2014/2015
BA-BINBV1106U Danish – Integrated Skills
| English Title |
| Danish – Integrated
Skills |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Autumn, Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Max. participants |
25 |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in International
Business
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| Course
coordinator |
- Hanne Erdman Thomsen - MSC
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| Secretary Tine
Silfvander- ts.iadh@cbs.dk |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- Communication
- Language and Intercultural Studies
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Last updated on
29-10-2014
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| Learning objectives |
The learning objectives to achieve within Danish-
Integrated Skills are:
- 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
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| Course prerequisites |
| None |
| Examination |
|
Danish –
Integrated Skills:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| 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 |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter Term and Summer Term, the regular exam
takes place twice a year respectively in the Winter and the
Summer. |
| Aids allowed to bring
to the exam |
Closed Book |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary
exam
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| Course content and structure |
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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.
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| Teaching methods |
Practical language skills will be acquired
through grammar drills, role-playing and interpersonal activities.
Discussions will focus on the issues of everyday life – e.g.
travel, shopping, ordering food and social customs - as well as
basic reading and communication skills. The teaching language will
be a mixture of English and Danish, with increasing emphasis on
Danish as the course progresses.
Attendance and participation are essential for success in this
course |
| Expected literature |
|
Aktivt Dansk. Textbook and Grammar and wordlist for
beginners(Alfabeta)
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Last updated on
29-10-2014
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