- Docente: Alessandra Basile
- Credits: 8
- SSD: L-LIN/14
- Language: German
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International Relations (cod. 9084)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should reach a minimum level of A2 (Council of Europe framework) for spoken language, while the ideal level is B1, and a minimum level of B1 for reading comprehension – ideal level B2. In particular: students should be able to follow the essential themes of an oral text, for example a lesson or a TV-news broadcast, and make a simple oral report on it. Moreover, they should be capable of understand written texts of average difficulty regarding the disciplines of the degree course.
Course contents
Lectures will consist in reading, analyzing and translating text on political matters, in order to acquire the terminology of politics and other materials about current topics.
The text adopted during the course (Tatsachen über Deutschland, aktualisierte Ausgabe 2018) can be freely downloaded at: https://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de › files › tatsachen_2018_deu
Readings/Bibliography
Students attending at least 70% of the lectures shall prepare the examination on the text Tatsachen über Deutschland, aktualisierte Ausgabe 2018.
Students who cannot attend at least 70% of the course shall also prepare the examination on other supplementary materials which will be provided by the teacher.
Teaching methods
Oral lectures
Assessment methods
Students attending at least 70% of the course: written examination.
Other students: written and oral examination.
Teaching tools
Beside the written texts, also audios and videos content will be used.
Office hours
See the website of Alessandra Basile