B2540 - Written and Oral Communication in German (Second Language) I

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student knows the main morphosyntactic structures of the German language; is able to understand and produce a wide range of written texts and oral discourse of medium complexity in German; expresses himself/herself fluently.

Course contents

The module aims to promote the 4 language skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Lessons will be aimed at completing the acquisition of solid active and passive competence of morphosyntactic and lexical structures in oral and written communication of standard varieties of German. The teaching activity will include both exercises to test phonetic skills, with special attention to prosody, and a resumption and completion of morphosyntax, plus tests of comprehension and production of oral and written texts of various types (dialogic, descriptive, narrative, argumentative) and summary exercises.

 

Readings/Bibliography

Texts, that are to be read will be published on the IOL-platform. Students have to prepare different topics every week.

Bibliography

Moraldo, Sandro M./Soffritti, Marcello (Hg.) (2004): Deutsch aktuell. Einführung in die Tendenzen der deutschen Gegenwartssprache, Roma.

Moraldo, Sandro M. (Hg.) (2009): Inter­net.kom. Sprach- und Kommunikationsformen im WorldWideWeb, Band 1: Kommunikationsplattformen, Roma.

Moraldo, Sandro M. (Hg.) (2011): Inter­net.kom. Sprach- und Kommunikationsformen im WorldWideWeb, Band 2: Medialität, Hypertext, digitale Literatur, Roma.

Moraldo, Sandro M. (Hg.) (2011): Deutsch aktuell 2. Einführung in die Tenden­zen der deutschen Gegenwartssprache, Roma.

Teaching methods

At the beginning lessons will be teacher-centered and entail lecture sessions and one-way presentations. In a second moment participating students give talks about topics suggested by the teacher or about relevant topics chosen by the students themselves according to their special interest.

Maximum participation of students is stimulated by invitations to debate and opportunities for discussion.

70% of class attendance is required.

As concerns the teaching methods of this course unit, all students must attend the online Modules 1, 2 on Health and Safety [https://www.unibo.it/en/services-and-opportunities/health-and-assistance/health-and-safety/online-course-on-health-and-safety-in-study-and-internship-areas].

Assessment methods

The evaluation purpose is to assess the acquisition of the knowledge and skills described above by the student. A written and an oral exam will evaluate the summarizing ability, and the acquisition of the contents of the readings and themes treated during the course.

Teaching tools

"Virtual" E-Learning Platform.

Office hours

See the website of Sandro Moraldo