German A1.2

Code:

LLC002

Acronym:

AA1.2

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt
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	7	CL - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LA	17	LA - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	51	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	1	-	6	52	162
LRI	32	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Alemão

Objectives

German A1.2 is the follow-up of German A1.1. It is designed 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: listening, reading, speaking and writing.

Through the work with the textbook, which contains a wide range of tasks and exercises designed to develop the skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) and the vocabulary in a systematic and progressive way, students consolidate and deepen their knowledge and linguistic capacities as set the CEFR for this level of study of the German language - essential tools to master various communicative situations that occur in everyday life. In addition, students are faced with the culture / reality of German-speaking countries by reading short texts and by watching / hearing audiovisual materials. Their grammatical knowledge is acquired through further study of textual phenomena in context (syntax, conjugation of verbs, verbs with separable particles, verb tenses, declination of adjectives, pronouns, negation) which also contributes to broadening the range of comprehension strategies.



The study of the German language in the A1.2 level is enhanced by extra learning materials found on the Moodle Platform . This method of learning (b -learning) contributes to increase the autonomy of students.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

B-learning

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

This course assumes familiarity with the contents of the level A1.1.

Program

In the unit course A1.2 topics related to situations that occur in everyday life , eg , spatial orientation , jobs, daily life, holidays, food, clothing, body and health will be addressed. These issues will be worked out in all skills (listening, reading , speaking and writing ).

Several grammatical aspects will be a matter of reflection, analysis and practical exercises :

1. The sentence: declarative , negative , interrogative and imperative clauses ; distribution of elements in the sentence.
2 . The verb: verb tenses : present, past times , modal verbs .
3 . The article: definite and indefinite articles , elements of denial
4 . The pronouns: personal pronouns , possessive and demonstrative pronouns .
5 . The adjective: predicative use of the adjective, determinative use of the adjective .
6 . The noun: gender of nouns .
7 . Pronunciation and spelling: Relationship between spelling and pronunciation, German phonemes that have no equivalent in Portuguese, the rhythm in the German sentence.

Mandatory literature

Funk, Hermann / Christina Kuhn / Silke Demme; studio d A1. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kurs- und Übungsbuch, Berlin, Cornelsen Verlag, 2011. ISBN: 978-3-464-20707-9

Complementary Bibliography

Reimann, Monika ; Grundstufen-Grammatik für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Mϋnchen, Hueber, 2004. ISBN: 3-19-001575-9
Pahlow, Heike ; Deutsche Grammatik - einfach, kompakt und übersichtlich, Leipzig: Engelsdorfer, 2010. ISBN: 978-3-86268-012-2

Comments from the literature

Further bibliography will be highlighted in class.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes; different teaching strategies, group work or individual work, particular importance is given to active participation by students. The type of assessment is the distributed evaluation without final exam, which implies an active and continuous participation by the student: doing homework, preparing the reading aloud of a text, writing tests; delivering presentations using powerpoint.

Calculation formula of final grade:
Three written tests: 80%
Oral Assessment: 20% (Reading aloud, role play)

Software

Word
Power point

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	20,00
Teste	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Approval in the different elements of evaluation.

Working students and other students legally exempt from regular class attendance should contact the teacher at the beginning of the semester to combine a form of alternative assessment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Three written tests: 80%

Oral assessment: 20%

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to the regulations of the Faculty.

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force

Classification improvement

Students who, for proven reasons have missed an assessment test, may recover an element of the written evaluation or the oral assessment at the end of the semester, on a date fixed in the Exam Season.