Course code ValoP058
Credit points 2.25
Professional German IV
Total Hours in Course60
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes24
Date of course confirmation20.12.2011
Responsible UnitLanguage Centre
Course developer
Ingrīda Vazne
Mg. paed.
Course abstract
The course is aimed at the acquisition of knowledge and skills in professional foreign 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 mastering of language skills in various forms and levels of communication – reading, speaking, listening, writing focusing on the terminology of wood processing and related fields.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
After completing the course the student will have:
• knowledge of wood processing terminology including the specialisms in wood science, timber and furniture production, environmentally friendly technologies; the knowledge of language use in the professional area
• skills - students are able to apply the knowledge and communicative skills, including reading, speaking, listening and writing skills in their professional activities, participating in discussions, creating dialogues, making presentations. Students are able to use professional terminology in communicative situations (telephone conversations, job interviews, business correspondence, etc.) and find the necessary information on-line, structurize and classify it.
• competence - students have acquired the competence of professional foreign language in order to apply it creatively in spoken and written communication for professional activities, student mobility and in academic environment.
Compulsory reading
1. European Arboricultural Counsil [EAC], Handbuch, Patzer Verlag, Berlin-Hannover, 2005. 145 S.
2. Schulte A. Wald in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Band I, Muenster, 2003. 515 S.
3. Schulte A. Wald in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Band II, Muenster, 2003. 1082 S.
4. Becker N., Braunert J. Alltag, Beruf&Co B1/2, Max Hueber Verlag, 2009. 119 S.
Further reading
1. Eduard von Jan. Tangram aktuell B1/2, Max Hueber Verlag,Grundstufe 2, 1995. 253 S.
2. Neumayer G. Geschaeftsbriefe schreiben. Fir fuer den Job, Frankfurt/Main, 2004. 96 S.
3. Technisches Woerterbuch. Schule A. Wald in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Band 1, Muenster, 2003. 131. – 145 S.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Forst und Holz. ISSN 0932-9315
2. AFZ Der Wald. ISSN 1430-2713
3. Das Holzblatt. ISSN 0018-3792