39978 - German Language (Course and Laboratory) I (G.B)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should reach a minimum level of A2 (Council of Europe framework) for spoken German, while the ideal level is B1, and a minimum level of B1 for reading comprehension – ideal level B2.

Course contents

The whole course is composed of a series of 30 hours of lectures, and 40 hours of laboratory work dedicated to practicing spoken and written German; labs are streamed according to the level of knowledge ascertained in the entry test. For beginners we offer an additional lab (level A1) of 60 hours in the 1st semester.

The 30 hours course is organized into two modules: 

a)      one module will be devoted to enhancing students' reading, hearing and analyzing skills by exposing them to a wide range of oral and written text types for the general public focusing on themes which are related to the disciplines of the degree course and to German culture.

b)      The second module will be devoted to oral analysis and discussing of the topics treated in the written texts.

Readings/Bibliography

For the course:

The texts to be analyzed will be made available at the student registry office and online.

See also the chapter "Bundesländer" and "Politisches System" in "Tatsachen über Deutschland":

http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de

 

For the oral examination:

E.-M. Thüne / I. Elter / S. Leonardi, Le lingue tedesche: per una descrizione sociolinguistica, Ed. Graphis, 9. ed. 2011, pp. 47-83 or 162-200.

For the laboratoryA1 :

A. Buscha / S. Szita, Begegnungen. Deutsch als Fremdsprache A1. Text- und Arbeitsbuch, Schubert Verlag


Grammer:
E. Bruno / R. Franch, Deutsche Grammatik. Grammatica di riferimento per lo studio della lingua tedesca. Il Capitello, Torino, nuova edizione 2007.

Dictionary:
L. Giacome / S. Kolb, Il dizionario di Tedesco, Zanichelli-Klett.

Teaching methods

The language laboratory, on the basis of a specific grammar for Italian speakers is aimed at allowing students to achieve a good level of linguistic and communicative competence.

Lectures are aimed at developing skills in order to comprehend and interpret written and oral texts of average difficulty. The course will be held predominantly in German.

Assessment methods

Students who follow lessons:

Overall assessment will be based on two written tests (mid-term test and final exam) and a final oral exam.

The mid-term test and the final exam includes a cloze test and a reading test with multiple choice and open questions. 

The oral examination is about one of the following chapters: "Le varietà nazionali" (pp. 47-83) e "Le varietà sociali e professionali" (pp. 162-200) del libro E.-M. Thüne, I. Elter, S. Leonardi, Le lingue tedesche: per una descrizione sociolinguistica, Ed. Graphis, 9. ed. 2011.

Spoken German will be assessed by a short conversation.

 

Students who do not follow lessons can take the exam as follows:

Written test – reading comprehension (level A2), which consists in a cloze test, in some open questions and in a short text + grammar test (level A2).

Oral test: "Le varietà nazionali" (pp. 47-83) and "Le varietà sociali e professionali" (pp. 162-200) del libro E.-M. Thüne, I. Elter, S. Leonardi, Le lingue tedesche: per una descrizione sociolinguistica, Ed. Graphis, 9. ed. 2011 and a short conversation in German.

Teaching tools

pc, Video Projector, DVD or Video Recorder Player

Office hours

See the website of Irmgard Elter