISBN-10:3-7690-0655-0.
3. Kornmeier M. Wissenschaftlich schreiben leicht gemacht: fuer Bachelor, Master und Dissertation. 4. Auflage. Verlag Utb GmbH. Stuttgart. 2010. 322 S. ISBN-10:3-8252-3154-2.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Zeitschrift für Landeskultur. Berlin: Akad.-Verl, 1960. ISSN: 0044-300X.
2. Agrar- und Umweltrecht. - Zeitschrift für das gesamte Recht der Landwirtschaft der Agrarmärkte und des ländlichen Raumes ISSN 0340-840X. [skatīts 10.03.2021.]. Anotāciju līmenī pieejams CAB Abstracts datubāzē: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=lbh
3. Raumplanung. Dortmund : Informationskreis für Raumplanung. ISSN: 0176-7534. [skatīts 10.03.2021.]. Pieejams: https://www.ifr-ev.de/index.php?V=44

Notes

The course is designed for civil engineering students and is included in the compulsory programme.