SFT40514 Language, Language Teaching and ICT (Spring 2015)

The course is connected to the following study programs

The course is included in the German Extension Programme that can be part of the Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language, and Culture.

Lecture Semester

German Extension Programme: 4^th semester (spring)

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

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The students are familiar with a number of approaches to German teaching in school as well as with the development and use of learning resources, primarily digital resources.

Skills

The students have improved their proficiency in understanding written and oral German texts (text comprehension) as well having enhanced their general active language skills, being able to write and speak correct German. They know how to develop digital learning resources and use digital tools actively in their teaching of German.

General competence:

Through knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects the students have developed a reflected approach to language teaching and are able to develop their own ICT concepts for teaching.

Content

The didactics part is organised as a practical seminar discussing various teaching concepts and ideas. Examples of the use of digital tools in language teaching are used as a basis for the theory discussion as well as for practical work. When students who are active teachers of German participate, the exchange of experience will be an aspect of the seminar. Practice in writing German texts is mainly in the form of active participation on the programme website, using such participation as a process and reflection tool when working with the course.
Additionally, there are oral and written presentations of the projects carried out in the course of the semester.

Forms of teaching and learning

The instruction is organised as bloc seminars and webbased teaching.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

A project is to be carried out dealing with German didactics and the use of ICT, either individually or in teams according to the students' own choice.

The coursework must be completed and approved before the oral exam.

Examination

Oral examination, in total approx. 30 minutes

The students first present their project work in plenum, for the other students on the course (approx. 10 minutes). After the presentation there is a talk (with the whole group in the case of a group project) about the project and possible other topics from the syllabus. Assessment takes into account content, oral proficiency (correct language use) and presentation technique.

Individual marks are awarded on the A-F grading scale.

Course evaluation

The course is evaluated by the students twice each semester and the result of the evaluation is processed by the faculty committee for study quality.

Literature

All course material is made available on the course web pages.