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| Module code:  DFBEES-402 | 
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4VU (4 hours per week) | 
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4 | 
| Semester: 4 | 
| Mandatory course: yes | 
Language of instruction:  
French | 
Assessment:  
Written exam (50%) + presentation (25%) + tests (25%)
  
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60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 120 hours (equivalent to 4 ECTS credits). There are therefore 75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):  
None. 
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Recommended as prerequisite for:  
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Module coordinator:  
Dr. Julia Frisch | 
Lecturer:   Maha Tischer, Diplômée de Maîtrise
 
  
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Learning outcomes:  
- The foreign language will be taught with a subject-related approach. - Subject-related, specialized grammar will be imparted to the students. - After successfully completing this course, students will be able to understand intermediate newspaper and magazine articles from the French and francophone press. - Students will be able to understand technically relevant, orally presented texts. - They will have improved their writing skills. - Students will be prepared for a possible career in a country where the target language is spoken. - Students will have enlarged their technical vocabulary.
 
  
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Module content:  
- (Inter)culturally relevant, current topics pertaining to the countries in which the target language is spoken. - Topics related to the students’ lectures  - Specialized vocabulary within the context of the topics (subject areas) discussed - Subject-related, specialized grammar - Introduction to reading articles systematically
 
  
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Teaching methods/Media:  
- Presentations by the lecturer - Plenary and group discussions - Group work phases where students tackle specific tasks - Multimedia language lab - Student presentations
 
  
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Recommended or required reading:  
- Teaching materials: texts and exercises compiled by the lecturer - PowerPoint presentations by the lecturer or equivalent visualization forms - Internet resources
 
  
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