Code: | LLC003 | Acronym: | AA2.1 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | German |
Active? | Yes |
E-learning page: | http://moodle.up.pt/ |
Responsible unit: | Department of Germanic Studies |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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CL | 0 | CL - Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
LA | 32 | LA - Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
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LLC | 38 | LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
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LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies) | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 | ||
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LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages) | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 | ||
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LRI | 23 | LRI - Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
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The object of this course, which is the continuation of German A1.2, is to enable the students to achieve the level A2.1 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference – CECR) as to all four basic language skills: oral and reading comprehension, as well as oral and written production.
The manual adopted (which contains a very diverse range of texts, tasks and exercises to develop and train all skills predicted by the CEFR) allows the students to acquire new and more differentiated knowledge and skills, in addition to the consolidation of knowledge of the A1 level. Regarding also the culture / reality of German-speaking countries, students work in all subject areas on the lexical enrichment, as well as on the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Grammatical knowledge, which contributes to the enlargement of comprehension strategies and interaction, is acquired through further study of textual phenomena in context and trained through the exercises proposed by the manual. For a more intensive workout, the exercises of the manual are complemented by numerous material provided by the teacher.
At the end of the semester, in addition to develop interest in the reality and culture of the German-speaking cultures and to master the terminology and competent use of grammatical structures planned for this level, students should possess the following skills:
Reception (oral and written): Understand the essential of informal conversations and of short and simple information. Read clear and simple texts and collect concrete and predictable information in everyday texts.
Interaction / production (oral and written): Interact orally in everyday situations as the exchange of information and on familiar topics to the students. Produce brief notes, e-mails, cards, short family letters (e.g. congratulations, invitations).
The thematic areas treated in A2.1 classes will be related to everyday life, such as, e.g., festivals and tradition, moving, adaptation to an unknown city, contact with public services (bank, police, lost and found), health.
The following grammatical aspects will be the subject of reflection, analysis and practical exercises:
1. The n-Declension
2. Personal pronouns.
3. Introduction to the Dependency Grammar and Valency Theory
4. Declension of adjectives (the four grammatical cases: with definite articles, indefinite articles and without).
5. Possessive pronouns.
6. Prepositions.
7. subordinate clauses with "dass", "weil", "wenn", "als", "seit(dem)"," bis".
8. Modal Verbs.
9. Reflexive pronouns.
10. The German Präteritum-tense
Students who have purchased the DaF kompakt course book only for level A1, must purchase the corresponding manual for level A2. Since, however, a new version of the book has already been published, care must be taken to verify that it is the following version:
Birgit Braun, Margit Doubek, Andrea Frater-Vogel, Nadja Fügert, Ilse Sander, Ulrike Trebesius-Bensch (2011): DaF kompakt A2, Kurs- und Übungsbuch. Stuttgart: Klett.
ISBN 978-3-12-676187-1
Faced with very diverse tasks, students will develop skills on receptive and productive / interactive level, parallel to the enlargement of the lexical field, of the terminology and of the use of grammatical structures as well as the acquisition of sociocultural knowledge.
Practical classes; various teaching strategies, group work or individual work, independent work (homework) using materials indicated and /or provided by the teacher in order to consolidate their knowledge and bridge any shortfalls.
The listening is stimulated not only by the use of the German language by the teacher in the classroom, but also through the use of audio materials appropriate to the knowledge level of the students. By working with audio recordings of different nature, students learn to extract information from descriptions or from short, simple and clear messages about current affairs, and also, especially in the case of dialogues, to understand them as possible models for their own speech production.
With regard to reading, which covers the three levels of understanding (global, selective and detailed), students learn to understand short texts with simple vocabulary on common everyday life situations (e.g. descriptions, emails, invitations, brief newspaper articles).
As for oral production, students widen their communication skills speaking in a simple way about situations or experiences that are familiar to them (eg. family situation, their own habits and tastes, hobbies) in group, individual or pair work and using basic sentence models. Representing dialogue-scenes is also trained in classes (e.g. planning and booking a travel in a travel agency, making a complaint at a restaurant or at a store).
In written production, students learn to use simple phrases and sentences, although already using some subordinate clauses. In addition to a textual strongly oriented production they train, e.g., the autonomous production of messages, text notes, cards and personal letters, invitations.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 42,00 |
Prova oral | 30,00 |
Teste | 28,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 108,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 54,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |