Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

German A2.2

Code

711101078

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Alemães

Credits

6

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

German

Objectives

Vocabulary and specific information on following topics: Media – in the past and present, health, holidays and celebrations, description of people – character and emotions, life in the countryside and in the city, school
Grammatical structures: Subordinate clauses (damit, um zu), past tense, the use of “sollte“ with a view to give an advice, relative clauses, indefinite pronouns and demonstratives, declension of adjectives, genitive case
Working methods: Reading and listening to texts,, audiovisual materials, producing written and oral texts, discussions, presentations.

Prerequisites

German A2.1

Subject matter

Vocabulary and specific information on the following topics: Homes and dream homes, the different phases of life, celebrities, travel, hotels
Grammatical structures: würde” + infinitive, infinitive + “zu”, present perfect, past perfect, the use of “würd-“, “könnt-“, “sollt-“ (with a view to making plans, proposals and options), direct and indirect questions, local adverbs.
Working methods: Reading and listening to texts,, audiovisual materials, producing written and oral texts, discussions, presentations.

Bibliography

BÖSCHEL, C., GIERSBERG, D., HÄGI, S., Ja genau! A2, Band 2, Berlin, Cornelsen Verlag, 2012
DALLAPIAZZA, R.-M., VON JAN, E., SCHÖNHERR, T. Tangram aktuell 2, Lektion 1-4, Ismaning, Max Hueber Verlag, 2004, 152 pp.
REIMANN, Monika, Grundstufen-Grammatik für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Ismaning, Max Hueber Verlag, 2001, 238 pp.

Teaching method

Communicative method seeking to stimulate interaction and engender increasingly autonomous learning
Intercultural approach which raises the student’s awareness of cultural diversity
carrying out tasks which draw on linguistic and extra-linguistic competences.

Evaluation method

Continous assessment, written tests, oral tests, presentation of project work.

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