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German A2.1

Objectives

a) Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most
immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area);
b) Can communicate in simple tasks and routines requiring only a simple and direct exchange
of information on familiar and routine matters;
c) Can describe his/her background and surroundings in a simple way;
d) Can refer to subjects related to immediate needs.
e) Can write a short simple note or message and a very simple personal letter


 

General characterization

Code

711101077

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Maria Celeste de Sousa Machado, Freya Feige

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

German

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Bibliography

Finster, Andrea et al: Panorama. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kursbuch und
Übungsbuch. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2016
Bößel, Christiane. Deutsch lernen mit Landeskunde- Texten A1-A2. Augsburg: Auer-
Verlag, 2019
Buchwald-Wargenau,Isabel. Mein Leben in Deutschland - der Orientierungskurs:
Basiswissen Politik, Geschichte, Gesellschaft. Deutsch als Fremdsprache/Kursbuch.
München: Hueber, 2019
Jin, F.; Voß, U.: Grammatik aktiv. Deutsch als Fremdsprache (mit Lösungen). Berlin:
Cornelsen, 2014

Teaching method

Practical language teaching. The communicative teaching of the lessons from it aims to
promote the interaction of the learner and an ever more extensive autonomous
learning. The intercultural approach would lead to a better understanding of cultural
diversity.

Evaluation method

1 exam(40%), 2 written assignments (2x20%)(40%), portfolio + active participation during the lessons(20%)

Subject matter

Vocabulary and specific information on following topics: Work and employment, life stories, generations, home and living, money, socialising, sports.
Grammatical structures: Subordinate clauses, simple past of modal verbs, verbs with prepositions, reflexive pronouns, local prepositions, comparative degree and superlative, declination of adjectives.
Working methods: Reading and listening to texts,, audiovisual materials, producing written and oral texts, discussions, presentations.