Course: Communication Skills for Teachers I

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Course title Communication Skills for Teachers I
Course code KGER/KKDU1
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Liebig Linda
Course content
1. Oral expression: presentation and discussion skills for study and work 2. Written expression: argumentative writing, summary, Essay 3. Grammar: nominal and verbal style 4. Working on vocabulary 5. Possible topics for presentations and text assignments: a) Teaching German as a foreign language in the Czech Republic: performance assessment, motivation, digital media, multilingualism, didactics of literature, etc. b) Socially relevant topics: profession, equality, environment, politics, etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course builds on the language preparation of the bachelor's study, expands and deepens language competence to the C1 + SERRJ level. Selected teaching materials are used to practice and consolidate all four language competencies. The topics take into account the fields of education, teaching german as a foreign language and the interests of students. The course also practices grammar and professional vocabulary on the example of authentic texts from the field of general and professional language. In the area of written expression, strategies of argumentative writing are trained; in the area of oral expression, students learn to give a presentation with consideration of a target group and precise formal specifications.
Students will expand and deepen their language competence to the level of C1 + SERRJ, strengthen individual language competencies, in the field of written expression they will improve in writing a summary of a text and an essay, in the area of oral expression, students learn to give a presentation with consideration of a target group and precise formal specifications.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Regular active participation in exercises, continuous preparation for teaching, fulfilment and timely submission of all tasks assigned by the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • Backhaus, Anke / Sander, Ilse / Skrodzki, Johanna. Mittelpunkt neu B2/C1. Textsorten für Studium und Beruf. Intensivtrainer mit Audio-CD. Stuttgart: Klett 2015. .
  • Bayerlein, Oliver. Campus Deutsch. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Präsentieren und Diskutieren. B2/C1. München: Hueber 2014. .
  • Buchner, Patricia. Campus. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Schreiben B2/C1. München: Hueber 2014. .
  • Jin, Friederike / Voss, Ute. Grammatik aktiv. Deutsch als Fremdsprache B2/C1. Verstehen, Üben, Sprechen. Berlin: Cornelsen 2017. .
  • Koithan, Ute / Schmitz, Helen / Sieber, Tanja / Sonntag, Ralf. Aspekte neu C1 (Lehrbuch + Arbeitsbuch). Stuttgart: Klett 2017. .
  • Lange, Daisy / Rahn, Stefan. Mündliche Wissenschaftssprache. Kommunizieren, Präsentieren, Diskutieren. Stuttgart: Klett 2017. .
  • Schmitt-Kaufhold, Angelika. Klausurtraining. Essay schreiben. Stuttgart / Leipzig: Klett 2014. .
  • Stein-Bassler, Dorothea. Deutsch intensiv. Schreiben C1. Das Training. Stuttgart: Klett 2021. .


Study plans that include the course
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