Course: Modern German in authentic texts for teachers

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Course title Modern German in authentic texts for teachers
Course code KNJ/KAUT@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
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)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Authentic texts. Methods of foreign language teaching in relation to working with text. Reading authentic texts. Authentic texts and reading comprehension. Use of strategies in working with authentic texts. Newspapers and magazines as sources of authentic texts. Authentic and inauthentic texts. Texts in contemporary German language textbooks. Preparation of own teaching materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should be able to: - to understand the content and meaning of authentic texts - to categorise the types of texts - to clarify the principles of working with authentic texts - to realise the meaning and benefits of using authentic texts in German language teaching - to suggest different types of language exercises to corresponding types of text - to create didactic roles to relevant types of text

Prerequisites
Active knowledge of the German language , critical thinking, creativity, ability to communicate, discuss and argue.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio

Active participation in class. Continuous performance of partial tasks according to the teacher's assignment. Preparation of a text analysis from a German textbook for primary schools (more detailed specification at the beginning of the semester with the teacher of the subject and in the MOODLE system). STUDENTS WITH ISP: 20% participation in the seminar. Preparation of a text analysis from a German textbook for primary schools. Special extra task to be specified in more detail in the MOODLE system.
Recommended literature
  • BAJEROVÁ, Eva, SCHWÄRZLER, Manuela a ZAJÍCOVÁ, Pavla. Textarbeit im Studium des Deutschen als Fremdsprache. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita. 2013.
  • BOHUŠ, Marek. Didaktik der authentischen Texte. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého. 2012.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German for lower secondary schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German at Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German at Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German for lower secondary schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German for lower secondary schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German at Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German at Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German for lower secondary schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German at Lower Secondary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German for lower secondary schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching German at Lower Secondary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter