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2013/2014  BA-HAI_HU01  Danish for Beginners

English Title
Danish for Beginners

Course information
Language English
Exam ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Bachelor
Duration Summer
Course period Please check www.cbs.dk/summer for the course schedule.
Time Table Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board
Study Board for BSc in International Business
Course coordinator
  • Faculty - Steven Gartner, CBS
    Patricia Plackett - Department of Operations Management (OM)
Main academic disciplines
  • Language and Intercultural Studies
Last updated on 12-04-2013
Learning objectives
  • To understand what is said clearly, slowly and directly in simple everyday conversation; if the speaker can accommodate;
  • To understand phrases, words and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment);
  • To understand the essential information in short recorded passages dealing with predictable everyday matters which are spoken slowly and clearly;
  • To identify important information in news summaries or simple newspaper articles in which numbers and names play an important role and which are clearly structured and illustrated;
  • To understand a simple personal letter in which the writer tells or asks about aspects of everyday life;
  • To skim small advertisements in newspapers, locate the heading or column needed and identify the most important pieces of information (prices, size of apt, cars, computers, etc.);
  • To understand short narratives about everyday things dealing with topics which are familiar to me if the text is written in simple language;
  • To handle basic dialogue in everyday situations - simple transactions in shops, post office or banks, public transport, restaurants, etc.;
  • To ask and give directions referring to a map or plan; To make and respond to invitations;
  • To describe oneself, family and other people, including educational background, hobbies and interests;
  • To describe activities past and present - personal experiences; •To describe in writing an event in simple sentences and report what happened and aspects of everyday life;
  • To write sentences using connectors (ie 'and', 'but', 'because') and connecting words to indicate the chronological order of events (first, then, after, later).
Course prerequisites
None.
Prerequisites for registering for the exam
Compulsory assignments (assessed approved/not approved)
There will be a mandatory mid-term assignment.
Examination
Individual oral exam:
Examination form Oral Exam
Individual or group exam Individual
Duration 20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam period Summer Term
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Course content and structure
This course is an introduction to Danish language and culture, designed to enable students to perform basic tasks in a Danish-speaking context. Practical language skills will be acquired through grammar drills, role-playing, and interpersonal activities. Discussions will focus on the issues of everyday life: travel, shopping, ordering food, social customs, and basic reading and communication skills.
Attendance and participation are essential for success in this course.
Teaching methods
There will be a preliminary assignment to be done before the program starts.

Practical language skills will be acquired through grammar drills, role-playing, and interpersonal activities. Discussions will focus on the issues of everyday life in Denmark: travel, shopping, ordering food and social customs, as well as basic reading and communication skills.
Attendance and participation are essential for success in this course.
Expected literature

Aktivt Dansk. Textbook and Grammar and wordlist for beginners(Alfabeta). Latest Edition.
Last updated on 12-04-2013