German B2.2

Code:

LLC008

Acronym:

AB2.2

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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
LA	1	LA - Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	5	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	3	-	6	52	162
LRI	9	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Alemão

Objectives

The unit course German B2.2 will enable the learners of German to achieve a knowledge grade for the B2 level (independent user, level 2) such as indicated in the Common European Framework of Reference in the four basic language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. The students should be able to: build on theirs existing knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, develop presentation skills in German on a wide range of current affair themes; develop the ability to express opinions on a range of topics, including specific training in the art of producing argumentative texts, as well as summaries; read and understand articles concerned with contemporary problems; acquire skills to systematically command of relevant idioms, vocabulary and grammatical structures both receptively and productively; extend their interest in different social and cultural realities.

Learning outcomes and competences

Based on the curricular unit’s intended learning outcomes teaching methodologies adopted in classes will consolidate students’ receptive and productive skills in the German language and make them engage in a range of different activities, focusing on reading and understanding complex themes on current affairs. This entails a command of technical vocabulary and the ability to present and support different viewpoints on an independent level. Therefore, the teaching methodology will follow a communicative based approach, consolidating receptive and productive competences and aiming at learner’s independence by means of a creative/constructive process. To build on theirs existing knowledge of German, including vocabulary, reading and writing skills, the teaching methodology strives for students’ constant contact with authentic materials, focusing on the learning and practical use of technical vocabulary. This will be followed by relevant assessment items such as practical activities and/or the written tests. To develop the presentation skills in German on a wide range of current affairs themes, students will take part in debates and oral presentations in class, which demand putting forward a clear view supported by arguments. To further develop learner’s ability to express opinions on a range of topic, the teaching methodologies will clear focuse on the written production of argumentative texts (presentation and support of a thesis). Oral and written tests permit teacher and students to check progress in reviewing of existing knowledge and in the acquisition of new content.

Working method

Presencial

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

This course assumes familiarity with the contents of the level B2.1.

Program

This course provides students with previous knowledge of German a deepening and development of the skills learned in the first semester (B2.1). The learning rhythm will now accelerate to a more autonomous and intense level. Departing from current affairs, more specific texts will be focussed (from the jobworld). Several grammatical aspects approached in B2.1 will be a matter of reflection: tenses and moods, passive and active voice, and subordinate clauses. Students will develop the linguistic skills (both oral and writing) to apply for a job or a study grant. Further, they should produce clear and detailed text explaining a viewpoint on a topical issue and giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Mandatory literature

Clamer, Friedrich; Übungsgrammatik für die Grundstufe, Regeln, Listen, Übungen , Liebaug-Dartmann, 2007. ISBN: 978-3922989707

Complementary Bibliography

Hering, Alex; em Übungsgrammatik: Deutsch als Fremdsprache , Hueber, 2013. ISBN: 978-3190016570

Comments from the literature

 

 

Teaching methods and learning activities

he communicative approach and different teaching strategies will involve the integration of different language skills, which should be used throughout the course, so as to make authentic and meaningful communication the goal of classroom activities. Students are guided to make German language learning a process of creative construction. The type of assessment is the distributed evaluation without final exam, which will stimulate regular participation, offering a regular analysis on the process of acquiring competences. This mode of assessment implies an active and continuous participation in class, self-study, engagement and delivering of the proposed works. Linguistic-pragmatic and sociolinguistic skills, developed in both comprehension and oral interaction, as interpretation of written texts and textual production will be evaluated through oral communications and written tests according to the CEFR (oral assessment 50%, writing tests 50%). In classes they should interact exclusively in German.

Software

Word
Rechtschreibkorrektur für Deutsch

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Teste	50,00
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

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

The final grade is the sum of the written tests (50%)  plus the oral test (50%).

To pass the subject, students have to obtain a score of at least 10 in both the written and oral assessment, and the final averag score cannot be less than 10 (on a scale of 0-20).

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with The FLUP Assessment Regulations: Students exempted from attending classes (Article 9, paragraph 3) will have to do all the distributed assessment components.

The schedule for the various testes/assignments will be posted in the course summaries.

Students must schedule a day with the lecturer at the beginning of the semester to present the oral communication, and during the semester they must check the summaries so as not to miss the project deadlines.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Teacher email: scholz.i@gmx.de