Department for
German Language and Literature
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb
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Course description: Languages for Special Purposes II Print

Course: Languages for Special Purposes II

ECTS credits: 2

Language: German

Duration: one semester

Status: obligatory

Course type: 1 hour of lecture

Course description: This course introduces students to terminology, standards and possible patterns of word formation. Apart from theoretical approach students will actively participate and offer their own ideas and possible solutions in the process of translation.

Learning outcomes: Students will be able to recognise the elements of general language and language(s) for special purposes. Students will learn to use system standards, categorise derivational patterns and analyse and produce specific text types.

Teaching methods: lectures, classroom discussion

Literature: Sambor Grucza, Fachsprachenlinguistik, Frankfurt a. Main, Berlin... 2012; Thorsten Roelcke, Fachsprachen, Berlin, 1999.

Evaluation Methods and Grading: class attendance, written exam