German Teaching Methodology II

Code:

MEIEFA007

Acronym:

DA_II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Didactics

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Teaching English and Foreign Languages in the 3rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education, with specialties in Spanish or French or German

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEIEFA	7	MEIEFA - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
MEPIEFA	1	MEPIEFA - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

German

Objectives

Key aspects of theory related to the practice of German as a foreign language will be highlighted in both semesters. The main objectives to achieve in the first semester include: -Development of students’ awareness of issues related to second language acquisition and learning; -Improvement of their scientific competences; -Continuous improvement of the command of the German language by reading specific cientific literature -Acquisition of specific German classroom vocabulary -Training of the skills of planning, monitoring and evaluation of learning processes;
 -Development of critical thinking skills with regard to the questioning of teaching practices and their theoretical frameworks; 
 -Development of systematic and continuous rethinking of education in broader terms.

In addition, visits to different schools are organized in order to confront the students with various teaching methods and learning environments.

A key goal of this semester is the planning of German lessons. To do so, various theoretical and didactic models are presented and discussed. In this learning process students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for the elaboration of lesson plans, putting them into practice through micro-teaching sessions.

Learning outcomes and competences

In order to continue and enhance the learning outcomes of the first semester, students are expected to develop the following skills:

- Training in the skills of planning, monitoring and evaluation of learning processes;


- Active participation in solving tasks as well as in discussions, dialogues and debates

- Continuous improvement of the scientific knowledge and the language skills relevant, not only for the master degree but also for future activity as a teacher of German

- Improvement in reading comprehension of certain genres of oral and written academic texts in German (by reading scientific articles in the field of didactics)

 -Development of a complete lesson plan using a special grid and specific terminology

 -Research, select, evaluate and adapt learning materials

 -Development of teaching materials

 -Development of critical thinking skills with regard to the questioning of teaching. 

Working method

B-learning

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

This course assumes familiarity with the contents studied in the UC of German Didactics I.

Program

Theory:

-Current issues and aspects of methodology and didactics of German as a foreign language;
-Cultural aspects of German-speaking countries and intercultural learning;
Types of exercises for teaching / practicing the different skills;
-Planning and execution of lessons and subsequent reflection

 

Practice:
Analysis of lesson plans and teaching units, preparation of exercises and activities for the different stages of a lesson; practical use of technical aids and the computer in the classroom, micro-teaching.

-Analysis of textbooks and program content

-Analysis of the actual teaching contexts in Portuguese State Schools
-Analysis of various teaching methods,

-Study visits to the Secondary School "Bridge School" in S. Tomé de Negrelos

-Classroom visits are provided for trainees in cooperating schools.

 

 

 

Mandatory literature

Funk, H./Tschirner, E.; Schnittstellen: Lehrwerke zwischen alten und neuen Medien, Berlin: Cornelsen, 2001
Piepho, H.-E.; „Verfahren der Unterrichtsplanung“, in: Helbig, G. et al. (Hrsg.): Deutsch als Fremdsprache HSK Bd. 19.1, Berlin: de Gruyter, 835-840, 2001
Schmölzer-Eibinger, Sabine; "Textkompetenz und schulisches Lernen in der Zweitsprache“.In: PORTMANN-TSELIKAS, Paul R ./ H.-J. KRUMM (Hg.). Tagungsband zur XIII.Internationalen Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer (IDT) in Graz, Innsbruck, 2006
Schocker- von Ditfurth, M.; Erfahrungswissen reflektieren und den eigenen Unterricht weiterentwickeln, Modul 1, München: Goethe Institut, 2002
Vários; Fernstudieneinheit, Langenscheidt, 2012
Vários; Zeitschrift Fremsprache Deutsch, Klett, 2012
Vereinte Nationen; 17 Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, 2016

Complementary Bibliography

Bausch;Christ;Krumm; Handbuch Fremdsprachenunterricht, Francke, 4. Auflage, 2003
Helbig, Gerhard; Götze, Lutz; Henrici, Gert; Krumm, Hans-Jürgen; Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Ein internationales Handbuch. 2. Halbband, Walter de Gruyter, 2001. ISBN: ISBN: 3-11-016940-1
Jung, Lothar; 99 Stichwörter zum Unterricht DaF, Ismaning: Hueber, 2001
Krumm, Hans-Jürgen; Fandrych, Christian; Hufeisen, Britta; Riemer, Claudia (Hrsg.); Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache. Ein internationales Handbuch. Band 1, de Gruyter Mouton, 2010. ISBN: 978-3-11-020507-7
Krumm, Hans-Jürgen; Fandrych, Christian; Hufeisen, Britta; Riemer, Claudia (Hrsg.); Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache. Ein internationales Handbuch. Band 2, de Gruyter Mouton, 2010. ISBN: 978-3-11-020508-4
Rösler, Dietmar; Deutsch als Fremdsprache - Eine Einführung, Stuttgart/Weimar: J.B. Metzler, 2012

Comments from the literature

Further bibliography will be provided during the semester, depending on the needs of students.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Assessment components:
Research - reflection / homework / continuous work with the online-platform Moodle .
micro-teaching session
written exam

Lectures, presentations and discussions of relevant topics; group work, individual work, homework, research in the library and the Internet, great importance is given to active participation by students in class.

Mode of evaluation: "Continuous evaluation without final exam”.

Software

Prezi
Microsoft Office: Word, Power-Point; Frontpage
Plataforma Moodle

keywords

Social sciences > Educational sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Prova oral	30,00
Teste	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	70,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	38,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Approval in the different elements of evaluation.

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

Research - reflection / homework / continuous work with the online-platform Moodle: 20%
Micro-teaching session: 30%
Written exam: 50%

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to FLUP regulations

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

In this course unit, only the component "written test" is subject to improvement ("melhoria" or "recurso").