German I


COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL School of Education Sciences
DEPARTMENT Department of Primary Level Education
LEVEL OF STUDIES Undergraduate – 1st Cycle of studies
COURSE CODE   SEMESTER 1nd
COURSE TITLE German IΙ
TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK ECTSCREDITS
3 2.5
COURSE TYPE, Skills Development
PREREQUISITES: NO
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: TEACHING LANGUAGE:GERMAN AND GREEK /ENGLISH (FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS)

EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: GERMAN

COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUSSTUDENTS: YES
COURSE URL: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/EDU174/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
The course’s general purpose is developing the communication capacity of the four basic language skills in German(understanding and producing spoken and written language) at the A2- language level in accordance with the Common European Framework of Languages.

After completing the course, students will be able to:

·         understand written and spoken texts of A1-Α2 language level, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Languages (CECRL)

·         answer reading comprehension questions regarding these texts,

·         present a summary of their meaning in Greek,

·         produce written and spoken texts of A1-Α2 level, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Languages (CECRL),

·         gain essential knowledge of German morphosyntax,

·         process unfamiliar vocabulary by using metacognitive strategies

General Skills
Autonomous work

Teamwork

Respect for diversity and multiculturalism

Promote free, creative and inductive thinking

Search, analyze and synthesize data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Working and collaborating in an international environment

  1. COURSE CONTENT
The teaching material is in the form of an open portfolio, so that it can be readjusted on the basis of the interests and needs of the students. It is mainly based on texts related to the German civilization and to Pedagogical subjects. It is drawn from German textbooks, electronic resources, books, magazines etc. and it is of graded difficulty.

Some indicative sections are:

•          Discover German, German-speaking countries and their civilizations

•          Travel to a German-speaking city/country

METHOD

The communicative method of language teaching is applied, as well as the active experiential approach. Work projects are proposed through the use of new technologies, in the context of an interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis is placed on teamwork. Online collaborations with German and other foreign universities (Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, Universitäten in Lateinamerika, Universitäten in Ostasien) for the production of material in transnational groups are also carried out.

 

  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODSEVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD. Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

 

Use of technology in teaching and communicating with students:

·         digital presentations

·         videos

·         e-class e-learning platform

·         webmail

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

 

Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 39
Written assignment 5
Independent study 16.5
Written exam 2
Course total 62.5
Student Evaluation

 

Language of evaluation: German

Method of evaluation – Concluding based on the following:

Final written examination(70%) (Including:

multiple choice,short answer and essay questions)

Written Assignment(30%)

Evaluation criteria for the written assignment

Language:expression, clarity, vocabulary, morphosyntax (of oral and written language)(50%

Content: precision, originality, completeness of the written assignment (40%)

Structure: Organization, cohesion (10%)

Bibliography: Sufficient bibliographic references and appropriate use of literature(10%)

Students are informed about the evaluation criteria.

  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Suggested bibliography

Stefanie Dengler, Tanja Mayr-Sieber, Paul Rusch, Helen Schmitz (2019)   Netzwerk neu A1.1. Kurs- und Übungsbuch Klett Editors

2. Relatedbibliography

Georgiakaki  M. (2014).TreffendA2+. Christos Karabatos Editors

Koukidis S., (2018).ΓερμανικήΓραμματικήκαιΣυντακτικόσταελληνικά.

Praxis-KoukidisEditions

Koukidis S.,(2018).Das große deutsche Übungsbuch.

Praxis-KoukidisEditions

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher: Athanasia Moutlia
Contact details: amoutlia@eled.duth.gr
Supervisors: YES
Evaluation methods: Written Assignment (30%), Final written examination (70%)
Implementation Instructions: The written assignment has to be submitted through the e-class e-learning platform, on a predetermined deadline.

The final written examination will beadministeredonline, remotely and synchronously, on a predetermined date, in the e-class e-learning platform. It will be proctored using an MS Teams live session. Students need to sing in using  their academic credentials, position their cameras so that they can be seen and mute their microphones. Before the exam, they should present their student ID in order to be identified.