German A2.1

Code:

LLC003

Acronym:

AA2.1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	German

Instance: 2021/2022 - 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	5	CL - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
			2
LA	45	LA - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
			2
LLC	23	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
			2
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	1	-	6	52	162
			2
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages)	1	-	6	52	162
			2
LRI	37	LRI - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
			2

Teaching language

German

Objectives

 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.

Learning outcomes and competences

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).

Working method

Presencial

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

We presuppose familiarity with the contents taught in the Unit Courses A1.1 and A1.2.

Program

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

Mandatory literature

Birgit Braun, Margit Doubek, Andrea Frater-Vogel, Nadja Fügert, Ilse Sander, Ulrike Trebesius-Bensch ; DaF kompakt A1-B1, Kursbuch, Klett, 2011. ISBN: 978-3-12-676180-2
Birgit Braun, Margit Doubek, Andrea Frater-Vogel, Nadja Fügert, Ilse Sander, Ulrike Trebesius-Bensch ; DaF kompakt A1-B1, Übungsbuch, Klett, 2011. ISBN: 978-3-12-676181-9

Complementary Bibliography

Rusch, Paul; Schmitz, Helen; Einfach Grammatik. Übungsgrammatik Deutsch A1 bis B1, Langenscheidt, 2007
Reimann, Monika; Grundstufen-Grammatik für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Hueber, 2004

Comments from the literature

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

Teaching methods and learning activities

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.

Software

Powerpoint, Prezi, ZOOM

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Languages

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	42,00
Prova oral	30,00
Teste	28,00
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

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.

Calculation formula of final grade

Written evaluation, which consists of 1 test and 1 final exam - 70%.
Oral assessment - 30%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

In accordance with FLUP evaluation rules.

Internship work/project

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with FLUP evaluation rules.

Classification improvement

In this UC, only the component final exam is subject to improvement ("recurso" or "melhoria").


Students who want to improve the final exam ("melhoria") must enroll in advance in their Academic Management Services.