Comprehensive Final Exam in the Specialty

Course: German philology and translation, English language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Comprehensive Final Exam in the Specialty
Code
ННД.13
Module type
Екзаменаційна комісія
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1
Learning outcomes
PLO 1. Communicate freely on professional issues with experts and non- experts in Ukrainian, German and English, in oral and in written form, use these languages to organize effective cross-cultural communication. PLO 8. Know and understand the system of language, the general properties of literature as the art of word, the history of German language and literature, be able to apply this knowledge in professional activities. PLO 10. Know the rules of standard language and be able to apply them in practice. The full list of program learning outcomes is provided in the comprehensive final exam program and in the educational program description.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful assimilation of academic disciplines according to the educational program.
Course content
The program of the comprehensive final exam in the specialty is designed for students graduating from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv under the educational program "German Philology and Translation, English Language," specialization № 035.043 "Philology. Germanic Languages and Literatures (including translation), major - German." The comprehensive final exam in the specialty aims to determine the level of formation of professional knowledge and skills of students, including their ability to work practically in the field of German philology and translation (German and English languages) in accordance with program requirements, according to predefined criteria. This exam assesses both the practical and theoretical preparation of future bachelor philologists, evaluating their communicative skills required for professionals in the field of German philology and translation (German and English languages) in their professional activities. The comprehensive final exam in German philology and translation is conducted in an oral and written form, intending to establish the level of formation of students' professional knowledge and skills according to the curriculum and predefined criteria. The structure of the exam paper is determined by various types of theoretical and practical tasks within thematic blocks, including theoretical questions from linguistic disciplines, questions about foreign literature, linguistic-stylistic analysis of the text, written translation of a socio-political text from German into Ukrainian, and an interview on a given topic. Each type of task is assessed with a clearly defined number of points, totaling a maximum of 100 points.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Ginka B. Lexikologie des Deutschen: навчальний посібник. – Тернопіль: Навчальна книга – Богдан, 2016. - 420 с. 2. Іваницька М.Л., Павличко О.О. Практикум зі стилістики сучасної німецької мови. – Київ: КНУ імені Т.Шевченка, 2009. – 125 с. 3. Левицький В.В., Гайнц-Дітер Поль. Історія німецької мови. – Вінниця: Нова книга, 2010.- 256 с. 4. Becker Th. Einführung in die Phonetik und Phonologie des Deutschen. – Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2012. – 130 S.   5. Кияк Т.Р., Науменко А.М., Огуй О.Д. Теорія та практика перекладу. Німецька мова. – Вінниця: Нова книга, 2008.- 586 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Comprehensive final exam.
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation takes place on a national (5-point) and 100-point scale. Each task of the exam is evaluated at a maximum of 25 points. The evaluation criteria for each exam task are given in the exam program.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, German

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oksana Oleksiivna Pavlychko
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Oksana Mychajlivna Martyniv
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Oleksandr Serhiiovych Stasiuk
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Bohdan Valentynovych Storokha
Department of Foreign Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Nataliia Yuriivna Zhluktenko
Department of Foreign Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology