Course: Backgrounds to Didactics of the German Language

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Course title Backgrounds to Didactics of the German Language
Course code KGER/KZDI2
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lachout Martin, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Frydrychová Andrea, Mgr.
Course content
1.Introduction to the topic and choice of topics for microteaching 2. Factors influencing learning 3. Learning and learning a foreign language 4. Terminological anchoring - mother tongue, first language, foreign language 5. Emotions and cognition in learning a foreign language 6.-7. Reflection on learning 8. Autonomous learning 9. Learning strategies 10.-11. Internal differentiation 12. Organizational forms of teaching 13. Presentation of microteaching

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide a deeper insight into didactic approaches to learning language skills in teaching German as a foreign language, to reflect on the process of learning and learning and then to apply theoretical knowledge in the form of microteaching. Emphasis is placed on linking linguodidactic theory with teaching practice in the relevant type of schools, as well as developing skills in the preparation, implementation and subsequent evaluation knowledge of German min. at level B2.
At the end of the course each participant -is well informed about and knows basic didactic categories, - knows basic linguistic and didactic terminology, - is able to see language as a system and to understand its role in the process of foreign language teaching / learning, - has an idea of the organization of teaching in an institutional context, - becomes familiar with the methodological concepts of teaching foreign languages, the aims of teaching and its forms, - gains an overview of basic documents related to foreign language teaching.
Prerequisites
KGER/KZDID
KGER/KZDID

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in seminars, study of compulsory literature, completion of partial tasks and elaboration of written documentation to simulate the lesson, including their presentation in the seminar, are expected to be awarded for the credit.
Recommended literature
  • Ballweg, S. & Drumm, S. & Hufeisen, B. & Klippel, J. & Pilypaityté, L. DLL 2: Wie lernt man die Fremdsprache Deutsch?. Stuttgart, 2013.
  • Bausch, K.-R. Handbuch Fremdsprachenunterricht. 4. Tübingen, 2003.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Teaching German Language and Literature for Secondary School (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -