SFT40515 Language, Language Teaching and ICT (Spring 2021)

The course is connected to the following study programs

Elective course in the Extension Course in German. 

Mandatory course in the 30 ECTS unit for students in the Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture (this applies for students who started 2018 or earlier).

Lecture Semester

German Extension Programme: 2nd semester (spring)

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

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The student is

• familiar with a number of approaches to German teaching in school. 

• familiar with the development and use of learning resources, primarily digital resources.

Skills

The student

• has improved proficiency in understanding written and oral German texts (text comprehension) as well having enhanced general active language skills, being able to write and speak correct German. 

• knows to develop digital learning resources and use digital tools actively in their teaching of German.

General competence:

The student has

• through knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects developed a reflected approach to language teaching and is able to develop 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.

Workload

Approx. 560 hours.

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 (individual or in a group), in total approx. 40 minutes

The students first present their project work in plenum, for the other students on the course (approx. 20 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.

Examiners

External and internal examiners or two internal examiners.

Course evaluation

Feedback from our students is vital in order for us to be able to offer the best possible courses and study programmes. The following forms of evaluation are used for this course:

• mid-term evaluation

• continuous/final evaluation

The results are considered by:

• lecturer groups

• the programme coordinator

• the local programme committee

Literature

All course material is made available on the digital learning plattform (Canvas).