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B2
Gruppe 2
C1
Gruppe 3
B2
The course is designed to provide you with active language skills through a focus on improving form and usage by listening, reading, speaking and writing and grammar. It will also engage you in some project activity, with the goal of i) increasing confidence, fluency and ease of use, as English is such an important language of today’s professional and academic world, and ii) exposing you to a variety of societal problems through engagement with many social issues.
Course Materials:
To be downloaded from the Moodle Webpage (please examine the materials for discussion ahead of time to prepare for active participation); mostly internet-broadcast TV and radio materials, and some publications.
Grading:
The course is pass/fail basis and the students are required to register for the exam. Grades will be submitted to registrar's office. They will be based on whether the student has grasped and implemented
the use of the material covered throughout the semester (effort). In addition to the grade, level criteria will be indicated. It will be based on the technical skill and overall proficiency
(use of grammar, spelling, lexis and syntax).
Gruppe 4
B1
Gruppe 5
C1
This course (C1 level) will focus on integrating all aspects of language usage (reading, listening, discussion and writing) as they apply to academic and professional purposes in Social Work.
In the first half of the course we will look at the historical and current framework of the profession in Germany and in English-speaking countries (UK, USA): at the macro level, the political foundations of the social welfare system and the establishment and development of social work as a profession.
Students will be asked to give presentations on issues pertaining to sociological concepts, practice methodologies, common core values and ethical guidelines.
The second half of the course will focus on the micro level of social work practice— how to apply knowledge and skills in individual client cases. A case study is the basis for sharpening listening and reading skills; discussion of the case study will aid in the development of analytical skills, and writing social history reports will exercise the expression of logic, clarity and cohesion, objectivity vs. subjectivity, as well as social sensitivity.
Students have the choice of two exam types: the presentation (20 minutes) or the written exam (a take-home social history report based on a case study, due July 30).
You must register for the exam in order to receive credits and a grade for this course. This course is graded as pass/fail. You will receive a CEFR (GER) level assessment as well. The criteria for the grade and the CEFR level are differentiated, meaning the grade does not affect the level, nor vice versa.
Note: Any student in a higher semester who only finished one section will now be required to take 3 hours (not 2).
** If a student has already completed Teil B in a previous semester and received a grade, but did not take Teil A, they will have to sit the entire three-hour class, do a Teilnahmeleistung (short presentation or written task) to confirm their attendance, but will not have to take the exam (no registration, just confirmation of attendance by course instructor).
Gruppe 6
S1400 - Fachenglisch
English for Social Workers - Group 6
Course instructor: Colette Lui
Level: B2
Improve and practice your English language skills for professional communication within the field of social work with special attention on the theme of “Working with disabled and elderly people”.
Our goal is to practice polite speech, telephoning, functional language of giving opinions and advice, agreeing and disagreeing, writing professional emails, summaries and case reports.
- gain confidence in speaking, listening, reading and writing
- extend your vocabulary
- revise grammar
Topics for discussion include happiness, independence, loneliness, mental and physical disabilities including dementia, mental capacity and decision-making, and some of the methods and practices that assist in improving levels of joy, dignity and quality of life.
The course is pass/fail basis and students are required to register for the exam. Levels are based on the technical skill and overall proficiency (use of grammar, spelling, syntax) and will be documented.
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There are 2 assessment options:
A) a presentation (podcast or role play dialog performed in person or on video) with a handout incl. brief summary/key notes, sources and vocab for class, OR
B) a written exam or final paper at the end of the semester
Note: Three hours per week
Any student in a higher semester who only finished one section will now be required to take 3 hours (not 2).
** If a student has already completed Teil B in a previous semester and received a grade, but did not take Teil A, they will have to sit the entire three-hour class, do a Teilnahmeleistung (short presentation or written task) to confirm their attendance, but will not have to take the exam (no registration, just confirmation of attendance by course instructor).
Gruppe 7
Niveaus B2 und C1
WE ARE STARTING AT 8:30 A.M.!
This course will focus on integrating all aspects of language usage (reading, listening, discussion and writing) as they apply to academic and professional purposes in Social Work.
In the first half of the course we will look at the historical and current framework of the profession in Germany and in English-speaking countries (UK, USA): at the macro level, the political foundations of the social welfare system and the establishment and development of social work as a profession.
Students will be asked to give presentations on issues pertaining to sociological concepts, practice methodologies, common core values and ethical guidelines.
The second half of the course will focus on the micro level of social work practice— how to apply knowledge and skills in individual client cases. A case study is the basis for sharpening listening and reading skills; discussion of the case study will aid in the development of analytical skills, and writing social history reports will exercise the expression of logic, clarity and cohesion, objectivity vs. subjectivity, as well as social sensitivity.
Students have the choice of two exam types: the presentation (20 minutes) or the written exam (a take-home social history report based on a case study, due July 30).
You must register for the exam in order to receive credits and a grade for this course. This course is graded as pass/fail. You will receive a CEFR (GER) level assessment as well. The criteria for the grade and the CEFR level are differentiated, meaning the grade does not affect the level, nor vice versa.
Note: Any student in a higher semester who only finished one section will now be required to take 3 hours (not 2).
** If a student has already completed Teil B in a previous semester and received a grade, but did not take Teil A, they will have to sit the entire three-hour class, do a Teilnahmeleistung (short presentation or written task) to confirm their attendance, but will not have to take the exam (no registration, just confirmation of attendance by course instructor). |
