| Code: | LGH2229 | Acronym: | LEIVA |
| Teaching Area: | Modern Languages |
| Acronym | Study plan | Curriculum Years | ECTS | Contact hours | Total Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGH | Aviso nº 9705/2017 & Ret. nº 682/2018 | 2º | 3 ECTS | 28 | 80 |
| Theoretical-Practical: | 24,00 |
| Other: | 5,50 |
Teaching - Hours
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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.
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
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.
| Sander, Ilse; Braun, Birgit; Doubek, Margit; Fügert, Nadja; Vitale, Rosanna;DaF kompakt A1-B1 - Kursbuch mit 3 Audio-CDs, Klett, 2015 |
| Braun, Birgit; Doubek, Margit; Frater-Vogel, Andrea; Fügert, Nadja; Köhl-Kuhn, Renate; Sander, Ilse;DaF kompakt A1-B1. Übungsbuch, Klett, 2015 |
| Reimann, Monika;Gramática essencial do Alemão, Ismaning: Hueber, 2004 |
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
Avaliação distribuída com exame final
| Description | Type | Time (hours) | Conclusion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance (estimated) | Lessons | 22,5 | |
| Participação Presencial | 5,5 | ||
| Teste/Exame | 3 | ||
| Study | 49 | ||
| Total: | 80 |
- 2 written tests (35% each)
- written assignment (30%) + 2 activities with the e-learning platform
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, 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.
5. All academic papers (reports, case studies...) included in the continuous assessment will have to be submitted in the Turnitin data base available on the Isag e-learning platform; a 30% similarity of written texts may be acceptable.
Final exam (100%)
Under the terms of the course's Regulation:
The practical or theoretical-practical work (s) referred may also be considered, with a weighting corresponding to half of that considered in the context of continuous assessment, provided that the student communicates such intention to the teacher through the completion of a specific form to be made available by the teacher at the individual written test day.
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.