German Didactics

Recommended Prerequisites

First degree with at least 60 ECTS in German

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods may include:

- Expository presentations by the teacher

- Study of practical examples of texts and other materials

- Observation of (parts of) lessons

- Research and presentations by students

- Completion of tasks by students

- Creating (and, if feasible, executing) (partial) lesson plans

Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to

– become acquainted with the main determining factors in learning German as a foreign language, as well as with some of the past trends and main features of current methods for teaching it, as observed in teaching materials and official documents;

– identify and describe techniques for teaching the four skills, as well as vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation to Portuguese learners, and explain the adequacy of those techniques based on their knowledge of the learning process and didactic principles;

– develop basic skills in lesson planning, as well as in research, analysis and production of teaching materials, and become aware of relevant principles regarding the use of different didactic and technological resources;

– become acquainted with principles regarding the use of the foreign language in the classroom and correction of learner errors.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The following topics will be addressed:

- learning German as a foreign language

- Foreign language teaching methods (illustrated with examples and teaching materials and emphasizing current teaching methods and official guidelines)

- The process of reading and listening and its implications for the work with written texts and audiovisual materials in class

- Written and oral production, tasks and error correction

- Pronunciation and the influence of the mother tongue on learning; practicing pronunciation in class

- The acquisition of vocabulary and its implications for vocabulary presentation and practice in class

- Explicit and implicit language knowledge and techniques and materials for the teaching of German grammar

- Lesson planning: defining lesson aims and structuring lessons

- materials for the teaching of German: research, analysis and production

Head Lecturer(s)

Judite Manuela Silva Nogueira Carecho

Assessment Methods

Continuous Assessment
Oral presentation: 20.0%
Project: 35.0%
Mini Tests: 45.0%

Bibliography

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Dahlhaus, B. (1994).Fertigkeit Hören.Berlin: Langenscheidt.

Huneke, H-W. & Steinig, W.(2010). Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag.

Lapa, C., Mota, L., Vilela, M.(2001). Programa de Alemão. (http://www.dgidc.min-edu.pt/data/ensinosecundario/Programas/alemao_cont_10_11_12.pdf).

Neuner et al. (2009). Deutsch als zweite Fremdsprache. Berlin: Langenscheidt.

Schatz, H. (2006). Fertigkeit Sprechen. Berlin: Langenscheidt.

Storch, G. (1999). Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Eine Didaktik. München: Fink.

Butzkamm (2007). Unterrichtssprache Deutsch. Ismaning: Hueber.