Practical Language Classes (Esercitazioni) - German
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The aim of the esercitazioni (i.e., practical classes added to the course but that do not allow to accrue ECTS), is that students acquire and develop written, oral, interaction and mediation skills, in accordance with levels described by the Common European Framework of Reference for languages. Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) and its subsequent revisions and updates.
Expected learning outcomes
The expected result in terms of applied competence is the achievement of the level specified for every year for all linguistic-communicative activities: reception (listening and reading), production of written and oral texts, interaction and mediation. The entrance level is detailed in the Prerequisites (none), while the expected goal is detailed in the Syllabus. Students are expected to spend time on self-study to prepare for classes and to review and consolidate work done in class.
Lesson period: Activity scheduled over several sessions (see Course syllabus and organization section for more detailed information).
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Group 1A
Responsible
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
The aim is to reach CEFR language level A2 .
The exercises with native speakers are aimed at acquiring and practising the fundamentals of German grammar in writing and orally: conjunctions, prepositions, negation, nominal declension and verbal conjugation, active and passive of strong and weak verbs, modal verbs, secondary propositions. In addition, the exercises aim to achieve a basic communicative competence in German. Topics covered: countries, nationalities and languages; weather (time, days, months, seasons, date), family, professions and work, leisure, clothes and colours, eating and drinking, restaurant, shopping, flat, body and health, city and nature, animals and plants, weather, holidays, school and university, vocational training, character and description of a person, means of transport, parties.
The exercises with native speakers are aimed at acquiring and practising the fundamentals of German grammar in writing and orally: conjunctions, prepositions, negation, nominal declension and verbal conjugation, active and passive of strong and weak verbs, modal verbs, secondary propositions. In addition, the exercises aim to achieve a basic communicative competence in German. Topics covered: countries, nationalities and languages; weather (time, days, months, seasons, date), family, professions and work, leisure, clothes and colours, eating and drinking, restaurant, shopping, flat, body and health, city and nature, animals and plants, weather, holidays, school and university, vocational training, character and description of a person, means of transport, parties.
Prerequisites for admission
- excellent competence in the Italian language;
- consolidated knowledge of Italian grammar;
- consolidated knowledge of grammatical terminology.
- consolidated knowledge of Italian grammar;
- consolidated knowledge of grammatical terminology.
Teaching methods
The course includes seminar activities and group work in which the active participation of the student is required as well as the use of multimedia materials.
Teaching Resources
- Kurs DaF. Deutsch für Studium und Beruf. A1 Kurs und Übungsbuch (2024). Berlin: Klett (primo semestre)
- Kurs DaF. Deutsch für Studium und Beruf. A2 Kurs und Übungsbuch (2024). Berlin: Klett (secondo semestre).
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch. Ismaning: Hueber.
- Kleinmann, Klaus (2023): Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg.
- Kurs DaF. Deutsch für Studium und Beruf. A2 Kurs und Übungsbuch (2024). Berlin: Klett (secondo semestre).
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch. Ismaning: Hueber.
- Kleinmann, Klaus (2023): Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Preliminary written + oral:
Written test in official session (preparatory to oral test) + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students holding a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Regarding the length of validity of the grades of the written partials (tutorials and monograph part) and the written exam of tutorials (official session), guidance will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Preliminary written + oral:
Written test in official session + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students with a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
International or Erasmus incoming students are encouraged to contact the teacher promptly.
Examination arrangements for students with disabilities and/or with SLA should be agreed upon at the beginning of the course with the lecturer, in consultation with the appropriate office.
Written test in official session (preparatory to oral test) + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students holding a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Regarding the length of validity of the grades of the written partials (tutorials and monograph part) and the written exam of tutorials (official session), guidance will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Preliminary written + oral:
Written test in official session + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students with a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
International or Erasmus incoming students are encouraged to contact the teacher promptly.
