2019/2020

2019/2020

DM270

L-LIN/14 (GERMAN LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION)

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

COMMUNICATION, INNOVATION, MULTIMEDIA

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

2nd semester (24/02/2020 - 29/05/2020)

9

54 lesson hours

German / Italian

WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST

BERNDT ALEXANDRA (titolare) - 9 ECTS

Online entry test "Lingua Tedesca" on KIRO platform of the Language Center (Centro Linguistico) within the beginning of the academic activies 2019/20.

Attendance at the language classes of the Collaboratore ed Esperto Linguistico (Didattica Integrativa / Dott.ssa Heike Fremdling) at the CIM Course (Comunicazione, Innovazione e Multimedialità).

Please save your entry test result in order to choose the correct language course (see: KIRO - "Tedesco per Scienze Politiche e CIM" at Centro Linguistico).

You can find further information on the Didattica Integrativa at "altre informazioni".

At the end of the course students will be able
- to use the main grammar structures and vocabulary of the German language approximately at an A2 level
- to understand and use autonomously a wide range of vocabulary on the A2 level

In particular, CIM students (9 credit points) will be able
- to present a "digital story" related to a topic discussed during the course

Political Science students (6 credit points) will be able
- to comprehend, analyse and put into context a media product (article, web page, TV format, etc.) in German

The parallel activities of the Collaboratore ed Esperto Linguistico will introduce to the main grammar and lexical structures of the German language and deepen students active and passive communication skills at an A2 level.

Students will learn about different cultural and social aspects of the German speaking countries.

Students will have the opportunity to deepen their language skills in order to do research and organise information in German

The didactic method includes innovative teaching approaches ("flipped classroom", collaborative learning) as well as various interactive exercises in class in order to stimulate the use of the foreign language as well as shared moments of discussion and thoughts about the German culture and society.

Regarding the course LINGUA TEDESCA:

“Entdeckungsreise D-A-CH - Kursbuch zur Landeskunde”, Ernst Klett Verlag (2013) - ISBN: 978-3-12-606380-7

- Presentations, articles and further material will be available on the KIRO platform - CIM (Corso: Lingua Tedesca 2018/19).

Regarding the lessons of the Collaboratore ed Esperto Linguistico the following material will be used:

1) Beginners
1° SEMESTRE: Spektrum Deutsch A1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Schubert Verlag (2017) - ISBN: 978-3941323292

2° SEMESTRE: Spektrum Deutsch A2+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Schubert Verlag (2018) - ISBN: 978-3941323315


2) ADVANCED:
Study material will be distributed during the course.

Students who are not able to attend the classes are requested to contact Prof.ssa Alexandra Berndt (aberndt@unipv.it)

The final exam is divided into two parts:

1) A WRITTEN TEST regarding the program of the language lessons (Dott.ssa Fremdling - livello A2), which tests skills and abilities in grammar, vocabulary and oral comprehension.
Students who have an official language certification (B1 and higher) only need to take the grammar test.
The written test is valid for 12 months.


2) An ORAL EXAM regarding the course "LINGUA TEDESCA" on behalf of Prof.ssa Berndt

In order to have access to the oral exam you need to pass the written test with a minimum mark of 18/30.

ORAL EXAM fo CIM students (9 credit points):

1) Presentation of a "digital story"related to a topic discussed in class
2) analysis of linguistic items in the presentation (grammar or vocabulary aspects)
3) contextualization of the content proposed in the presentation and connection to theoretical aspects.

ORAL EXAM for POLITICAL SCIENCES and INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS students (6 credit points):

1) presentation of a "media product" (newspaper article, web site, TV format, ... ), related to a topic discussed in class

2) analysis of linguistic items in the presentation (grammar or vocabulary aspects)

3) contextualization of the content proposed in the presentation and connection to theoretical aspects.

The topic of the "digital story" and the "media product" can be chosen by the students, but needs to be agreed upon with the teacher of the course (Prof.ssa Berndt).

Both presentations and media produt need to be sent to the attention of Prof.ssa Berndt at least 1 week before the oral exam.

DIDATTICA INTEGRATIVA (Mothertongue language classes):

In order to be assigned to the Didattica Integrativa class appropriate for your level (Dott.ssa Heike Fremdling /heike.fremdling@unipv.it) you need to do the Online Entry Test on the KIRO platform of the Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo.

The result of the test will tell you which course to attend starting from the beginning of the academic year 2018/19. For further information please check KIRO->CLA->Tedesco per Scienze Politiche e CIM.

The timetable of the classes of Dott.ssa Fremdling will be published on the website of the Corso di Studi in CIM.


BOOKS:

1) Beginners:
1° SEMESTRE: Spektrum Deutsch A1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Schubert Verlag (2017) - ISBN: 978-3941323292

2° SEMESTRE: Spektrum Deutsch A2+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Schubert Verlag (2018) - ISBN: 978-3941323315

2) ADVANCED:
Study materiali will be provided during the course.


EXAMS:
a) CIM / Political Science - 1st year / 2nd year: (A2)
- Cloze Test (grammar and vocabulary)
- Oral comprehension

b) Political Science - 3rd year: (B1)
- Cloze Test (grammar and vocabulary)
- Oral comprehension

Students with a language certificate (B1 and higher) only need to do the grammar test.