German Seminar

Recommended Prerequisites

Completion of all the 1st-year courses of the program.

Teaching Methods

The students will make oral presentations on the texts they have read, relating them to their teaching experience. Before each presentation, the students will hand in written notes or texts (who will provide feedback on the handed assignment, as long as this is done in due time, as recommended) and will be followed by a comment made by the students and the teacher.
Hence, the supervision carried out by the teacher takes place both in the stage prior to the presentations as well as in the discussion stage, and also in periods assigned to that purpose within the context of the seminar, such as during the preparation of the final summary work.

Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to
1.deepen knowledge in the fields of teaching and of the specific didactics of German, especially in the context of the didactical-pedagogical subj chosen for their research
2.acquire and apply work methods and tools essential to their research and to the writing of the final report
3.search for appropriate bibliog (favoring German sources) and extract informat relevant to their subj
4.apply in a critical manner the knowledge obtained from bibliog research articulating it with previous knowledge and with the experience of the traineeship and presenting possibilities for its applicat in the teaching practice
5.assess the adequacy of the presented proposals to the context of the traineeship and reflect on the obtained results, in order to perfect their practice
6.acknowledge the importance of developing their own teaching skills through the research on specific aspects of the teaching practice
7.present their research in a coherent and methodolog correct manner

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1.Presentation and discussion of subj related to the didactical and pedagogical subj chosen by students for their research
a)state of progress of the work developed up to the beginning of the 2nd semester
b)summary of bibliog sources and critical reflection on their relevance for the chosen subjand for the teaching practice, taking into account previous knowledge and the traineeship experience
c)presentat of proposals related to the chosen subj to be practically implemented in class, along with the assessment of their adequacy to the context of the traineeship and the assessment of the results obtained
2.Specific supervis of students on
a)the subjects of the presentat mentioned in 1with the assessment of the work developed and the plans for its continuat
b)the organizat of the report, with a view to a coherent and methodolog correct presentat, the balance between the different sections and the necessary link between theoretical informat and the descript and assessment of practical ex

Head Lecturer(s)

Judite Manuela Silva Nogueira Carecho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
In-class participation: 10.0%
Oral presentations and written outlines: 40.0%
Synthesis work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Bibliografia geral/General References:
Brinitzer et al. (2013). DaF unterrichten. Stuttgart:Klett.
Burwitz-Melzer, E.et al. (2016). Handbuch Fremdsprachenunterricht. Tübingen: Francke.
Huneke, H-W. & Steinig, W. (2010). Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag.
Krumm, H.-J., Fandrych, C., Hufeisen, B., Riemer, C. (2010). Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache: Ein internationales Handbuch. Berlin: de Gruyter.
Koeppel, R. (2010). Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Spracherwerblich reflektierte Unterrichtspraxis. Baltmannsweiler: Schneider-Verl. Hohengehren
A bibliografia específica para as apresentações e trabalhos dependerá dos temas de relatório escolhidos pelos/as estudantes.
More detailed references will be provided depending on the specific research topics chosen by the students.