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Examenskurs
Sprachbeherrschung
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Content |
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The
aim of this course is to prepare you for your oral examination in Sprachbeherrschung.
Our main focus will lie on the discussion of grammatical structures (their
form and function), but we will also do some vocabulary work. You will be required to do a (group) presentation on one of the
grammatical phenomena that we shall deal with.
We will also devote some time every week to worksheets with grammar in
context (which are structured exactly like in the examination).
By the end of the semester, you should have developed an awareness of
common English language problems for native speakers of German.
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Information
sheets |
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Examination |
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This
course does not end with an examination in the strictest sense - but it
prepares you for one, namely your oral state
examination in Sprachbeherrschung.
In order to know what to expect, please read the information
sheet above.PLEASE NOTE:
Registration
for the state exam is very early - usually in January
and July half a year before your
scheduled start. (For binding and up-to-date information by the Prüfungsamt,
klick here.)
If you have not registered by the time the semester
starts, you will not be able to take the examination on the next possible
date.
Although the Sprachbeherrschung examination counts towards your
final grade, it is not part of the state examination. This means that you
can only repeat it (once) if you take it during your studies,
as a studienbegleitender Leistungsnachweis.
If you are studying Lehramt Gymnasium or
Realschule, please contact Ms. Leitenstorfer (Bismarckstr.
1, C5A0, 85-22435, gabriele.leitenstorfer AT angl.phil.uni-erlangen.de) during the first three weeks
of the semester to let her know who you would like to examine
you. Though we always try to accommodate your wishes, there is no guarantee
that everyone will get the
examiner they chose.
If you are studying Lehramt Grundschule or
Hauptschule, the same applies - but please contact Ms.
Manneck at the Nuremberg Prüfungsamt.
If you would like to know the date of your examination
and the name of your examiner, please contact Ms. Leitenstorfer
or Ms. Manneck no earlier than two months
prior to the beginning of the Prüfungszeitraum - but note that the dates may still change
and are only truly fixed two weeks before the
beginning of your Prüfungszeitraum. It is therefore advisable to
check your precise date again shortly before the examination.
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Requirements |
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You
must have passed your Grundstudium courses. Since
you may only attend
this course once, it is recommended that you take it shortly before your Sprachbeherrschung
examination. Ideally, this should be in your final year at university, so
that you enter your teacher training course (Referendariat) well
prepared.
The course is designed as a self-study course - which means that the more
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Material |
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You
will find digital material online in my password-protected StudOn
area for this course.
In order to be able to access the material for this particular course, you will
need to register with a password that I will give you during the
first meeting.
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Recommended
literature |
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Grammar
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 | Foley, Mark and Diane Hall (2003): Longman Advanced Learners'
Grammar. A Self-Study Reference & Practice Book with Answers.
Edinburgh: Pearson.
[Provides you with explanation sections,
exercises and answers.] |
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| Herbst, Thomas, Rita Stoll and Rudolf Westermayr (1991): Terminologie
der Sprachbeschreibung: Ein Lernwörterbuch für das Anglistikstudium.
Ismaning: Hueber.
[Gives you a brief and readable overview of the
central grammatical aspects.] |
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| Hewings, Martin (2005): Advanced Grammar in Use. A Self-Study
Reference and Practice book for Advanced Students of English (With
Answers). 2nd ed. Cambridge: CUP.
[Each double page consists of a one-page
overview of a particular grammatical phenomenon + one page of
corresponding exercises with solutions in the appendix.] |
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| Quirk, Randolph et al. (1985): A Comprehensive Grammar of the
English Language. London: Longman.
[Comprehensive indeed. This large volume
provides a well-researched linguistic background to English grammar.] |
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| Sammon, Geoff (2002): Exploring English Grammar. Berlin:
Cornelsen.
[If you like Cornelsen's Studium Kompakt
series, you may also like this book, which has the immense advantage
of being written explicitly for German learners of English.] |
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| SEALING 2: Syntaxanalyse im Examen. Script. University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg.
[This script, which you can buy in the Anglistik
secretary's office C 5A5, will help you understand the structure of
English sentences - a necessary prerequisite for our analyses in
class.] |
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| Swan, Michael (2005): Practical English Usage. 3rd ed.
Oxford: OUP.
[Not the "typical" grammar book, it is
similar to dictionaries in having entries for many individual
phenomena. An indispensable reference in cases of doubt.] |
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| Ungerer, Friedrich et al. (1984): A Grammar of Present-Day
English.
Stuttgart: Klett.
[The well-structured classic for German learners
of English.] |
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Vocabulary
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| Bulmer, A.F. and W.R. Adamson (1996): Which Words? A Fresh
Approach to Vocabulary Building for Advanced Students.
Southampton: Englang.
[Not only useful but also fun to read.] |
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| Hoffmann, Hans G. and Marion Hoffmann (2003): Großer
Lernwortschatz Englisch. 2nd ed. Ismaning: Hueber.
[If you want to learn vocabulary with German
translation equivalents, this is the book for you.] |
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| Humphrey, Richard (2001): Your Words, Your World. Stuttgart:
Klett. |
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| McCarthy, Michael and Felicity O'Dell (2002): English Vocabulary
in Use. Advanced. Cambridge: CUP. |
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| Parkes, Geoff and Alan Cornell (1989): German-English False
Friends. (3 Vols). Southampton: Englang.
[These cleverly illustrated books give you an idea of possible false
friends - but handle with care and do not let them confuse you.] |
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