Course: Swiss Life and Institutions. Compact Seminar

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Course title Swiss Life and Institutions. Compact Seminar
Course code KNJ/RSAN
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech, German
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Mizerová Nikola, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Development of foreign language competencies (listening, reading, speaking, writing comprehension) and language devices (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation), all in accordance with The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 7 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 9 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Information about historical, political and social facts concerning Switzerland.
Language competence development in accordance with the curriculum of the accredited field.
Prerequisites
no prerequisite for enrollment

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's linguistic performance analysis, Presentation of acquired experience via portfolio

Active participation in seminars, successful completion of assignments, 75% presence in seminars. Other requirements may vary.
Recommended literature
  • EGGMANN, H. (ed.): Schweiz. Suisse. Svizzera. Svizra. St. Gallen: Kantonaler Lehrmittelverlag, 2002..
  • KOL.: Schweiz in Sicht. Materialien zur Landeskunde Schweiz. St.Gallen: Koordinationskommission für die Präsenz der Schweiz im Ausland, 1998..
  • TREICHLER, H.P.: Abendteuer Schweiz. Geschichte in Jahrhundertschritten. Spreitenbach: Migros-Presse, 1991..


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