Examination arrangements for students with disabilities and/or with SLA should be agreed upon at the beginning of the course with the lecturer, in consultation with the appropriate office.
L-LIN/14 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - GERMAN
Language lab: 80 hours
Professor:
Lohe Kim Berit
Group 1B
Responsible
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
The aim is to reach CEFR language level A2 .
The exercises with native speakers are aimed at acquiring and practising the fundamentals of German grammar in writing and orally: conjunctions, prepositions, negation, nominal declension and verbal conjugation, active and passive of strong and weak verbs, modal verbs, secondary propositions. In addition, the exercises aim to achieve a basic communicative competence in German. Topics covered: countries, nationalities and languages; weather (time, days, months, seasons, date), family, professions and work, leisure, clothes and colours, eating and drinking, restaurant, shopping, flat, body and health, city and nature, animals and plants, weather, holidays, school and university, vocational training, character and description of a person, means of transport, parties.
The exercises with native speakers are aimed at acquiring and practising the fundamentals of German grammar in writing and orally: conjunctions, prepositions, negation, nominal declension and verbal conjugation, active and passive of strong and weak verbs, modal verbs, secondary propositions. In addition, the exercises aim to achieve a basic communicative competence in German. Topics covered: countries, nationalities and languages; weather (time, days, months, seasons, date), family, professions and work, leisure, clothes and colours, eating and drinking, restaurant, shopping, flat, body and health, city and nature, animals and plants, weather, holidays, school and university, vocational training, character and description of a person, means of transport, parties.
Prerequisites for admission
- excellent competence in the Italian language;
- consolidated knowledge of Italian grammar;
- consolidated knowledge of grammatical terminology.
- consolidated knowledge of Italian grammar;
- consolidated knowledge of grammatical terminology.
Teaching methods
The course includes seminar activities and group work in which the active participation of the student is required as well as the use of multimedia materials.
Teaching Resources
- Kurs DaF. Deutsch für Studium und Beruf. A1 Kurs und Übungsbuch (2024). Berlin: Klett (primo semestre)
- Kurs DaF. Deutsch für Studium und Beruf. A2 Kurs und Übungsbuch (2024). Berlin: Klett (secondo semestre).
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch. Ismaning: Hueber.
- Kleinmann, Klaus (2023): Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg.
- Kurs DaF. Deutsch für Studium und Beruf. A2 Kurs und Übungsbuch (2024). Berlin: Klett (secondo semestre).
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch. Ismaning: Hueber.
- Kleinmann, Klaus (2023): Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Preliminary written + oral:
Written test in official session (preparatory to oral test) + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students holding a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Regarding the length of validity of the grades of the written partials (tutorials and monograph part) and the written exam of tutorials (official session), guidance will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Preliminary written + oral:
Written test in official session + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students with a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
International or Erasmus incoming students are encouraged to make timely contact with the teacher.
Examination arrangements for students with disabilities and/or with SLA should be agreed upon at the beginning of the course with the lecturer, in consultation with the appropriate office.
Written test in official session (preparatory to oral test) + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students holding a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Regarding the length of validity of the grades of the written partials (tutorials and monograph part) and the written exam of tutorials (official session), guidance will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Preliminary written + oral:
Written test in official session + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students with a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
International or Erasmus incoming students are encouraged to make timely contact with the teacher.
Examination arrangements for students with disabilities and/or with SLA should be agreed upon at the beginning of the course with the lecturer, in consultation with the appropriate office.
L-LIN/14 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - GERMAN
Language lab: 80 hours
Professors:
Demircan Esra, Lehmann Paola
Group 1C
Responsible
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
The aim is to reach CEFR language level A2 and partly level B1 (written comprehension).
The exercises with native speakers are aimed at acquiring and practising the fundamentals of German grammar in writing and orally: conjunctions, prepositions, negation, nominal declension and verbal conjugation, active and passive of strong and weak verbs, modal verbs, secondary propositions. In addition, the exercises aim to achieve a basic communicative competence in German. Topics covered: countries, nationalities and languages; weather (time, days, months, seasons, date), family, professions and work, leisure, clothes and colours, eating and drinking, restaurant, shopping, flat, body and health, city and nature, animals and plants, weather, holidays, school and university, vocational training, character and description of a person, means of transport, parties.
The exercises with native speakers are aimed at acquiring and practising the fundamentals of German grammar in writing and orally: conjunctions, prepositions, negation, nominal declension and verbal conjugation, active and passive of strong and weak verbs, modal verbs, secondary propositions. In addition, the exercises aim to achieve a basic communicative competence in German. Topics covered: countries, nationalities and languages; weather (time, days, months, seasons, date), family, professions and work, leisure, clothes and colours, eating and drinking, restaurant, shopping, flat, body and health, city and nature, animals and plants, weather, holidays, school and university, vocational training, character and description of a person, means of transport, parties.
Prerequisites for admission
- excellent competence in the Italian language;
- consolidated knowledge of Italian grammar;
- consolidated knowledge of grammatical terminology.
- consolidated knowledge of Italian grammar;
- consolidated knowledge of grammatical terminology.
Teaching methods
The course includes seminar activities and group work in which the active participation of the student is required as well as the use of multimedia materials.
Teaching Resources
- Lehmann, Paola (2023): Schritt für Schritt in die deutsche Sprache. Milano: Mimesis.
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch. Ismaning: Hueber.
- Klaus Kleinmann (2023), Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch. Ismaning: Hueber.
- Klaus Kleinmann (2023), Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg
Assessment methods and Criteria
Preliminary written + oral:
Written test in official session (preparatory to oral test) + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students holding a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Regarding the length of validity of the grades of the written partials (tutorials and monograph part) and the written exam of tutorials (official session), guidance will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Written test in official session (preparatory to oral test) + oral test in official session.
The written test ascertains knowledge of basic vocabulary and fundamentals of German grammar (A2/B1 level) and the ability to understand and produce a simple text. The oral test is an interview in German with the native speaker(s). Students/students holding a valid certification of B1 level or higher do not have to take the written exam and the oral practice exam (certification must be presented to the teacher in charge of the course for recognition according to the instructions given in class at the beginning of the A.A.). Written partial examinations will be organized during the A.A. Successfully passed partial tests can replace the written test at the end of the year.
Further guidance on the structuring and content of the written partials will be provided in class.
The final grade of German Language 1 expressed in thirtieths (exercises + monograph part) is given by the following partial grades: average of the grade of the written exercise or partial tests and the grade of the oral exercise which is averaged with the grade of the oral of the monograph part. Further clarification will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Regarding the length of validity of the grades of the written partials (tutorials and monograph part) and the written exam of tutorials (official session), guidance will be provided in class and on the teaching website (Ariel portal).
Group 2A
Responsible
Lesson period
year
More specific information on the delivery modes of training activities for academic year 2024/25 will be provided over the coming months, based on the evolution of the public health situation.
Course syllabus
Le esercitazioni sono divise in un gruppo di studenti che al primo anno hanno frequentato le lezioni di livello intermedio-avanzato, e due gruppi di studenti che al primo anno erano principianti, suddivisi per cognome: gruppo A (A-K), gruppo B (L-Z).
Prerequisites for admission
Practical classes will be taught entirely in German. Textbooks and activities in class or for self study assume that students already have a linguistic competence of level A2.
Teaching methods
Frontal and online activities.
Teaching Resources
Material for the oral examination:
- 10 reader (available in MyAriel) to be prepared individually and on which the oral exam with the mother tongue teacher will be based
Manuals used during the language lessons:
- Only for ex-beginners (ex- groups 1A and 1B, who are going to attend 2A): Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, Spektrum Deutsch B1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Schubert Verlag 2018.
- Only for intermediate/advanced students (manual already used in the first year, group 1C; for students who are going to attend the group 2B): Paola Lehmann, Schritt für Schritt in die Deutsche Sprache, Ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch A2-B1+, casa editrice/publisher Mimesis New edition 2023, ISBN: 979-12-2230-473-1 (Do not buy older editions!)
Grammar used (for all students): PONS Praxis-Grammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Das große Lern- und Übungswerk. Mit extra Online-Übungen, 2017.
Optional material:
- Klaus Kleinmann, Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg
- Anne Buscha/Szilvia Szita: B Grammatik. Sprachniveau B1/B2, Schubert Verlag Leipzig 2011;
- Friederike Jin/Ute Voß: Grammatik aktiv. A1-B1. Cornelsen.
To reinforce and expand vocabulary, the following tools are recommended:
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch, Hueber 2001;
- https://deutschlernerblog.de/tag/wortschatz-deutsch-b1/;
- http://deutschtraining.org/wortschatz-deutsch/.
Further details on exam bibliography are to be found in the relevant section of German Language 2 course programme.
- 10 reader (available in MyAriel) to be prepared individually and on which the oral exam with the mother tongue teacher will be based
Manuals used during the language lessons:
- Only for ex-beginners (ex- groups 1A and 1B, who are going to attend 2A): Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, Spektrum Deutsch B1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Schubert Verlag 2018.
- Only for intermediate/advanced students (manual already used in the first year, group 1C; for students who are going to attend the group 2B): Paola Lehmann, Schritt für Schritt in die Deutsche Sprache, Ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch A2-B1+, casa editrice/publisher Mimesis New edition 2023, ISBN: 979-12-2230-473-1 (Do not buy older editions!)
Grammar used (for all students): PONS Praxis-Grammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Das große Lern- und Übungswerk. Mit extra Online-Übungen, 2017.
Optional material:
- Klaus Kleinmann, Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg
- Anne Buscha/Szilvia Szita: B Grammatik. Sprachniveau B1/B2, Schubert Verlag Leipzig 2011;
- Friederike Jin/Ute Voß: Grammatik aktiv. A1-B1. Cornelsen.
To reinforce and expand vocabulary, the following tools are recommended:
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch, Hueber 2001;
- https://deutschlernerblog.de/tag/wortschatz-deutsch-b1/;
- http://deutschtraining.org/wortschatz-deutsch/.
Further details on exam bibliography are to be found in the relevant section of German Language 2 course programme.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Further details on assessment methods and criteria are to be found in the relevant section of German language and linguistics 2 course programme.
L-LIN/14 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - GERMAN
Language lab: 80 hours
Professor:
Nissen Anna Christina
Group 2B
Responsible
Lesson period
year
More specific information on the delivery modes of training activities for academic year 2024/25 will be provided over the coming months, based on the evolution of the public health situation.
Course syllabus
Le esercitazioni sono divise in un gruppo di studenti che al primo anno hanno frequentato le lezioni di livello intermedio-avanzato, e due gruppi di studenti che al primo anno erano principianti, suddivisi per cognome: gruppo A (A-K), gruppo B (L-Z).
Prerequisites for admission
Practical classes will be taught entirely in German. Textbooks and activities in class or for self study assume that students already have a linguistic competence of level A2.
Teaching methods
Frontal and online activities.
Teaching Resources
Material for the oral examination:
- 10 reader (available in MyAriel) to be prepared individually and on which the oral exam with the mother tongue teacher will be based
Manuals used during the language lessons:
- Only for ex-beginners (ex- groups 1A and 1B, who are going to attend 2A): Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, Spektrum Deutsch B1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Schubert Verlag 2018.
- Only for intermediate/advanced students (manual already used in the first year, group 1C; for students who are going to attend the group 2B): Paola Lehmann, Schritt für Schritt in die Deutsche Sprache, Ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch A2-B1+, casa editrice/publisher Mimesis New edition 2023, ISBN: 979-12-2230-473-1 (Do not buy older editions!)
Grammar used (for all students): PONS Praxis-Grammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Das große Lern- und Übungswerk. Mit extra Online-Übungen, 2017.
Optional material:
- Klaus Kleinmann, Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg
- Anne Buscha/Szilvia Szita: B Grammatik. Sprachniveau B1/B2, Schubert Verlag Leipzig 2011;
- Friederike Jin/Ute Voß: Grammatik aktiv. A1-B1. Cornelsen.
To reinforce and expand vocabulary, the following tools are recommended:
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch, Hueber 2001;
- https://deutschlernerblog.de/tag/wortschatz-deutsch-b1/;
- http://deutschtraining.org/wortschatz-deutsch/.
Further details on exam bibliography are to be found in the relevant section of German Language 2 course programme.
- 10 reader (available in MyAriel) to be prepared individually and on which the oral exam with the mother tongue teacher will be based
Manuals used during the language lessons:
- Only for ex-beginners (ex- groups 1A and 1B, who are going to attend 2A): Anne Buscha und Szilvia Szita, Spektrum Deutsch B1+: Integriertes Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Schubert Verlag 2018.
- Only for intermediate/advanced students (manual already used in the first year, group 1C; for students who are going to attend the group 2B): Paola Lehmann, Schritt für Schritt in die Deutsche Sprache, Ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch A2-B1+, casa editrice/publisher Mimesis New edition 2023, ISBN: 979-12-2230-473-1 (Do not buy older editions!)
Grammar used (for all students): PONS Praxis-Grammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Das große Lern- und Übungswerk. Mit extra Online-Übungen, 2017.
Optional material:
- Klaus Kleinmann, Die Turbo-Übungsgrammatik: von ziemlich leicht bis ganz schön schwer - Deutsch als Zweitsprache in der Sekundarstufe, Verlag Brigg
- Anne Buscha/Szilvia Szita: B Grammatik. Sprachniveau B1/B2, Schubert Verlag Leipzig 2011;
- Friederike Jin/Ute Voß: Grammatik aktiv. A1-B1. Cornelsen.
To reinforce and expand vocabulary, the following tools are recommended:
- Lübke, Diethard (2001): Lernwortschatz Deutsch, Hueber 2001;
- https://deutschlernerblog.de/tag/wortschatz-deutsch-b1/;
- http://deutschtraining.org/wortschatz-deutsch/.
Further details on exam bibliography are to be found in the relevant section of German Language 2 course programme.
Assessment methods and Criteria
rther details on assessment methods and criteria are to be found in the relevant section of German language and linguistics 2 course programme.
Group 3
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Lesson period
year
More specific information on the delivery modes of training activities for academic year 2024/25 will be provided over the coming months, based on the evolution of the public health situation.
Course syllabus
The exercises with the native speaker (4 hours per week), for which regular attendance is required, are aimed at improving oral and written language skills, with the aim of achieving level B2 of the Common European Framework. Oral and written texts are examined in depth and oral interaction skills are practised. They last one year and take place in semesters I and II with Eleonora Dal Piaz ([email protected]).
Prerequisites for admission
Practical classes will be taught entirely in German. Textbooks and activities in class or for self study assume that students already have a linguistic competence of level B1.
Teaching methods
The course adopts the following teaching methods: lessons which imply the active partecipation of the students, face-to-face activities, online tutoring.
Teaching Resources
MAIN TEXTBOOK FOR THE LESSONS:
-Ute Koithan, Helen Schmitz, Tanja Sieber, Ralf Sonntag, Aspekte neu Mittelstufe Deutsch, Sprachniveau B2, Klett-Langenscheidt, München, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-12-605024-1)
- Supplementary material (E. Dal Piaz Übungshefte) with exercises relating to written and oral examinations. They are produced during the two semesters and can be downloaded from [email protected] (GERMAN LANGUAGE 3rd year -CONTENTS).
