German Language for Public Administration

Study:	Public administration - 2. semester
Code:	111393
ECTS:	2.0
Course coordinators:	doc. dr. sc. Irena Horvatić Bilić
Exam dates:	06. 04. 2023. 02. 06. 2023. 16. 06. 2023. 30. 06. 2023. 01. 09. 2023. 15. 09. 2023. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:
Irena Horvatić Bilić; Njemački kao jezik struke za javnu upravu; skripta, str
Optional literature:
Dreyer-Schmitt; Lehr- und Uebungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik; Verlag fuer deutsch, Ismaning (1996), str

Description:

The course German for Public Administration in the second semester of studies includes the following themes: levels of public administration in Federal Republic of Germany, state administration in the Republic of Croatia, local self-governance and European Charter of Local Self-Government. Students are encouraged to apply their existing knowledge about connections between state structure and levels of public administration in the work on new themes.

Besides working on single legal terms, collocations and multi-word expressions, students practice syntactical structures relevant for the understanding of academic texts. Students are expected to actively participate in the class work and to compare Croatian and German state system and system of public administration.

Cognitive Skills:

name levels of public administration in the Federal Republic of Germany from the perspective of the state structure

explain the structure of public administration in the Republic of Croatia

explain the principles of the Code of Ethics for civil servants in the Republic of Croatia

describe the way of conducting local elections and possible participants, based on the example of Bavaria

define the active and passive right to vote

explain the importance of the right to local self-government and the possibilities that result from it

identify the main principles of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Practical and Generic Skills:

develop the ability of understanding a text from a specific field of expertise in the foreign language

develop the ability of written and oral communication in the foreign language

take part in group and pair work

present results of group / pair work

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

the learning outcomes are tested by written exercises, an oral examination and student presentations delivered in class;

Consultations schedule:

doc. dr. sc. Irena Horvatić Bilić:
Thusdays 09.15-10:00 and 14.00 - 15.00
Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 2A