German B1.1

Code:

LLC005

Acronym:

AB1.1

Instance: 2016/2017 - 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
CL	0	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
LA	14	LA - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
LLC	14	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
			3
LRI	25	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Alemão

Objectives

The unit course German B1.1 will enable the learners of German to achieve a knowledge grade for the B1.1 level (independent user) such as indicated in the Common European Framework of Reference in the four basic language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. By the end of the semester students should be able to: understand the main points of oral and written texts that consist mainly of everyday related language; enter into conversation on topics that are familiar; produce connected texts on topics that are familiar or of personal interest, describing impressions and expressing their opinions; master the terminology and appropriate use of grammatical structures; extend their interest in different social and cultural realities.

Learning outcomes and competences

Based on the curricular unit’s intended learning outcomes, teaching methods adopted in classes aimed at developing all language kills: oral and written and oral comprehension, written and oral expression, as well as the study of vocabulary and grammar. The proposed activities will be based on a communicative methodology, which motivates the students to start “learning to learn”, moving from a passive to a more active part in language study. Grammar and vocabulary will be studied as essential tools to comprehend or produce statements corresponding to different acts of speech. Regarding listening (oral comprehension) and reading (written comprehension) learners will develop - through the activities proposed by the manual and the use of multimedia resources - the necessary competencies for understanding clear standard texts and/or speech sequences. Student’s ability to read and understand written texts will be developed due various methodologies as questionnaires, summaries and graphs. By speaking students will solidify grammatical and lexical knowledge through communicative activities. The listening will be crafted not only by the use of the German language by the teacher during lessons, in all situations, but also by working with audiovisual materials (to allow them access to the language usage in dialogues, interviews, radio programs and other sources of everyday life). Further, students will study the grammatical structures and idioms appropriate for describing images, and will produce simple connected texts for describing experiences and giving reasons and explanations. Oral and written tests permit teacher and students to check progress in reviewing of existing knowledge and in the acquisition of new content. The study of the German language will be enhanced by optional instructional materials available to the students by the teacher.

Working method

Presencial

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

This course assumes familiarity with the contents of the level A2.

Program

In the German language classes B1.1 vocabulary and idioms related to the thematic areas of the manual (studio d B1) will be addressed. Students will learn aspects of German history, industrial areas, and the school/academic education system, as well as studying authentic everyday situations, identifying prejudices and clichés. On the basis of these topics, students will develop the lexical and grammatical skills necessary for the construction of statements relating to the following acts of speech: talking about time and history, advising, agreeing and disagreeing, expressing their own opinion, describing (a region, an accident), and conjecturing. In the grammatical level, times and verbal modes, subordinate and negative clauses, nominalizations and declination of adjectives will be focused. In authentic texts, sociocultural characteristics of modern Germany will be addressed.  

Mandatory literature

Funk, Hermann (Hg.); studio d - B1: Kurs- und Übungsbuch mit Lerner-CD, Cornelsen, 2006. ISBN: 3-464-20719-2
CLAMER, Friedrich/HEILMANN, Erhard; Übungsgrammatik für die Grundstufe (Niveau A2/B1), Liebaug-Dartmann, 2007. ISBN: 978-3-922989-70-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

The 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: 40%, writing tests: 60%). In classes they should interact exclusively in German.

Software

Power Point
Word

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Teste	60,00
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 exams (60%) plus the oral tests (40%).
To pass the subject, students have to obtain a score of at least 10 in the written assessment and in the oral assessment and - the final average score cannot be less than 10 (on a scale of 0-20).

Examinations or Special Assignments

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

Observations

Teacher email: scholz.i@gmx.de