- Recommended B2 book for exercise:
Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita - B Grammatik, Sprachniveau B1/B2, Schubert Verlag, Leipzig, 2013 (ISBN 978-3-941323-10-0).
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ASPEKTE NEU B2 FOR THE SELF-STUDY:
- Marion Lütke, Ulrike Moritz, Margret Rodi, Aspekte neu Mittelstufe Deutsch, Intensivtrainer B2, Klett-Langenscheidt, München, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-12-605031-9).
- Ute Koithan, Helen Schmitz, Tanja Sieber, Ralf Sonntag, Aspekte neu Mittelstufe Deutsch, Sprachniveau B2, Arbeitsbuch mit Audio-CD, Klett-Langenscheidt, München, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-12-605026-5): this publication is useful for further study of vocabulary and grammar in the self-study, it will not be used during the lessons, except for a few photocopied pages.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR EXERCISE SUITABLE FOR SELF-STUDY,
- for those who wish to revise the grammatical basics of the B1 level: Training für Fortgeschrittene der Grundgrammatik: F. Jin, U. Voß - Grammatik Aktiv B1plus, Übungsgrammatik, Cornelsen-Verlag, Berlin 2020 (ISBN 978-3060244706).
- S. Kreutzmüller - Deutsch Intensiv Grammatik B2, Das Training, Klett-Langenscheidt, München 2018 (ISBN 978-3126750370).
- Tanja Sieber - Aspekte neu, Mittelstufe Deutsch, Grammatik B1plus bis C1, Klett-Langenscheidt, München, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-12-605032-6).
Non-attending students should contact the teachers.
-Ute Koithan, Helen Schmitz, Tanja Sieber, Ralf Sonntag, Aspekte neu Mittelstufe Deutsch, Sprachniveau B2, Klett-Langenscheidt, München, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-12-605024-1)
- Supplementary material (E. Dal Piaz Übungshefte) with exercises relating to written and oral examinations. They are produced during the two semesters and can be downloaded from [email protected] (GERMAN LANGUAGE 3rd year -CONTENTS).
- Recommended B2 book for exercise:
Anne Buscha, Szilvia Szita - B Grammatik, Sprachniveau B1/B2, Schubert Verlag, Leipzig, 2013 (ISBN 978-3-941323-10-0).
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ASPEKTE NEU B2 FOR THE SELF-STUDY:
- Marion Lütke, Ulrike Moritz, Margret Rodi, Aspekte neu Mittelstufe Deutsch, Intensivtrainer B2, Klett-Langenscheidt, München, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-12-605031-9).
- Ute Koithan, Helen Schmitz, Tanja Sieber, Ralf Sonntag, Aspekte neu Mittelstufe Deutsch, Sprachniveau B2, Arbeitsbuch mit Audio-CD, Klett-Langenscheidt, München, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-12-605026-5): this publication is useful for further study of vocabulary and grammar in the self-study, it will not be used during the lessons, except for a few photocopied pages.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR EXERCISE SUITABLE FOR SELF-STUDY,
- for those who wish to revise the grammatical basics of the B1 level: Training für Fortgeschrittene der Grundgrammatik: F. Jin, U. Voß - Grammatik Aktiv B1plus, Übungsgrammatik, Cornelsen-Verlag, Berlin 2020 (ISBN 978-3060244706).
- S. Kreutzmüller - Deutsch Intensiv Grammatik B2, Das Training, Klett-Langenscheidt, München 2018 (ISBN 978-3126750370).
- Tanja Sieber - Aspekte neu, Mittelstufe Deutsch, Grammatik B1plus bis C1, Klett-Langenscheidt, München, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-12-605032-6).
Non-attending students should contact the teachers.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Further details on assessment methods and criteria are to be found in the relevant section of German language and linguistics 3 course programme.
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