SFT40510 Language, Language Teaching and ICT (Spring 2013)

The course is connected to the following study programs

The course belongs to the 90 ECTS German extension programme, and may be part of the optional module in the bachelor programme Society, Language and Culture.

Lecture Semester

German extension programme: 4^th semester (spring)
Bachelor programme in Society, Language and Culture: 4th or 6^th semester (spring)

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The students will have acquired knowledge of different approaches to teaching German in school today as well as knowledge of the development and use of learning resources, in particular digital resources.

Skills

The students will have improved their understanding of written and oral German texts and enhanced their active language proficiency to the extent of writing and talking German correctly. They know how to develop digital learning resources and use digital tools actively in their teaching of German.

General competence

Through theoretical and practical aspects the students will have a reflected relationship to ICT used in language teaching, and they are capable of developing their own ICT concepts to be used in teaching.

Content

The didactics part of the course is organised as a practical seminar where the students discuss various teaching concepts and ideas.
Examples of use of digital tools in language teaching are the foundation for the theory discussion as well as practical work.
When students who are actively working as teachers of German participate, the seminar invites exchange of experiences.
Practices in writing German texts mainly entail participating actively in a social network medium, using blogs and other means as a process and reflection tool when working with the course assignments.
Oral and written presentations of project work are also given.

Forms of teaching and learning

The teaching is organised as block seminars and web-based teaching.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

None.

Examination

Project work and oral exam

Project work:

A project is carried out in German didactics/ICT, individually or as group work.

Oral exam, 25-30 minutes:

The student(s) present(s) the project, approx. 10 minutes, followed by a (group) talk about the project as well as other related topics. Oral proficiency and presentation technique are assessed in addition to content.

The result is given as one joint mark for both parts of the exam. The oral examination may adjust the written result one mark up or down on the A-F scale. The marks are individual.

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

Resources are made available on the course website.