Oral and Written Production in German I

Code:

LLC113

Acronym:

POEA1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	German Linguistics

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LLC	11	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
			2
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages)	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Alemão

Objectives

(Dieses Fach richtet sich an Studierende, die im Rahmen ihres Studiums Deutsch als Fremdsprache lernen. Da der Spracherwerb explizit im Mittelpunkt steht, richtet sich dieses Fach nicht an Muttersprachler.)

In this course students will:

- acquire and develop the necessary language skills to express themselves in German with greater fluency, in different communicative situations, orally and in written texts;

- practice oral production, improving fluency and phonetics, through the presentation of papers and participation in discussions in class;

- acquire and develop the ability to express opinions and acquire specific vocabulary for expressing themselves in different communicative situations;

- acquire the competence to distinguish the characteristics of different types of text in German, in reception as in production; acquire greater grammatical competence by deepening selected aspects of German grammar, lexicology and phraseology to be focused as it turns out to be necessary for the production of certain texts;

- acquire autonomy in consultation of support materials and develop research and presentation techniques.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester, students must be able to recognise the different types of texts, and to produce them according to certain formal criteria.

Working method

Presencial

Program

This course intends to practice and improve communication skills in German, both orally and in written texts. Students will have the opportunity to practice oral communication through paper presentations and interactive oral communication, participating in group discussions on different issues of German-speaking countries. The written expression will be enhanced by writing different types of text. Depending on the needs of students, these texts are, for example,: description, summary, commentary, personal and official letter, email and academic paper.

Students will achieve the competence to produce in German language, in a correct and adequate manner, different types of texts they will need both in their academic career and in their professional future.

The different learning material will be delievered by the teacher.

Mandatory literature

Brand, Thomas; Möbius, Thomas; Die Inhaltsangabe, Bange Verlag, 2001. ISBN: 3-8044-1438-9
Engel, Ulrich; Deutsche Grammatik, Groos-Verlag, 1996. ISBN: 3-87276-752-6
Thomas Brand, Thomas Möbius; Erörterung (Bd. 1), Bange Verlag, 2001. ISBN: 3-9044-1434-6
Thomas Möbius; Erörterung (Bd. 2), Bange Verlag, 2001. ISBN: 3-8044-1435-4

Complementary Bibliography

Klosa, Annette et al. (Hrsg.) ; Duden. Deutsches Universalwörterbuch, Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus AG, 2006
Kast, Bernd ; Fertigkeit Schreiben. Fernstudieneinheit 12, Langenscheidt, 2003
Schatz, Heidi ; Fertigkeit Sprechen. Fernstudieneinheit 20, Langenscheidt, 2006
Kruse, Otto; Jakobs, Eva-Maria; Ruhmann, Gabriela (Hrsg.); Schlüsselkompetenz Schreiben. Konzepte, Methoden, Projekte für Schreibberatung und Schreibdidaktik an der Hochschule, Luchterhand, 1999

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical classes with various teaching strategies in which students are expected to work individually or in a group, to use materials indicated by the teacher and to do research in the library and on the internet. Great emphasis is given on active participation by students.

Software

Microsoft Office: Word + Powerpoint

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Modern languages > European languages

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Prova oral	20,00
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	56,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	52,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark will be the average mark of the different components as indicated in the field "Componentes de Avaliação"

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students have to present all written and oral evaluation components.

Classification improvement

Students have to present all written and oral evaluation components.

Observations

Teaching language: German