Curricular Unit:Code:
Foreign Language -German-161LEA1
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
2UndergraduatePhysiotherapy3 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Development of the linguistic and communicative skills. Learning process of the main grammar structures. Identification and production of various kinds of dialogues through the development of the following skills: listening, understanding and speaking. To encourage the ability of gathering, selecting and interpreting relevant information, particularly the one related to their field of study.
Syllabus:
1 Welcome!
1.1 Introductions; to say hello and goodbye. To talk about things that one likes
2. Name, address, job
2.1 To ask for someone; to ask for the address, job, telephone number, etc. To fill a form.
3. What's this?
3.1 To ask for certain objects; answering; to talk about objects of the classroom
4. What about today? Shall we go shopping?
4.1 To talk about shopping; what you like(or not) shopping; to have a simple conversation; to understand information about a city
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The thematic items of the syllabus aim to provide the students with generic competences, so as to be able to communicate, understand and produce messages in German language, both in social and professional contexts, where they should be able to use the language in life-like situations. For this purpose, in this curricular unit the students are encouraged to adopt an introspective and reflexive attitude.
It is the purpose of this curricular unit to lead the students to the acquisition of communicational competences in German, so as to make them able to use this language in the establishment of different interpersonal contacts, in different social and professional contexts, allowing the professional performance in international environments.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Continuous assessment
The classes consist of lectures, with an emphasis on the instrumental competences: to dialogue, to listen, to read and to understand messages in German language. Assessment is continuous. It consists of two written tests and an oral presentation, by the end of the semester. The final mark is the result of various written and oral contributions. Students’ participation in class and in the activities proposed will also be taken into account.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
In order to maximize the specific competences of students, the methodology adopted (with an emphasis on the continuous assessment of knowledge) encourages the improvement of instrumental skills, namely the ability to communicate orally and in writing, to identify and understand messages, using the German language in a variety of social and professional situations, also considering it as a privileged means of access to knowledge in general. The methodologies adopted, with an emphasis on the practical issues, aim to encourage the students to interpret communicational circumstances and phenomena pertaining to the different cultural and linguistic contexts, acquiring further experience in the gathering, identification and interpretation of data from different cultural contexts, leading to an increased understanding and adaptation to diverse cultural environments where communication is in German.
Reading:
(1) Funk, H.; Kuhn, C; Demme, S., 2007, Studio d A1, Cornelsen Verlag, Berlin
(2) Albrecht, U.; Dane, D.; Fandrych, C; Grüsshaber, G; Henningsen, U,; Kilimann, A.; Schäfer, T., 2009, Passwort Deutsch 1, Ernst Klett Sprachen, Stuttgart
(3) Hering, Axel, Matussek, Magdalena, Perlmann-Balme, Michaela, (2002), em-
Uebungsgrammatik. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Max Hueber Verlag
(4) Lemcke, Rohrmann, 2007, Wortschatz Intensivtrainer A1
(5) Quintino, Carla e Lima, Maria José, (2002), S.O.S. Deutsch! Nível 1, Porto
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(6) Bildwörterbuch Deutsch (Iniciação, Intermédio e Avançado), (2002), Porto
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