SFT11008 German: Oral German and Digital Tools (Autumn 2012)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Business, Languages, and Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Frode Lundemo
- Teaching language:
- German
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Mandatory course in the one-year German programme
- Part of the optional 60 ECTS module in the bachelor programme Society, Language and Culture
- Optional course in the bachelor programme in International Communication
Lecture Semester
One-year German programme: 1st semester (autumn)
Bachelor programme in Society, Language and Culture: 1st, 3rd or 5th semester (autumn)
Bachelor programme in International Communication: 5th semester (autumn)
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The students will have acquired knowledge of how digital tools may be used to practice oral proficiency both individually and in interaction with others, and how such tools may be used after completed study programme to sustain and further develop oral proficiency. They will know central characteristics of German speech and simple, oral, situational communication strategies.
Skills
The students will have good active skills in oral German and be able to adapt these skills to communicative situations and needs, as well as communicate with good pronunciation and intonation. They are able to understand German speech in various types of media.
General competence
The students are able to use digital tools in a number of communicative situations.
Content
Oral proficiency is built through interaction, text production and presentation, and text comprehension.
Pronunciation, morphology, syntax and vocabulary are emphasised and investigated in the context of different situations and genres.
Forms of teaching and learning
Practices using digital, mainly Internet-based tools.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
None.
Examination
Portfolio assessment
The portfolio will contain four contributions that serve to document the students' activities in the course, dealing with the topics mentioned under 'Course outline'. Assessment on the A-F grading scale.
In the case of re-examination a new portfolio must be submitted. In the case of complaint, the whole portfolio will be reassessed.
Course evaluation
Feedback from students is decisive for the University College to be able to offer the best possible courses and study programmes. This course is evaluated in the following ways:
- Mid-term evaluation
- End-of-term evaluation
The results are dealt with by a group of lecturers, the head of studies, and the local study quality committee.
Literature
Compendium published on the learning platform
One German-language film