Sanson Schweizer: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2019

Name	Mr Sanson Schweizer
Address	Militärakademie an der ETH Zürich Kaserne Reppischtal 8903 Birmensdorf ZH SWITZERLAND
Telephone	0584835035
E-mail	sanson.schweizer@milak.ethz.ch
URL	http://www.milak.ch
Department	Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
Relationship	Lecturer

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
853-0401-00L	German, Part I Only for Public Policy BA	3 credits	2G	S. Schweizer
Abstract	During the first semester the future professional officers acquire those second language skills which enable them to successfully perform their military activities. The focus is especially on instruction and leadership terminology as well as on the ability to describe their professional environment. Moreover, the students learn to exploit media information for further professional use.
Learning objective	This two-semester German course should enable the French and Italian speaking participants to fulfil their function as professional officers also in the German language.
Content	•Read, analyse and write military and civilian documents •Listening comprehension using current radio or TV reports •Practise speaking with group discussions and short presentations •Systematic revision and extension of key grammar points •Systematic acquisition of general and military vocabulary
853-0403-00L	French, Part I Only for Public Policy BA	3 credits	2G	S. Schweizer
Abstract	During the first semester the future professional officers acquire those second language skills which enable them to successfully perform their military activities. The focus is especially on instruction and leadership terminology as well as on the ability to describe their professional environment. Moreover, the students learn to exploit media information for further professional use.
Learning objective	This two-semester French course should enable the German speaking participants to fulfil their function as professional officers also in the French language.
Content	•Read, analyse and write military and civilian documents •Listening comprehension using current radio or TV reports •Practise speaking with group discussions and short presentations •Systematic revision and extension of key grammar points •Systematic acquisition of general and military vocabulary
853-0406-00L	English, Part II Only for Public Policy BA	3 credits	2G	S. Schweizer
Abstract	The knowledge and skills acquired in the first semester serve as a basis for further improvements in the areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing, which will enable students to enroll for the Cambridge exams. The goal is to reach level B2 or C1 (CEFR) depending on the linguistic proficiency of the students.
Learning objective	This three-semester English course should enable the participants to successfully use the English language in an international military setting.
Content	• Read, analyse and write military and civilian documents • Listening comprehension using current radio or TV reports • Practise speaking with group discussions and short presentations • Systematic revision and extension of key grammar points • Systematic acquisition of general and military vocabulary