Code: | LLC004 | Acronym: | AA2.2 |
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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 | 11 | CL - Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
LA | 37 | LA - Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
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LLC | 24 | 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 | 34 | LRI - Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 52 | 162 |
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The object of this course, which is the continuation of German A2.1, is to enable the students to achieve the level A2.2 (according to 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, in addition to the consolidation of knowledge of the A2.1 level, to acquire new and more differentiated knowledge and skills. 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 shouldpossess 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 on familiar topics to the students and exchange information. Produce texts, such as notes, emails, postcards, answers to advertisements, family and professional letters.
In the German language courses A 2.2 will be focused the following thematic areas: at home, cultural life, world of work, festivities and cultural habits, emotions, inventors and inventions.
The following grammatical aspects will be the subject of reflection, analysis and practical exercises:
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 of 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. Since the mode of assessment is "assessment without final exam", particular importance is attributed to regular and active collaboration in the classroom so that the students are able to develop the different skills.
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., interviews, newspaper advertisements, CVs, applications).
As for the oral production, students widen their communication skills speaking in a simple way about situations or experiences that are familiar to them (e.g., Weather, clothing, popular festivals ("Oktoberfest"), holidays and travel, professions, internships, sports) in group, individual or pairs work, and using basic sentence models. Representing dialogue-scenes is also trained in classes.
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 emails, letters and CVs.
Students will also do a small project (as homework they read an easy narrative, on which there are different exercises).
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 |
In order to pass the class, the student must achieve at least ten points in the weighted average of the written and oral component on a scale of 0-20 points.
The written component includes a test (40%) and a final exam (60%). The approval implies that the weighted average of both tests results in a positive average.
Students must attend 75% of all classes in order to qualify for formal assessment.
Working students and other students legally released from class attendance should contact the teacher early at the beginning of the semester in order to combine an alternative assessment, otherwise they risk to be excluded from any evaluation.
Due to the exceptional situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the therefore emerging substitution of classes with physical attendance to online classes from March 2020 on, several changes regarding the evaluation as well as the evaluations components will be conducted. According to the current informations, tests with physical attendance can be performed at the end of the semester, in the época normal and the época de recurso. If not further instructions will be given by the insitutions of the FLUP, the evaluation method will be the following:
Evaluation type:
Distributed evaluation with final exam (no changes in this)
Assessment Components:
Written component 70% of the final grade (minimum grade 9,5 %); oral component 30 % of the final grade (minimum grade 9,5) (no changes )
Written component Change: The written component will consist of the exame final only.
Oral component: oral test 18% of the final grade, Change: the oral test will be conducted online via Zoom.
Further components of the oral grade (that will be in total 12 % of the final grade) are: Participation in class (with or without physical attendence), homework, textproductions.
Formula of Assessment Components:
Exame final: 70 %
Oral test: 18 %
Further components of the oral evaluation: 12 %