Titular Professors
Professors
None.
Upon completion of this course the students should be able:
To speak and understand at a basic level in Spanish, Chinese or German.
To understand the basic grammatical forms in Spanish, Chinese or German.
To have a basic listening and reading comprehension in Spanish, Chinese or German.
In the case of English, upon completion of Foreign Language II, the student should be prepared to take the FCE or CAE.
The following language skills will be covered for English, Spanish, Chinese and German:
Oral Communication
Listening Comprehension
Vocabulary Development
Reading Comprehension
Use of Grammar
Cultural Awareness
In addition, for those students studying English, there will be a focus on First Certificate of English (FCE) or Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) exam preparation
Oral Practice, Listening, and Grammar exercises
Writing, Reading and interactive exercises
Individual Presentations
Videos
Evaluation System:
30% of your final grade will be based on Quality class participation. Quality participation being defined as active in-class participation, quizzes, delivering scheduled presentations, homework completion and for extra credit the completion of a designated MOOC on due date.
20% of your final grade will be based on the Mid-term oral exam.
20% of your final grade will be based on the Mid-term written exam.
15% of your final grade will be based on the Final oral exam.
15% of your final grade will be based on the Final written exam.
A variety of language books will be required depending on the language studied.
For example:
For German:
AufderstraBe, Harmut, Bock, Heiko, Gerdes, Mechthild, Müller, Jutta und Hemet Müller, Themen Aktuell 1, Kursbuch,, Hueber Verlag, 2018
Bock, Heiko, Eisfeld, Karl-Heinz, Holthaus, Hanni und Uthild Schütze-Nöhmke, Themen Aktuell 1, Arbeitsbuch, Hueber Verlag, 2013
For Chinese:
Beijing Language and Culture University, Great Wall Chinese- Essentials in Communication Textbook 1 (2005)
Beijing Language and Culture University, Great Wall Chinese- Essentials in Communication Workbook 1 (2006)
For Spanish:
Corpas, Jaime, García, Eva and Garmendia, Agustín (2013) Aula 1, Curso de Español, Nueva Edición.