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Foreign Language IV - German

Code: LGH2229    Acronym: LEIVA

Subject: 2018/2019 - 2S

Teaching Area: Modern Languages

Programmes

Acronym Study plan Curriculum Years ECTS Contact hours Total Hours
LGH Aviso nº 9705/2017 & Ret. nº 682/2018 3 ECTS 28 80

Hours Effectively Taught

TGH2

Theoretical-Practical: 25,50
Other: 0,00

Teaching - Hours

Theoretical-Practical: 1,50
Other: 0,36

Aims, Skills and Learning Outcomes

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRICULAR UNIT

The subject being a second-level foreign language (German) is aimed at students with mandatory previous knowledge of the same. We aim at the good practice of the language at all learning domain, such as listening, speaking (engaging in oral interaction), reading and writing.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Dealing with different types of cultural situations, resorting to role-plays, music, videos, written texts, students will be encouraged to develop their communicative skills and writing techniques by using adequate vocabulary and grammar structures.

SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED

At the end of the semester, students should be able to engage in different communicative situations, orally and written, producing different types of texts. Mainly, they shall be encourage to gain further autonomy on speaking and understanding oral messages and conversations, according to specific contexts and chosen debating topics. Students will be asked to resort to various learning strategies, in order to develop their speaking and writing skills through the use of adequate vocabulary, grammar rules and syntactic structures. 

Programme

Classes will focus on different subject-matters, directly related to current life and daily routines, such as "language and nationalities", "meeting people", "jobs", "food and drinks", "dialogues at the supermarket, restaurant and hotel", all embracing the main learning skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking.

Revision work on level A2.1; text (different types) interpretation and translation

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the curricular unit's learning objectives

The different subject-matters should enable students to engage in different communicative situations, orally and written. Mainly, they shall be encourage to gain further autonomy on speaking and understanding oral messages and conversations, according to specific contexts and chosen debating topics. 

Main literature

DaF kompakt A1-B1 - Kursbuch mit 3 Audio-CDs,, Klett Verlage, Stuttgart, 2011

Learning Methods

We will promote the resort to different learning strategies and methods, such as group-work, presentations, oral interaction, homework assignments, reading aloud, written tests and work-projects


Assessment Components

Avaliação distribuída com exame final

Assessment Components

Description Type Time (hours) Conclusion Date
Attendance (estimated)  Lessons  22,5
Others  Participação Presencial  5,5
Written tests  Teste/Exame  3
Self-study  Teste/Exame  49
  Total: 80

Continuous Assessment

- 2 written tests (35% each)
- assignment (20%)
- assiduity / class involvement (10%)

Under the terms of the Bachelor's Regulation:

1. The students' attendance in classes will be recorded and, if the number of absences per student exceeds 30% of the total number of lessons scheduled for each course unit, the student will be automatically transferred to the final evaluation (regular season).

2. In the written tests and other assessment elements mentioned in paragraph 2 of Art. 39 it is necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 7.5 (seven point five) points.

3. If the student misses a test or receives a grade lower than 7.5 points in the tests or in another assessment element mentioned in the previous number, the student will be automatically transferred to the final evaluation (regular season).

4. If the student misses or obtains less than 7.5 in the second written test, held in the same date of the final exam in the regular season, they may apply for further evaluation in the Appeal season.


Final Exam

Final exam (100%)

According to the graduation normative:
The kind of assignements mentioned on b) number 2 article 39 could also be taken into consideration with a percentage matching half of the corresponding continuous evaluation, as long as students report that intention to their teacher by filling in a proper form made available at the moment of the written test.

Demonstration of the coherence between the teaching methodologies and the learning outcomes

The different subject-matters will be intensified with the resort to different learning strategies and methods, such as group-work, presentations, oral interaction, research assignments, reading aloud, and work-projects. In other words, students will be asked to resort to various learning strategies, in order to develop their speaking and writing skills through the use of adequate vocabulary, grammar rules and syntactic structures.