Course: Specialized German

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Course title Specialized German
Course code UAG/0FSD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pretzl Christine, Dr. habil.
Course content
1. Definition of the terms professional language and professional communication, the professional language from the point of view of stilistics 2. Horizontal and vertical division of the professional languages 3. Text sorts in the professional language 4. Specific attributes of the German professional language - morphosyntax 5. Specific attributes of the German professional language - morphosyntax 6. Specific attributes of the German professional language word-formation 7. Specific attributes of the German professional language lexicon (professional terminology and its definition, requirement of exactness, terminology norm, work with corpora) 8. Specific attributes of the German professional language lexicon (professional terminology and her definition, requirement of exactness, terminology norm, work with corpora) 9. Specific attributes of the German professional language at the level of the text macro structure of teh professional text 10. Specific attributes of the German professional language on the level of the text micro structure of teh professional text 11. Professional discours and interaction, professional language in the common communication 12. Professional lexicography 13. Professional lexicography 14. Credit test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Monitoring
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the specifics of German professional language and broaden in that way their language competence. The aim of this course is therefore to point out the specific features of the German vocational language, namely on a background of standard German, with the involvement of the German corpus (IDS) and parallel corpora (Intercorp) into teaching.
The students widen their language competence in the field of professional language, in the field of communication at the professional level, also among professionals and non-professional public, it means in the field of popularization. Using corpora in teaching will gain an overview about the occurrence of professional linguistic phenomena and their frequency within individual levels of language.
Prerequisites
Passing of the course assumes completed Bachelor's degree study of the German language (or in the German language) and proficiency level B2/C1 of the CEFR.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Student performance assessment, Analysis of student's language skills

Presentation of the particular topic, written exam. Active participation on the classwork, working on the continuously given tasks, individual solving of chosen problems.
Recommended literature
  • 1. Portály: gutenberg.spiegel.de/information 2. Korpusy: Referenzkorpus der deutschen Sprache des 20. Jahrhundert (DWDS-Kernkorpus): https://www.dwds.de/ Deutsches Referenzkorpus DeReKo des Instituts für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) http://www.ids-mannheim.de/kt/projekte/korpora/ Datenbank Gesprochenes Deutsch (DGD) des IDS: http://dgd.ids-mannheim.de:8080/dgd/pragdb.dgd_extern.welcome Schweizer Textkorpus: http://www.schweizer-textkorpus.cz/ ČNK: http://wiki.korpus.cz/doku.php?id=cnk:uvod&rev=1513071833 Intercorp: http://ucnk.korpus.cz/intercorp/.
  • FLUCK, H-R. Fachsprache: Einführung und Bibliographie. 5. überarb. und erw. Aufl.. Tübingen: Francke, 1996.
  • HOFFMANN, L. Kommunikationsmittel Fachsprache.. Tübingen. Narr, 1984.
  • LÜDTKE, S., DEUTSCHER, G. Deutsch in den Wissenschaften: Beiträge zu Status und Perspektiven der Wissenschaftssprache Deutsch.. München: Klett-Langenscheidt, 2013.
  • ROELCKE, T. Fachsprachen im Alltag. Probleme und Perspektiven der Kommunikation zwischen Experten und Laien. In: LEHR, A., KAMMERER, M., KONERDING, K.-P., STORRER, A., THIMM, C., WOLSKI, W. Sprache im Alltag. Beiträge zu neuen Perspektiven in der Linguistik, S. 219-231. Berlin / New York: de Gruyter, 2001.
  • ROELCKE, T. Fachsprachen. 3., neu bearb. Aufl. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, 2010.


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