German 2 (5cr)

Intro

Welcome to continue studying German! You will deepen your knowledge of what you have learnt in the German 1 course. You will learn how to discuss your own education and work experience and how to handle the most common work life situations. Together with the other students, you will improve your argumentation skills and get to know digital communication in German. You also will develop further cultural and intercultural skills.

Learning objectives

A student who has completed this course or has acquired equal knowledge will be able to

- handle everyday life and work situations orally and written

- communicate in German-speaking countries considering their special cultural characteristics

- take into account cultural diversity

- plan their future language studies and start their exchange abroad.

Contents

- discuss one’s own daily and weekly program

- describe one’s living environment

- discuss university studies

- describe work life

- express one’s own opinion

- digital communication in German

- develop travel plans and travelling

- deepen one’s own cultural knowledge of German-speaking countries and their cultures

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

CONTACT / CONTACT BLENDED
ONLINE / ONLINE BLENDED
VIRTUAL / VIRTUAL INSTRUCTED / VIRTUAL NONSTOP
DEMO
WORKSTUDY

Descriptions of implementation methods can be found in Haaga-Helia's website: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/implementation-types"

Information about demonstration and work & study:
You can complete the course unit by demonstrating or by Work&Study even if the course unit doesn't have DEMO or WORKSTUDY implementations. More information about recognition of learning at Haaga-Helia's website: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/career-planning/recognition-learning.

Information about demonstration assignment:
A written test via EXAM and a Teams meeting to demonstrate oral skills. Ask for more information from Sirpa S. Bode.

Learning materials

Freut mich 2 (Finn Lectura) as a textbook accompanied with customised teacher content.

Lähtötaso ja sidonnaisuudet muihin opintojaksoihin

German 1 course or equal knowledge

Assessment criteria - grade 1

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

The student knows how to use the German language in the most common every day and work life situations. He/She has mastered the basics of pronunciation, the most common language basics and partly also the course’s vocabulary. He/She knows some general characteristics of the language area and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she has acquainted him/herself with the diversity of the German-speaking environment.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

The student knows how to use the German language quite independently and naturally in the most common every day and work life situations. He/She has mastered the pronunciation, many language basics and how to apply what you learnt to different language situations. He/She knows the general characteristics of the language area and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she understands the diversity of the German-speaking environment much better than before.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

The student knows how to use the German language quite independently and naturally in different every day and work life situations. He/She has mastered the pronunciation, many language basics and he/she applies fearlessly what he/she has learnt to different language situations. He/She knows the general characteristics of the language area very well and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she understands and is able to promote the diversity of the German-speaking environment.