German A1.2

Code:

LLC002

Acronym:

AA1.2

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

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
CL	12	Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Linguistics	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Port.Second Language	1	-	6	52	162
LA	18	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	22	Joint Lauguage Plan -Englis/German	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-German/Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-German/French	1	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-German	1	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage(German)	1	-	6	52	162
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) With German	1	-	6	52	162
LRI	24	Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in History	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in German Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in English Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in Spanish Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in French Studies	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Alemão

Objectives

German A1.2 is the follow-up of German A1.1. It is intended for learners of German as a foreign language who at the beginning of the 1st semester had no prior knowledge of this language.
The aim is that students achieve a level of knowledge corresponding to A1.2 (elementary user) of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in all skills (oral comprehension, reading, conversation and writing).

Program

Thematic areas: spatial orientation, professions, holidays, food, clothing, body and health.
Grammar: follow-up of aspects dealt with in German A1.1
1. Pronounciation and spelling
Relation between orthography and speech sounds
German phonemes with no correspondence in Portuguese
The rhythm in the German sentence
2. The sentence
Subordinate clauses
Distribution of elements in the sentence
3. The verb
Verb tenses: present and past tenses
Modal verbs
4. The article
Definite and indefinite articles
The negative
5. The pronoun
Personal pronouns
Possessive pronouns
6. The adjective
Predicative adjectives
Determinative adjectives
7. The noun
Gender of nouns
Declension of nouns
8. Syntactic functions (according to dependencies - DVG)
The verb and its actants
Phrasal construction plans

Complementary Bibliography

Monika Reimann; Grundstufen-Grammatik für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Hueber, 2004. ISBN: 3-19-001575-9
Monika Reimann; Grundstufen-Grammatik für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Hueber, 2004. ISBN: 3-19-001575-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical classes; different teaching strategies; individual or group work, autonomous student work using the materials indicated by the lecturer, library and Internet research.
In classes, the active participation of students will be highly valued.

Software

Word
Power-Point
Word
Power-Point

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	4,00		2012-07-14
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	102
	Total:	102,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law, and pass all the different assessment components.

Calculation formula of final grade

Tests and assessment exercises (oral and written): 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.
Students exempted from attending classes (Article 9, paragraph 3) will have to do all the assessment components mentioned in the subject records.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Teaching language: German.